Access & Disparities

Despite recent progress, women do not have equal access to educational opportunities. Socio-economic and racial disparities persist, particularly for immigrants and women of color. More effort needs to be focused on improving access to college preparatory and post-secondary education for low-income girls. Efforts need to include comprehensive sex education and teen pregnancy prevention as well as extended and flexible degree programs for single mothers. More focus is needed on making “hard sciences” (physics, chemistry, engineering) and technology more appealing to girls both in the classroom and as part of after-school activities.

NWLC Fact Sheet: The Department Of Education Puts The Teeth Back In Title IX By Revoking a Damaging 2005 Athletics Policy

Submitted by jmumbey on Mon, 04/26/2010 - 4:42pm

On April 20, 2010, the Department of Education issued a new policy document revoking the harmful 2005 Additional Clarification that weakened schools’ obligations under Title IX to provide women and girls with equal athletic opportunities.

URL:

http://www.nwlc.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/FactSheeton2010TitleIXPolicy.pdf

Member Organization:

National Women's Law Center

Oklahoma Senate Passes Five New Anti-Choice Bills

Submitted by jmumbey on Mon, 04/26/2010 - 4:32pm

Member Organization:

The Feminist Majority Foundation

April 21, 2010

Indoor Air May be Hazardous to Women's Health

Submitted by jmumbey on Mon, 04/26/2010 - 4:25pm

Vacuuming the carpet, making the bed, cooking dinner, or using room freshener may be hazardous to women’s health. These activities all release potentially harmful allergens and pollutants. However household air pollution is not regulated, putting respiratory health at risk.

URL:

http://www.stanford.edu/group/gender/cgi-bin/wordpressblog/2010/04/indoor-air-may-be-hazardous-to-women%e2%80%99s-health/

Member Organization:

Clayman Institute for Gender Research

Civil Rights Legend Dorothy Height Passes

Submitted by jmumbey on Thu, 04/22/2010 - 10:25am

WASHINGTON (April 20) – Dorothy Irene Height, long-time civil rights activist, chair and president emerita of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) and "godmother of the women's movement," died of natural causes 3:41 a.m. Tuesday, April 20, at Howard University Hospital, 27 days after her 98th birthday.

Webinar--When love goes wrong: Understanding the devastating impact of interpersonal violence

Submitted by jmumbey on Tue, 04/20/2010 - 12:20pm

Member Organization:

Wellesley Centers for Women

Date/Time:

05/19/2010

Online

Time: 12:00pm Eastern Standard Time

Presented by Amy Banks, M.D.; learn more.

Why More Women Are Heading To Business School

Teaser:

Increasing numbers of women are heading to business school due to a weakened economy, the flexibility the degree affords and an effort by universities to actively recruit more female students. According to the U.S. Department of Education, women received 44% of M.B.A.s in 2007, up from 39% a decade earlier, which translates to a 75% increase in the last 10 years

Source:

Forbes

URL:

http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/16/mba-women-business-school-forbes-woman-leadership-education.html

Date:

April 16, 2010

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Ireland Launches Women's Fund

Teaser:

A NEW fund dedicated solely to women’s causes was launched yesterday in Dublin by President Mary McAleese.

The Women’s Fund for Ireland aims to address problems facing women and girls in Ireland including poverty, violence and improving access to healthcare and education. It will also support grassroots projects in areas such as the arts, literacy and support for carers.

Source:

Irish Times

URL:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0415/1224268372322.html

Date:

April 15, 2010

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Why Business Schools Are Failing Women

Teaser:

For decades, M.B.A. programs have failed to attract a critical mass of female students, even as admissions offices scramble to target their recruiting practices at women.

The numbers of women pursuing business education remains low. While law and medical schools have nearly reached gender parity, M.B.A. programs admit only about 30% women annually.

Women M.B.A.s also lack professional mentors and role models in the classroom, where female faculty represent a minority.

Source:

Forbes

URL:

http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/12/business-school-women-mba-forbes-woman-leadership-women.html

Date:

April 12, 2010

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Supporting State Child Care Efforts with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds

Submitted by kpeterson on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 6:50am

This report highlights numerous examples of how American Recovery and Reinvestments Act funds have made an important difference for children and families by enabling access to child care assistance, as well as investments in the quality of care. Most notably, ARRA child care funds are helping to prevent families from losing the assistance they need, and expanding this important support to families who have been waiting for much-needed help.

Despite the ARRA funds, states are facing serious budget shortfalls and several have made cuts that negatively impact the availability, affordability, and quality of child care. With ARRA funds expected to expire at the end of 2010, and a grim outlook for states’ budgets, child care still hangs in balance.

URL:

http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/supportingstatechildcareeffortswitharra.pdf

Member Organization:

National Women's Law Center

NCRW Fact Sheet: Welfare Reform and Education

Submitted by Kyla Bender-Baird on Thu, 04/15/2010 - 5:55pm

The Welfare Reform Act of 1996 pushed many poor women into jobs but without sufficient training or educational opportunities to ensure adequate income and advancement. Policies and programs at the state level need to recognize the importance of linking education to reform laws. Investing in education can become an “anchor of stability” in a dynamic
economy, doubling earnings and buffering against job loss.

Attachment:

Welfare Reform Education.pdf

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