After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that the Wal-Mart v. Dukes sex discrimination class-action lawsuit was too big to move forward, the lawyers representing the women vowed to create smaller class actions by region. Yesterday, the lawyers filed the first of these amended lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for Northern California. The [...]
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Male Allies at Work
Posted in 2011 AAUW Convention, Equity in the News, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged AAUP, Gender Stereotypes, guyland, Joan C. Williams, John W. Curtis, Legal Advocacy Fund, male allies, paid sick leave, Seth Chase, Wal-Mart, Work-Life Balance, workplace, workplace flexibility on June 28, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
At the 2011 AAUW National Convention, I attended the panel Transforming the 21st-Century Workplace: Women and Men as Allies. The panel included Joan C. Williams and John W. Curtis and was moderated by AAUW’s own Seth Chase. Williams is the founding director of the Center for WorkLife Law, Curtis is the director of research and [...]
One of the Best Conventions I’ve Ever Attended
Posted in 2011 AAUW Convention, S T E M, Sex Discrimination, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged Big Teal Machine, Edith Arana, lobby day, Tech Trek, Wal-Mart, WINGS on June 24, 2011, | 3 Comments »
I’ve been aware that AAUW is a well-respected group of women who are well-prepared, well-spoken, well-educated, dedicated, and committed to thoughtful goals that move our society toward a more peaceful future. But after this year’s convention, I’m overwhelmed by that awareness. I was moved, stimulated, inspired, entertained, informed, rewarded, hugged, mothered, appreciated, greeted, surprised, challenged, [...]
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