Work-Life Balance in a Blizzard
As Washington, D.C., recovers from the worst snowstorm in recorded history — and while my car remains buried in snow — commutes are beginning to return to normal. Most schools […] Read more »
Workplace Rules in the House of Medicine: A Difficult Choice When Health Is at Stake
More on the Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation (www.awomansnation.com) The focus of the chapter “Family Friendly for All Families” dispels an important myth: that having the same rules that men […] Read more »
AAUW’s Women of 2009
AAUW is about to go on a “blogcation” until the new year, but first, we’d like to celebrate some women who have broken through barriers in 2009. In no particular […] Read more »
Is Equality an Inherent Right?
As I read the reports honoring Sen. Edward Kennedy this morning, listing his long and historic accomplishments on behalf of humanity, a small shiver of apprehension crept up my spine. […] Read more »
Drive Time Radio and Mammy
Drive time radio can be annoying, informative, shocking, and sometimes just plain stupid. My usual 10-minute commute to the Metro has been extended this summer to 30 minutes as I […] Read more »
A Supreme Court Justice Worth Rallying Around
After careful analysis of her judicial record and her responses at confirmation hearings, AAUW came out in official support of Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the United States Supreme Court. Read more »
Caring about Women and Maternal Health
Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times focused his column yesterday on the need to attend to women and maternal health on a global scale. He has an excellent way […] Read more »
AAUW Supports Confirmation of Judge Sotomayor
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 […] Read more »
Court Rules the Pregnancy Discrimination Act is not Retroactive
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a disappointing ruling in the pregnancy discrimination case AT&T Corp v. Hulteen, overturning the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision. Read more »
We’re Talking about Money
There have been numerous reports documenting the achievement gaps in education in America. Some focus on the racial gap, others on the gender gap, and AAUW’s own Where the Girls […] Read more »