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AAUW’s Wish List for the State of the Union

Posted in Educational Programs, Equity in the News, Social Justice, Students & Educational Issues, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 24, 2012, | Leave a Comment »

On Tuesday, January 24, President Barack Obama will give the annual State of the Union address. Obama has heard from organizations all over the political spectrum about what they think his priorities should be for the next year. AAUW is no exception. Below, in no particular order, is our wish list for President Obama’s 2012 [...]

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Choosing to Remember

Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged , , , , , , , , , on November 11, 2011, | 2 Comments »

Today we pay tribute and give thanks to Americans who have served our country. In war or peace; in Afghanistan or Arizona; in the Coast Guard, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Army, and National Guard; in the mountains, plains, waterways, and ports — they have answered our country’s call to protect American borders and our way [...]

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Women in the Military: Strides and Setbacks

Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on November 11, 2010, | 1 Comment »

This Veterans Day, AAUW honors our women veterans as well as the women who currently serve in the armed forces. Today offers an opportunity for both gratitude and reflection, a chance to appreciate the strides military women have made while acknowledging the barriers they still face. Let’s take a look at some of the recent [...]

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Make Veterans Feel Welcome in the Classroom Every Day

Posted in Social Justice, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged , , , , , , , on November 11, 2010, | Leave a Comment »

This Veterans Day, professors and students on college campuses shouldn’t have to look far to find someone to thank: Hundreds of thousands of veterans and their dependents are now enrolled in college. But the 2010 National Survey of Student Engagement found that student veterans at four-year colleges and universities in the United States perceive lower [...]

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What a Heroine

Posted in NCCWSL, tagged , , , , , , , on April 16, 2009, | Leave a Comment »

Tammy Duckworth is an incredibly brave woman who will be receiving a Women of Distinction award at this year’s National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL). Like Gen. Evelyn “Pat” Foote, a 2008 Woman of Distinction awardee who broke many barriers for women in the military, Duckworth has done much work in support of [...]

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