When I’m studying for a calculus test at 2 a.m. or fighting a losing battle with a computer I’m programming, attending college doesn’t seem like a blessing. I sometimes forget how lucky I am to have the resources and the opportunity to pursue a university degree. Recently, I snapped out of my complacency slump when [...]
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Help a Girl, Save the World
Posted in Educational Programs, Student Advisory Council, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Coalition for Adolescent Girls, education, Girls Count, poverty, SAC, Student Advisory Council, The Girl Effect on February 11, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
Pounding the Pavement for AAUW
Posted in Student Advisory Council, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Colorado, Lakewood, Miss Representation, Regis University, SAC, Student Advisory Council on February 10, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
I have the unique and pleasurable distinction of being the first student at Regis University in Denver to spread the word about AAUW. Regis is a new AAUW college/university partner member, thanks to the hard work of AAUW Lakewood (CO) Branch member Stormy McDonald. She teamed up with Wendy Strauss, one of my professors, to [...]
Counterbalancing Reality Television
Posted in Student Advisory Council, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, media, reality television, SAC, Student Advisory Council on January 27, 2012, | 3 Comments »
A few weeks ago, I was at home with my three little sisters — ages 8, 17, and 19 — watching television. The two teenagers are fans of Love and Hip-Hop, which is a show about the daily lives of wives in the hip-hop music industry. They watch it every week. When I was home, [...]
Every Task Matters, Even the Boring Ones
Posted in Student Advisory Council, The AAUW Community, tagged $tart $mart, AAUW, Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School, Planned Parenthood, SAC, Student Advisory Council on January 27, 2012, | 1 Comment »
My first internship was not very glamorous. At the volunteer-run Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, I did countless hours of data entry. My main job, which I spent about 60 hours doing, was entering volunteers’ information into a new computer program. Transferring the information from hundreds of paper documents to the online system was tedious, time-consuming, [...]
Don’t Ask, Don’t Succeed
Posted in Educational Programs, Sexual Harassment, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged National Student Advisory Council, SAC on December 9, 2011, | 2 Comments »
Now more than ever, it has become apparent to me that people, especially women, have problems with asking for what they want. For example, I’m currently studying abroad in Santiago, Chile, and have a few friends who are having issues with their host-family living situations. I have a friend whom I will call Lisa. She [...]
College Women Leaders Gather Together for AAUW Retreat
Posted in Educational Programs, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, education, Greater Washington Heart Walk, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, NCCWSL, SAC, Sewall-Belmont House and Museum, Student Advisory Council, Washington D.C. on November 18, 2011, | 1 Comment »
During the first weekend in November, AAUW had the pleasure of hosting a two-day retreat in Washington, D.C., for the 10 outstanding college women leaders who make up this year’s National Student Advisory Council. Throughout their one-year terms, these exceptional women will advise AAUW about student life, promote AAUW programs on their campuses, write for [...]
Meet AAUW’s New Student Leaders
Posted in Educational Programs, NCCWSL, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, education, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, NCCWSL, SAC, Student Advisory Council, University of Maryland on October 18, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
AAUW has selected the new National Student Advisory Council for 2011–12! We received a large number of applications this year, and we are heartened by how many wonderful women leaders there are across the country. The 10 exceptional women selected for this year’s council come from a variety of backgrounds and have held a range [...]
Getting through the College Hard Times
Posted in Educational Programs, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women's Health, tagged college, retirement, SAC, Student Advisory Council, tough times, unemployment on May 16, 2011, | 1 Comment »
I spend a decent portion of my time speaking to inner-city youth about their options after high school. Though every group of students is different, I always get the question, “Is college hard?” The easy answer is, “Not if you apply yourself.” But the truth is, sometimes applying yourself just isn’t enough. Sometimes things just [...]
Is the Women’s Movement Relevant Today?
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Women and Work, tagged equal pay day, Lilly Ledbetter, paycheck fairlness act, Paycheck Fairness Act, SAC, Student Advisory Council on April 9, 2010, | 1 Comment »
There are many signs of change around us that are a result of the women’s movement. For example, women have achieved prominent positions in government and in academia. In Congress there are a record number of women: 16 women in the Senate and 76 women in the House of Representatives. Yet women in Congress comprise [...]
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