May 27, 2009 posted by Linda Basch
After nearly a month of anticipation, President Obama has finally announced his nomination for Supreme Court justice—and what a nomination! The President tapped Sonia Sotomayor, a New York federal appeals justice born to Puerto Rican parents and raised in housing projects in the South Bronx.
In a world where [...]
May 29, 2009 posted by admin
This year, we witnessed the first African American President sworn into office. This week, we observed the nomination of a justice who may become the third woman and the first Hispanic to sit on highest court in the U.S. As we experience these tremendous milestones, diversity becomes more and more [...]
May 27, 2009 posted by admin
Turbulence in the financial markets has exacerbated the uncertainty of non-profit sustainability. What is happening to private foundations and their giving as a result of the crisis and increased government ownership and oversight? What is the role of investments by women’s funds and others in creating an agenda for equity [...]
May 25, 2009 posted by Kyla Bender-Baird
As the granddaughter of a woman engineer (and also someone who struggles to assemble her Ikea furniture but loves her new toolkit anyway), it was an honor to be surrounded by tradeswomen at the Institute for Women and Work’s panel last Thursday night up at Cornell. We were gathered [...]
May 24, 2009 posted by admin
Last year’s UN Security Council Resolution 1820 recognized sexual violence as a war crime. Its passage is often cited as a milestone. Given so many conflicts around the globe, however, what was this resolution’s real impact? If your heart drops every time you think about the continuing rape in the [...]
