Equity is still an issue!

  Lilly Ledbetter worked for Akron-based Goodyear for more than 20 years when she discovered she was paid significantly less than her male counterparts. She filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and won.  She was awarded back pay and other remedies in a jury trial. Of course, the [...]

Attend an event

In February, the University of Akron and the Women’s Studies program will be having several programs of particular interest to women. Monday, Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m., CNN Democratic strategist and adjunct professor of Women’s Studies at Georgetown University Donna Brazile, will speak at E.J. Thomas Hall.  Tickets are available in the Women’s Studies office [...]

Thanks to Title IX, UA women beat Kent

With all the inauguration festivities and publicity, a major event on our campus was overlooked by many. The University of Akron women’s basketball team beat the Kent State team for the first team in ten years. It was also important to Coach Jodi Kest because it was her 250th win as a coach. But the [...]

Remaking America: One view of the Inauguration

Carol Jenkins, president of the Women’s Media Center, says she witnessed a day that will change her family and our nation, as Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States of America. And she leaves us with a charge to tell the stories of the women, the poor and the vulnerable of the world. [...]

Women worth knowing on Inauguration Day 2009

Sojourner Truth. Ida B. Wells Barnett. Anna Julia Cooper. Do you recognize these names? Most of us don’t, and that’s why I am writing this post on Martin Luther King Day 2009, the day before the inauguration of Barack Obama, our first black president and a man who identifies as a feminist. These black women — and [...]

Get the buzz on the Ms. magazine Obama cover

The buzz continues on the Barack Obama Ms. cover for its Special Inaugural Issue. Some people think it’s great. Some people don’t. CNN featured the debate yesterday, even though the issue is not yet available on newsstands. No wonder. It’s not every day Ms. puts a man on the cover, which this time was a [...]

The connection between economics and reproductive freedom

As Congress works through the economic stimulus package, representatives need to keep in mind the connection between a woman’s need to determine her reproductive life and her ability to contribute to economic recovery and growth, according to Gloria Feldt. Read the full story on the Women’s Media Center Web site.

Economic stimulus plan will create jobs for women too

Slightly fewer than half of the estimated 3.6 million new jobs that will be created by President-elect Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan will go to women, according to recent predictions. Read more from Christina Romer, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, and watch the YouTube video.