Friday, October 30, 2009

One Way to Advocate for Equity

I am including this excerpt and link to my published article because I believe we should all advocate for fairness and equity, when given the opportunity to do so.

“Across Wisconsin, I see talented and tenacious women poised to lead this state’s economic growth—if only we clear obstacles from their path.”
—Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton

When Carol Accola became the manager of a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus help desk and software training group, she quickly realized that her staff was mostly women who had worked five to ten years in the job classifi cation “limited term employees” or LTEs. These state employees earn low wages (a minimum of 20% less than permanent workers doing the same
jobs) with no vacation, sick time, personal or legal holidays, and sometimes no health insurance.

I experienced these inequitable conditions firsthand. In 2003, with four years of professional work experience and a master’s degree in progress, I became the coordinator for Accola’s software training program—an LTE position that had existed since 1995 and remained “limited term” for 12 years, until 2007...
http://people.uwec.edu/lehmanjc/Advocate_WIHE11-09.pdf

Monday, October 5, 2009

SNL Skit: I Threw It On the Ground!

Sometimes you just have to laugh at something stupid! Saturday Night Live is always good for that.

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