From aauw-atlarge at lists.olympus.net Tue Jan 3 13:28:34 2006 From: aauw-atlarge at lists.olympus.net (aauw-atlarge@lists.olympus.net) Date: Tue Jan 3 13:28:54 2006 Subject: [AAUW-atlarge] Adelante Books for Jan & Feb Message-ID: Forwarded by Carolyn Hayek, president@aauw-wa.org: To all AAUW of Washington Members from Julie Buffington, Diversity Representative ---?Adelante! Books of the Month for January and February 2006--- Book clubs are a fun, social way to open a dialogue on women, diversity, and change. Many AAUW members share a love of reading, and that love, partnered with a desire to seek out books written from diverse perspectives, launched a new component of AAUW's diversity outreach program in 1996 ? AAUW's ?Adelante! Book of the Month Club. Since then, AAUW members have enjoyed exploring new ideas and perspectives through monthly discussions, both in person and through e-mail. ?Adelante! book groups meet in book stores, libraries, other public venues, and online, gathering both members and nonmembers to talk about issues of social justice based on the month?s selection. Visit http://www.aauw.org/community_programs/adelante/index.cfm for additional information and lists of the books. January 2006 - Nickel and Dimed: On (not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich (2001). In a portrait of the working poor, the author moves from Florida to Maine to Minnesota, taking a variety of jobs for poverty-level wages. She discovers that even the lowliest jobs require exhausting efforts and that you need two if you want to live indoors. This book is a fascinating look at the lives of hard working Americans. Ehrenreich writes with intensity and humor. Barbara Ehrenreich is a social critic and essayist. Nickel and Dimed: On (not) Getting by in America was a national bestseller in the U.S.A., selling over 1 million copies. She is a prolific journalist who peppers her writing with a sardonic sense of humor. February, 2006 (Black History Month)- The Known World by Edward P. Jones (2003) Henry Townsend, a black farmer, bootmaker, and former slave, has a fondness for Paradise Lost and an unusual mentor ? William Robbins, perhaps the most powerful man in antebellum Virginia's Manchester County. Under Robbins's tutelage, Henry becomes proprietor of his own plantation ? as well as of his own slaves. When he dies, his widow, Caldonia, succumbs to profound grief, and things begin to fall apart at their plantation. Edward P. Jones was born and raised in Washington, D.C. Winner of the Pen/Hemingway Award and recipient of the Lannan Foundation Grant, Jones was educated at Holy Cross College and the University of Virginia. Mr. Jones was named a National Book Award finalist for a second time with the publication of his debut novel The Known World which subsequently won the prestigious 2004 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. JOIN THE DISCUSSION ONLINE - AAUW supports an online discussion board for ?Adelante! books and related discussions. See http://discuss.aauw.org/forum/index.cfm?forumid=1 to join the discussion. Julie Buffington AAUW of WA Diversity Representative rjbuffington@comcast.net From aauw-atlarge at lists.olympus.net Sat Jan 14 13:26:56 2006 From: aauw-atlarge at lists.olympus.net (aauw-atlarge@lists.olympus.net) Date: Sat Jan 14 13:27:16 2006 Subject: [AAUW-atlarge] Come to Convention Message-ID: American Association of University Women Members at Large are cordially invited to join branch members and invited guests at our convention to be held in Mt. Vernon April 21-23. Much more information is available on the state website. Use your member number and last name to access the member area of the site, using the link below. You can also use 2005 and AAUW to gain entry. I hope to see many of you there! Carolyn Hayek, president@aauw-wa.org. 2006ConventionNews Women on the move . . . . AAUW OF WASHINGTON STATE CONVENTION For success in your life and career, invest a weekend to: ? learn bold new moves o unlock creativity ? embrace change For more information and registration form: http://www.aauw-wa.org/members/events/sc_convention_info.html Featured Speakers Nancy Rustad, President, American Association of University Women, 2001-2005 It?s celebrity time, AAUW style. Nancy Rustad, former president of our national Association for the past four years, will participate in our Friday night kick-off banquet and be our Keynote Speaker on Saturday morning. Washington State is truly fortunate to have her speak and lead two workshops as well. Nancy Rustad has held numerous positions at the national level, has been president of Minnesota AAUW, and also has been active in two Minnesota branches, all part of her activities as a long-time activist for women and girls. Professionally, she has led research programs in both pharmaceutical and medical device areas before moving into product development and management at 3M Corporation. Shirin Velji, Educational Foundation Director We have pulled off another coup! Shirin Velji, one of the elected Directors of EF at the national Association level, will be the speaker at the EF Luncheon at our convention, in addition to presenting one of our workshops. She is a dynamic and vivacious woman who grew up in East Africa. She received her college education in the United States before returning to Africa. When young, she and her husband secretly fled East Africa due to political dangers, bringing with them only one suitcase each. They eventually settled in Washington, D.C. While her husband practiced law, Shirin Velji worked with the World Bank for more than 20 years, arranging multi-million dollar loans to small countries. After retiring, they moved to Kirkland last September. Workshops of special interest for Members at Large Women?s Psychosocial Needs: How some agencies address them worldwide. Hear about the great work being done by women in many countries. Dr. Ruth Norman. Lisa Stuebing on Public Policy. Get updated by Lisa Stuebing, State AAUW Public Policy Chair, on current education and equity issues at the state legislature. Increasing Teen Girls? Interest in Math, Science, Technology. Listen to Dr. Arthurs? marvelous contralto Irish speaking voice as she tells us what is being done to strengthen girls? futures. Also hear about Dr. Arthurs? fascinating journey from poverty in Belfast, Ireland, to her love of teaching math at Western Washington University. Dr. Edna Arthurs, WWU, Mathematics Lecturer. BA Queens University, Belfast. Cert. ED St. Mary?s College of Education, Belfast. MSC, Southern Connecticut State University. PHD University of Connecticut. Communicating Across Generations and Cultures. Dr. Kris Bulcroft, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at WWU. PhD Sociology. Director of WWU Instructional Innovation Program to improve undergraduate quality of education. Fulbright Scholar in the Slovak Republic, 2004-5 academic year. Participant, international forum, Czech Republic, 2005. Participant, conference of Alliance of Universities for Democracy, Hungary, 2004. Currently at work on a paper entitled ?Feminization in Globalization.? Nancy Rustad on AAUW Present and Future. From the perspective of personal experience and knowledge, former Association President Nancy Rustad will present thought provoking concepts and suggestions about our organization. CFUW and IFUW: Challenges and Successes. Come hear about the missions and hot issues of the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) and the International Federation of University Women (IFUW). AAUW?s issues with IFUW membership will not be discussed. Phyllis Scott, Vice President of the International Federation of University Women. Former President of the Canadian Federation of University Women. Former CFUW Director/Coordinator for International Relations and CFUW Delegate to United Nations? Commission on the Status of Women. Graduate Students? Conference with Nancy Rustad, Past Association President. Cyber Caf?. Get your burning techie questions answered. Bring your wireless-enabled laptops to Convention 2006 and join us in the Cyber Caf?. Register today for this exciting weekend! AAUW of Washington State Convention Best Western Cotton Tree Inn, Mount Vernon April 21-23, 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.olympus.net/pipermail/aauw-atlarge/attachments/20060114/0d3fad1b/attachment-0001.html From aauw-atlarge at lists.olympus.net Fri Jan 20 10:51:31 2006 From: aauw-atlarge at lists.olympus.net (aauw-atlarge@lists.olympus.net) Date: Fri Jan 20 11:09:51 2006 Subject: [AAUW-atlarge] Debut of new Research Report Message-ID: Dear AAUW Members: As you have probably heard, AAUW is about to debut its latest research report. This will occur next week on Tuesday, Jan. 24th. You may read something about it in the news. (We hope!) In order for you to understand the content of the report, a summary of talking points is provided below. Hopefully, this preview of information will trigger some ideas about how to use these new materials in your local area. Carolyn Hayek, president@aauw-wa.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Drawing the Line: Sexual Harassment on Campus TALKING POINTS On January 24, 2006, the AAUW Educational Foundation releases its newest research report, Drawing the Line: Sexual Harassment on Campus. This AAUW report presents the most comprehensive findings to date on sexual harassment on college campuses. This is the first of a series of research reports that will focus on the issue of higher education as the gateway to women's economic security. Main Messages on Report Findings 1. Sexual harassment is widespread on college campuses 1.. Nearly two-thirds of college students (62 percent) say they have encountered some type of sexual harassment while at college. This means that about six million college students are sexually harassed nationwide and on a campus of 10,000 students, roughly 6,000 are harassed. 2.. Nearly one-third of students (35 percent of female students and 29 percent of male students) say they have experienced physical harassment - such as being touched, grabbed or pinched in a sexual way. 3.. Sexual comments and jokes are the most common form of harassment. More than half of female students (57 percent) and nearly half of male students (48 percent) say they have experienced this type of harassment. 2. Sexual harassment takes an especially heavy toll on female students. a. More than two-thirds (68 percent) of female students who experience harassment feel very or somewhat upset by it. Conversely, only one-third (35 percent) of male students admit to being very or somewhat upset by their experiences with sexual harassment. b. More than half of female students who were harassed (57 percent) say they felt self-conscious or embarrassed, and a similar number (55 percent) said they felt angry. Among female students who encountered harassment, a third (32 percent) says they felt afraid and one-quarter (25) said that they were disappointed in their college experience as a result of sexual harassment. c. More than 10 percent of ALL female college students say sexual harassment has made them feel disappointed with their college experience. 3. Most students don't report sexual harassment to a college employee and many tell no one. a. Only 7 percent of students report sexual harassment to a faculty member or other college employee. Almost no one spoke with a college employee who they knew was a Title IX officer. b. More than half of students (57 percent) would like their college or university to offer a web-based confidential method for submitting complaints about sexual harassment. Nearly half (47 percent) would like their college or university to designate an office or person to contact about sexual harassment. c. More than one-third of students (35 percent) tell no one. Almost half (49 percent) tell a friend. Other Important Findings 1. Harassers are most likely male, and tend to think harassment is funny. a. Forty-one percent of all students admit that they have sexually harassed someone on campus. b. Male students are more likely than female students to have ever sexually harassed someone on campus (51 percent vs. 31 percent). Private college students are more likely than their public college peers to have ever sexually harassed someone on campus (47 percent vs. 38 percent). c. The most common rationale for harassment (59 percent) is that "I thought it was funny." Less than one-fifth (17 percent) of those who admit to harassing others say they did so because they were romantically interested in the person. 2. Sexual harassment occurs at all types of institutions and all over campus. a. Among students who have been harassed, more than a third are harassed in the dorms or student housing (39 percent) or outside on campus grounds (37 percent). A fifth is harassed in classrooms or lecture halls. b. Students from private colleges are more likely than college students from public colleges to say they have been sexually harassed (68% vs. 59%). Despite this, private college students are more likely to say that sexual harassment is not occurring on their campus (15% vs 10%). c. Students at large schools (pop. 10,000+) are more likely than students at small schools (pop. 5,000 or less) to say they have experienced sexual harassment (67% vs. 58%). 3. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students are more likely than heterosexual students to be sexually harassed. a. Nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of LGBT students report harassment versus 61 percent of heterosexual students. b. LGBT students are more likely to be harassed often - 18 percent versus 7 percent. c. LGBT students are more likely than heterosexual students to be angry (67 percent vs. 42 percent), embarrassed (61 percent vs. 45 percent), less confident (42 percent vs. 25 percent), and afraid (32 percent vs. 20 percent) as a result of sexual harassment. Frequently Asked Questions What was the survey methodology? Drawing the Line is based on a nationally representative survey conducted by Harris Interactive in May, 2005. The survey was administered online to 2,036 male and female undergraduate students, ages 18 to 24. The sample included students enrolled in public and private postsecondary schools, including institutions offering two year as well as four year degrees. (If you get more detailed questions about survey methodology, refer reporters to Elena Silva at (202) 728-7647 or silvae@aauw.org) What plans does AAUW have to help campuses address these issues? In response to these research findings, AAUW has launched a new initiative, Building a Harassment-Free Campus, and is currently funding 11 campus-based projects around the country that will examine and address sexual harassment on campus. In addition, a summit on sexual harassment is planned for June, 2006 as part of AAUW's Conference for Women College Student Leaders. How does sexual harassment on campus affect young women's careers and lifelong economic security? Increasingly, a college education is becoming a prerequisite for many career paths and for lifelong economic security. Sexual harassment on campus disrupts the college experience in large and small ways. Young adults on campus are shaping behaviors and attitudes that they will take with them into the workforce and broader society. A campus environment that encourages--even tolerates--inappropriate verbal and physical contact and that discourages reporting these behaviors undermines the emotional, intellectual and professional growth of millions of young adults. AAUW's research shows that sexual harassment on campus takes an especially heavy toll on young women, making it harder for them to get the education they need to take care of themselves and their children in today's economy. What other work has AAUW done on sexual harassment? AAUW has been at the forefront of sexual harassment research for more than a decade. In 1993, AAUW released Hostile Hallways: The AAUW Survey on Sexual Harassment in America's Schools, which revealed that 4 out of 5 students in grades 8 to 11 had experienced some form of sexual harassment. In 2001, the AAUW Educational Foundation released the follow up report, Hostile Hallways II: Bullying Teasing and Sexual Harassment in School, which found that nearly a decade later, sexual harassment remained a major problem and a significant barrier to student achievement in public schools. In response, AAUW developed a resource guide, Harassment-Free Hallways (2002), which provides guidelines and recommendations to help schools, students and parents prevent and combat sexual harassment. All of these publications, including Drawing the Line, are available at www.aauw.org/research. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We will soon have the flyer and the application form on the state website, but they are not there yet. Our Executive Committee hopes that one or more branches will offer their own scholarship to encourage attendance at this conference, either in conjunction with this scholarship or independently. You will find detailed information about the student conference on our national website at: http://www.aauw.org/nccwsl/2006/index.cfm. Please do what you can to publicize this conference and the scholarship opportunity at colleges and universities in your area. Note that scholarships are also available from our national organization -- information is available on the national website. ---------------------------------------------------------- AAUW Leadership and Training Institute presents National Conference for College Women Student Leaders Summit on Sexual Harassment Leading Change on Campus and Beyond June 7-10, 2006 Washington, DC Draw the Line Explore the continuum of sexual harassment and how it affects everyone. Connect with exciting keynote speakers, women of distinction, national experts, and peers. Lead Change Discover your power as a leader. Gather resources - research, program models, and allies - to complement your skills. Promote Equity Develop action plans to make a difference on campus and in your community. See Washington, DC with a focus on women's perspectives and history during a city tour. Sessions will explore a broad range of leadership challenges while imparting perspectives and useful skills to transform the campus climate, including: Women and the Law . Exploring Student Experiences . Fostering Campus Dialogue . Activism and Advocacy . Creating Inclusive Environments . Navigating the Workplace. Registration - $400 before May 1st and $450 after - includes all conference sessions and some meals. Housing is available on campus and ranges from $65-105 per night for a double or single. Registration fee discounts* are available: AAUW student affiliates (10%), College and University partner delegations of 4 or more (15%), and non-member delegations of 4 or more (5%). *only one discount applies. For additional information contact the Leadership and Training Institute at nccwsl@aauw.org. For information and application for scholarship of $500 contact: program@aauw-wa.org or your local AAUW Branch at __________________________. Visit highlights from our 2005 Conference at http://www.aauw.org/nccwsl ---------------------------------------------------------- Information and application for financial aid to attend THE 2006 NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR COLLEGE WOMEN STUDENT LEADERS June 7-10, 2006 Washington, D.C. The schedule of events, conference information and registration form can be obtained at the American Association of University women web site at: www.aauw.org The AAUW of Washington will award one $500 scholarship to a woman student leader to attend this conference. All application for this scholarship must be received by March 31, 2006. The applications can be sent electronically to: program@aauw-wa.org or mailed to: Constance Dunkelberger, 6204 53rd Street Court West, University Place, WA 98467. The winner will be notified by April 15th. Name_________________________________________________Age______________ Address_______________________________________________ Telephone (____)______________________________ College/University ______________________________________________________ Will you attend the same college next year? ____Yes _____No If not, give the name of the college you will attend ______________________________ Year in college______________Major _______________________________________ College Activities (highlight leadership positions held). Volunteer and community activities in the past two years. Three goals of this conference are for the students to: build and enhance leadership skills, develop action plans for practical solutions to make a difference on campus, and tour the nation's capitol with a focus on women's perspective and history. Based on these, how do you think you would benefit by attending the conference? (250 word limit) A major thrust of the conference will be a summit on "Sexual Harassment: Leading Change on Campus and Beyond". Tell us how you would be able to contribute to the summit and/or learn from the summit to bring back to your campus. (250 word limit) The American Association of University Women of Washington has branches throughout the state. There maybe a branch near to your college. Some branches may be able to give further financial help for the cost of transportation and lodging. Information about branches and their contacts can be found at the AAUW state web site, aauw-wa.org. Have you been in contact with a local AAUW branch? ______Yes _____No If yes, name the branch________________________________________ and the person you have been in contact with: ____________________________________________. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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