AAUW Dialog

Meet Marcia Grant: University Founder

mandytoomey — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:38:40 +0000

Although the permanent home of Marcia Grant, a 1963–64 fellow, is a beautiful old stone farmhouse in a small village in France, when I called her for an interview she was in her apartment in Karachi, Pakistan, waiting out a thunderstorm. She’s been living there since 2005. Marcia is in Pakistan to oversee the completion of [...]

A Waste of $63,000

hollykearl — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:01:36 +0000

People call baseball America’s pastime, but it is a sport that numerous high schools nationwide treat more favorably than its female counterpart, softball. Over the last several years, numerous students and their parents have brought lawsuits against school districts for providing inferior equipment, facilities, and coaches to softball teams compared to baseball teams. I cited several [...]

Supporting Healthy Families

annehedgepeth — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:48:59 +0000

This week, at a hearing convened by the Senate HELP Committee’s Subcommittee on Children and Families, the Department of Labor announced the administration’s strong support of the Healthy Families Act. AAUW has been working hard to see this bill passed. In light of the H1N1 flu pandemic, we know that paid sick days are a [...]

Serving While Female

clarkp — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:44:35 +0000

This Veteran’s Day feels particularly poignant in light of the recent tragedy at Fort Hood, Texas. Thirteen soldiers and civilians were slain and more than 29 wounded in a gunman’s rampage on Thursday, November 5. Among the dead are Sgt. Amy Krueger, who was to be deployed to Afghanistan in December; Lt. Col. Juanita Warman, [...]

Comments Welcome, but They Should Be about What Matters

anniehunt — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:22:31 +0000

When I first started following the Washington Post’s America’s Next Great Pundit competition, the field had been narrowed down to 10 contestants from the original 4,800 competitors. The winner of the ANGP contest will have the opportunity to write 13 weekly columns for the Post, an experience offering great media exposure. Yet the 1-1 ratio [...]

From the Real to the Ideal: A Woman’s Nation and the Gender Gap for Women in Health Care

aauwguest — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:00:25 +0000

Maria Shriver’s ambitious report, The Shriver Report — A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything, has grabbed our attention and focused us on a national priority of the highest importance. Women’s equality is, I believe, an even greater priority than health care reform, because closing the gender gap is necessary for the success of a sustainable, productive [...]

Richmond Rape Rhetoric Reminiscent of “Boys Will Be Boys”

mandytoomey — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:45:52 +0000

Reading about the heinous, two-and-a-half-hour gang rape of a 15-year-old girl at Richmond High School in Northern California takes me back to a sexual assault incident I dealt with a few years ago as a middle school teacher at an upscale private school. At my school, an eighth-grade girl alleged that three boys had cornered her [...]

Meet Kamala Visweswaran: Associate Professor of Anthropology and Asian Studies at the University of Texas

mandytoomey — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:10:16 +0000

In March 2009 nine scholars conducting research on India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan spent a day trying to envision a way to demilitarize South Asia and help the region move forward peacefully. The group published a report, Reframing a Regional Approach to South Asia: Demilitarization, Development, and Sustainable Peace, and recommendations to accomplish goals that include [...]

Congratulations to the 2010 Campaign College Training Sites!

zkhorakiwala — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:12:00 +0000

AAUW, the American University Women & Politics Institute, and Running Start are pleased to announce the 10 Campaign College sites for the 2010 academic year. These sites were chosen from a competitive applicant pool to host the only training in the country that encourages young women to run for student government positions. The training addresses the [...]

I Am Not a Pre-Existing Condition

aauwguest — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:38:41 +0000

I have a long list of pre-existing medical conditions, so I have a lot invested in health care and health insurance reform. But even if I didn’t have this crazy, messed-up body with all its injuries, conditions, and surgeries listed in my medical chart, I could still be denied health insurance. At the very least, [...]