Celebrating Women’s Equality Day
Today, August 26, 2009, is Women’s Equality Day. This day marks the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution 89 years ago and celebrates the women’s suffrage movement […] Read more »
Did they think no one would find out?
Fraudulently using the name of a nonexistent AAUW branch on letters to congressional representatives to influence their vote on the Clean Energy and Security Act, the so called “cap and […] Read more »
Real Grassroots or Astroturf? Setting the Record Straight
I have a great job, working for an amazing group with a worthwhile mission — AAUW. But these past few days, I’ve been unnecessarily distracted from that critical work as […] Read more »
Meet Valerie Streit: Media Ecologist, Producer, Writer, and Reporter
It seems fitting that the first place I went to find out more about CNN producer Valerie Streit was a blog. According to the post, at the height of the […] Read more »
Pay Equity in the Obama White House
On January 29, 2009, President Obama signed his first bill into law, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Noting that women make just 78 cents for every dollar men earn […] Read more »
Historic Event at Wimbledon
Despite taking place in the weeks following the 37th anniversary of Title IX, Serena Williams’ 11th Grand Slam victory at Wimbledon this past Saturday over her sister Venus was overshadowed […] Read more »
Ricci v. DeStefano
In a decision that could have far-reaching implications for employers and the labor force nationwide, yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 in favor of the firefighter plaintiffs in the […] Read more »
Convention Headlines
Ledbetter, women politicians headline AAUW convention St. Louis is the host city for the AAUW national convention, which is featuring Lilly Ledbetter, the nationally-known pay equity advocate. Additionally, the convention’s […] Read more »
The Uprising in Iran
If you’ve been following the news about what’s been happening in Iran since last Friday’s presidential election, then you know that it’s a tense and increasingly violent situation. Is this […] Read more »
