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		<title>AAUW supports recommendations from White House task force</title>
		<link>http://aauwoh.org/aauwoh/2010/07/21/aauw-supports-recommendations-from-white-house-task-force/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Equal Pay]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[AAUW strongly supports the recommendations unveiled Tuesday by the Vice President&#8217;s White House Middle-Class Task Force and the White House Council on Women and Girls. These timely recommendations address ways to improve equal pay enforcement and highlight the Obama administration&#8217;s efforts to improve work-family balance for all Americans.  The National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AAUW celebrates Lobby Corps anniversary in summer blog series</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the AAUW Action Fund Capitol Hill Lobby Corps, AAUW recently launched a summer blog series to introduce readers to some of our passionate and committed volunteer advocates.  Click here to read this week&#8217;s Lobby Corps Close-Up about Kitty Richardson, a former freedom rider and Lobby Corps member since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trafficking is hot issue for AAUW Ohio and NYT columnist</title>
		<link>http://aauwoh.org/aauwoh/2010/07/16/trafficking-is-hot-issue-for-aauw-ohio-and-nyt-columnist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula Maggio</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Workshop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trafficking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Workshop 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicholas Kristof]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sex trafficking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Trafficking is a hot issue for AAUW Ohio and New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, whose July 14 column, &#8220;Seduction, Slavery and Sex,&#8221; shines a bright light on sex trafficking right here in the U.S.A. Ohio is fourth in the nation in human trafficking, which is one reason we chose &#8220;End Trafficking in Ohio&#8221; as the topic of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take action to eliminate gender pay gap</title>
		<link>http://aauwoh.org/aauwoh/2010/07/14/take-action-to-eliminate-gender-pay-gap/</link>
		<comments>http://aauwoh.org/aauwoh/2010/07/14/take-action-to-eliminate-gender-pay-gap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pay gap]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new report released this month by the Department of Labor revealed the reality for women in the workforce:  the gender pay gap widens with age.  These findings are similar to AAUW&#8217;s Behind the Pay Gap report. Salary surveys compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that while young women earn up to 90 percent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changes take effect for federal student loans, Pell grants</title>
		<link>http://aauwoh.org/aauwoh/2010/07/07/changes-take-effect-for-federal-student-loans-pell-grants/</link>
		<comments>http://aauwoh.org/aauwoh/2010/07/07/changes-take-effect-for-federal-student-loans-pell-grants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[student loan changes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many AAUW-supported changes to student loans and Pell grants went into effect on July 1.  For example, the maximum Pell grant award increased by $200 to $5,550. In addition to rates on subsidized Stafford loans decreasing, all new federal student loans will be direct student loans.  Also, changes to the Income-Based Repayment  (IBR) program will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Act now: Support Safe Schools</title>
		<link>http://aauwoh.org/aauwoh/2010/07/01/act-now-support-safe-schools/</link>
		<comments>http://aauwoh.org/aauwoh/2010/07/01/act-now-support-safe-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a simple truth &#8211; students can&#8217;t learn if they don&#8217;t feel safe.  And yet, sadly, bullying and harassment affects nearly one in three American school children in grades six through 10. Bullying and harassment can result in long-term social, academic, psychological, and physical consequences, including decreased grades and interest in school, increased absences and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>July 1 conference call will help get out educated votes</title>
		<link>http://aauwoh.org/aauwoh/2010/06/17/july-1-conference-call-will-help-get-out-educated-votes/</link>
		<comments>http://aauwoh.org/aauwoh/2010/06/17/july-1-conference-call-will-help-get-out-educated-votes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voter turnout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAUW conference call]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[She Should Run]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Woman-to-Woman Voter Turnout]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear AAUW Leader: Election Day 2010, Tuesday, Nov. 2, is fast approaching. AAUW branches have a long and rich history of reaching out during election season and educating their communities to make a difference for women and girls. I invite you to participate in a nationwide conference call to kick-off AAUW’s 2010 voter education and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take action on public policy issues</title>
		<link>http://aauwoh.org/aauwoh/2010/06/15/take-action-on-public-policy-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://aauwoh.org/aauwoh/2010/06/15/take-action-on-public-policy-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula Maggio</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Policy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[AAUW will be submitting questions we would like senators to ask Solicitor General Kagan during her confirmation hearings this month and wants us to be a part of that process. We can submit questions online. For more public policy news, read the latest issue of the Ohio Public Policy E-Newsletter written by AAUW Ohio Public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take action on Healthy Families Act</title>
		<link>http://aauwoh.org/aauwoh/2010/06/04/take-action-on-healthy-families-act/</link>
		<comments>http://aauwoh.org/aauwoh/2010/06/04/take-action-on-healthy-families-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula Maggio</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAUW Paid Sick Days Resource Kit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAUW take action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Families Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A 2009 study found that 163 countries worldwide &#8212; including 14 of the world&#8217;s 15 most competitive countries &#8212; guarantee paid sick days.  In these tough economic times, the decision to stay home sick without pay is a very difficult one.  And if your job and your economic security are on the line, it&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>August Leadership Workshop to focus on building websites, ending sex trafficking</title>
		<link>http://aauwoh.org/aauwoh/2010/05/25/august-leadership-workshop-will-focus-on-branch-web-sites-and-ending-sex-trafficking-in-ohio/</link>
		<comments>http://aauwoh.org/aauwoh/2010/05/25/august-leadership-workshop-will-focus-on-branch-web-sites-and-ending-sex-trafficking-in-ohio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 22:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula Maggio</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Workshop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAUW Ohio Leadership Workshop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ohio Senate Bill 235]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sex trafficking in Ohio]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mark your calendars now for Leadership Workshop 2010 on Saturday, Aug. 14, from 9:30 a.m. &#8211; 3 p.m. at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware. Following up on our 2010 Convention programming, we will provide information in two critical areas: building your branch’s online presence methods for your membership to become public policy advocates for AAUW positions on [...]]]></description>
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