Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court announced an 8-0 decision in an important equal pay retaliation case, Thompson v. North American Stainless. (Justice Elena Kagan recused herself due to her prior work on the case.) The plaintiff in the suit was fired after his fiancée, who works at the same company, claimed sex discrimination. [...]
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The Year of the Woman, Round Two
Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas, congress, Elect Her, Ginni Thomas, Senate, Senators, Supreme Court, Year of the Woman on October 22, 2010, | 1 Comment »
By now you’ve probably heard about Ginni Thomas’ early morning phone call to Anita Hill, asking her to apologize for what Hill did “with” Ginni Thomas’ husband, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. This phone call has set off quite a firestorm, reigniting the memories and vitriol associated with Hill’s sexual harassment testimony during then-nominee Clarence [...]
Equity Issues in the News: April 1 – May 17
Posted in Equity in the News, tagged $tart $mart, Elana Kagan, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, NCCWSL, Nobel Prize, SAFER, Science and Math, STEM, Supreme Court on May 18, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
April 1 – May 17 AAUW’s Efforts to Close the Gender Divide in the STEM Fields Are Highlighted Washington Post (Monday, May 17) In her recent commentary, Elizabeth Vandenburg, the AAUW regional liaison to the Mid-Atlantic Girls Collaborative Project, highlights AAUW’s great work in encouraging, supporting and promoting girls’ involvement in science and math. She [...]
A Supreme Court Justice Worth Rallying Around
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court on August 6, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
UPDATE: The Senate today confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor as an associate justice to the U.S. Supreme Court. Read AAUW’s statement about the Senate’s confirmation of Judge Sotomayor. This afternoon, when Judge Sonia Sotomayor becomes the third women ever confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court, history will have been made. Of course, given her legal background [...]
AAUW Supports Confirmation of Judge Sotomayor
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged federal judicial nominations, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court on July 23, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
AAUW just released a statement this afternoon supporting the confirmation of Judge Sotomayor. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07/23/2009 Contact: Lisa Goodnight, goodnightl@aauw.org 202/785-7738 AAUW Supports Confirmation of Judge Sotomayor Judiciary Committee to Vote Next Week; Senate Floor Vote Expected by August 7 WASHINGTON – After carefully considering her 17-year record as a federal judge and closely [...]
Confirmation Hearings Day Four
Posted in Equity in the News, tagged Judicial Nominations, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court on July 16, 2009, | 1 Comment »
Thanks for joining us for our final day live blogging the Senate confirmation hearings of Judge Sonia Sotomayor including testimony from witnesses.
Confirmation Hearings Day Three
Posted in Equity in the News, tagged current events, federal judicial nominations, news, politics, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court on July 16, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
Senate confirmation hearings of Judge Sotomayor continued for a third day. Read the transcript of Wednesday’s live blog below and be sure to join us for the final day of testimony.
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