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2012 Day of Service

Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on January 16, 2012, | Leave a Comment »

As the youngest of four, my kitchen assignment was usually putting away the dishes. My cooking experience had been short-lived as I would forget to put the water in with whatever frozen vegetable I was supposed to cook and the smell of burning would ultimately spoil the entire meal. It was at the hands of [...]

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AAUW Disappointed by Decision on Emergency Contraception

Posted in Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women and Civil Rights, Women's Health, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 9, 2011, | 4 Comments »

AAUW was seriously disappointed by the Obama administration’s Wednesday decision, directly defended by the president, to block the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of selling emergency contraception to women without restriction. Along with the rest of the women’s rights community, AAUW expected the Obama administration to approve the over-the-counter sale of Plan B contraception — [...]

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Protect Women’s Access to Affordable Birth Control

Posted in Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged , , , , , , , , on November 22, 2011, | 2 Comments »

*UPDATE*: News reports indicate that President Obama could decide as soon as this week whether to deny women affordable access to contraceptives. TAKE ACTION to tell the administration that all women deserve access to birth control. A few months ago, the Department of Health and Human Services recommended that new insurance plans cover women’s preventive health care, including [...]

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Debating the Debt Ceiling

Posted in The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 26, 2011, | 1 Comment »

Debt ceiling. Government default. Increased revenues versus spending cuts. It’s enough to make you want to ignore the political gridlock dominating Washington these days. However, as tempting as that may be, what happens in our nation’s capital over the next week will have a major impact on our economy and government and will play an [...]

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The Power of the Pantsuit

Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women's History, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 14, 2011, | 2 Comments »

Last week, my attention was focused on the news surrounding German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s state visit. Her visit was significant because it marked many firsts for women in diplomacy. In addition to being Germany’s first woman chancellor, Merkel was the first female leader and the first European leader to come to the United States during [...]

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Report: Senate Keeps Women and Minorities off of Federal Benches

Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women and Civil Rights, tagged , , , , , , , on June 2, 2011, | Leave a Comment »

Earlier this week, the advocacy group People for the American Way released a report on the Senate’s record of blocking President Barack Obama’s judicial nominations. The report reached a shocking conclusion: Since President Obama took office, every district court nominee with party-line opposition from Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans has been a woman or person of [...]

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Voucher Scheme Spells Bad News for Students

Posted in Educational Programs, Equity in the News, Social Justice, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Title IX, Voter Education, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 30, 2011, | 1 Comment »

It’s a sad day for D.C. and for public education all across the country. Earlier today, the House of Representatives passed a bill to continue the controversial D.C. school voucher scheme. This spells bad news for students in D.C., as study after study has proven that vouchers don’t work for students. In 2010, the U.S. [...]

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Health Care Reform Law Turns 1

Posted in Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on March 24, 2011, | 2 Comments »

Wednesday, March 23 marked the one-year anniversary of when President Barack Obama signed the health care reform law, also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Although it’s been a year since the law was formally adopted, it still faces challenges from different corners: The House of Representatives voted to bar federal [...]

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White House Honors Women in STEM

Posted in S T E M, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 2, 2011, | Leave a Comment »

In a month swirling with partisan vitriol and national tragedy, it was refreshing to find a message of hope in my inbox last week — hope for the future of American competiveness in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).    President Barack Obama honored 11 professionals and four foundations with the Presidential Award for Excellence [...]

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My Backstage Pass to the State of the Union

Posted in S T E M, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , on January 28, 2011, | Leave a Comment »

On Tuesday, January 25, President Barack Obama delivered the annual State of the Union address. And where was I? Well, I was one of about 150 people invited to an Open for Questions event at the White House. It’s great that the administration reached out to the younger generation and provided an opportunity for us [...]

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