AAUW is an organization that works for equality for women and girls through advocacy, research and education. We have had an active branch in Puerto Rico for almost 40 years!
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Puerto Rico AAUW Essay for thinking..
www.latimes.com
Has feminism been replaced by the pink-ribbon breast cancer cult? When the House passed the Stupak amendment, which would take away abortion rights from women who get any government help purchasing insurance, the female response ranged from muted to inaudible.Soon after, when the U.S. ...
Puerto Rico AAUW Today, Let's be thankful that we have a day (yesterday, November 25th) set aside to raise awareness that violence against women is still a major problem - in all societies and at every level!
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Let's not forget the women who fought for our rights.
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/suffra
womenshistory.about.com
The story of the treatment at Occoquan Workhouse in 1917 of the woman suffrage militants arrested for protesting outside the White House.
Puerto Rico AAUW Isn't is sexist to refer to the federal prosecutor's office here in San Juan as a "girls' club" just because most tof the lawyers are women?
Puerto Rico AAUW The Census Bureau reports that Puerto Rican women actually earn more than Puerto Rican men (though both are well below averages for those in the 50 states. See today's Puerto Rico Daily Sun.
Puerto Rico AAUW A very disturbing movie...a true story.
Movie Review - The Stoning of Soraya M. - An Iranian Village Mob and a Wife’s Execution - NYTimes.co
movies.nytimes.com
“The Stoning of Soraya M.,” a true story of religiously sanctioned misogyny and mob violence in an Iranian village, thoroughly blurs the line between high-minded outrage and lurid torture-porn.
Puerto Rico AAUW The Shriver Report-A Woman's Nation Changes Everything is a comprehensive account of the status of women, who for the first time in history are half of the workforce in the U.S.
www.aauw.org
The New BreadwinnersWomen now account for half of all jobs, with sweeping consequences for our nation’s economy, society, and future prosperity
Puerto Rico AAUW Did you read this article about the wage gap in Sunday's Daily Sun? Here's the link if not. Join Puerto Rico AAUW in our $tart $mart efforts this year!
Personal Finance: Do women undercut their financial future? - Sacramento Business, Housing Market Ne
www.sacbee.com
Read Sacramento business stories, Sacramento housing market news, CalPERS and CalSTRS news at The Sacramento Bee
Puerto Rico AAUW Fellowships and grants from AAUW
www.aauw.org
For more than a century, AAUW has helped more than 10,000 women from more than 130 countries break through barriers and pursue their dreams of obtaining graduate degrees or making an impact in their communities.
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http://books.google.com/books?id=deYLGaW
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Puerto Rico AAUW Legislation pending in Congress would require high schools to publish sports gender and race participation data on a public webpage; allow parents, students, and administrators to track the progress towards equal opportunity in athletics participation; and hold schools accountable to existing legislation: the High Scho...ol Sports Information Collection Act S. 47 & High School Athletics Accountability Act H.R. 2882.
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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the statute prohibiting sex discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funds, protects against discrimination in college and high school athletics. ...
Puerto Rico AAUW AAUW believes that health care is a basic right, and that women in the United States are in particular need of health reform legislation. Specifically, AAUW believes that any health reform legislation must include the following three tenets: an end to the practice of gender rating; coverage of reproductive health servi...ces; and access to and coverage of preventive services and care.
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The newest Census data show that the wage gap (the difference in pay between men and women) is stubbornly in place. Let's call for the passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act!
Read the entire press release from AAUW:
http://aauwpr.googlepages.com/payequity
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Washington - Lisa Maatz, AAUW's top policy adviser, issued the following statement in light of the income data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
