| This issue: |
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH |
 |
The 16 women senators of
the 110th U.S. Congress: (front row) Claire McCaskill,
Dianne Feinstein, Maria Cantwell, Lisa Murkowski, and
Olympia Snowe; (back row) Blanche Lincoln, Kay Bailey
Hutchison, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Mary
Landrieu, Debbie Stabenow, Susan Collins, Barbara
Mikulski, Elizabeth Dole, Amy Klobuchar, and Patty
Murray. (Courtesy U.S. Senate)
|
Women in Politics
The average woman in the United States — just like those
in other countries — wakes each morning to a myriad of
responsibilities and concerns. These concerns range from the
quality of her children’s education to the stability of the
family’s source of income to her ability to safely walk the
streets near her home.
What most women do not focus on, however, is how political
and governmental actions affect “their” issues. Many do not
realize that they can do something to improve the quality of
their lives — and that of their families and communities —
by reaching for political leadership or becoming involved in
political and civic activities. If democracies are to
function and to better their citizens´ lives, women’s voices
need to be heard at the political level and the barriers to
their participation have to come down.
more
|
|
 |
Library of Congress - Women's History Month
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Library has
developed this new Web site highlighting the many resources
on women’s history and culture available from our extensive
online collections.
http://www.loc.gov/topics/womenshistory/
|
|
|
|
 |
Infoplease
Collection and Internet Resources on
Women's History Month
A comprehensive site
that presents article databases,
directories, electronic journals, historical information,
statistics and more.
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenshistory1.html
|
|
|
|
 |
Feminist Majority
Foundation
The Web is a great place to do women's history research -
check out these resources
http://feminist.org/other/womenshistorymonth/wh_menu.html
|
|
|
|
 |
American Association of University Women
Since 1881 the American Association of University Women has
been the nation's leading voice promoting education and
equity for women and girls.
AAUW is composed of three corporations: the Association and
the AAUW Educational Foundation, and a supporting affiliate
of the Association, the AAUW Leadership and Training
Institute.
http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Africana_Studies/resources/ |
| |
|
 |
March: What Difference Do Women Make?
This and many other exhibition on women issues.
http://www.imow.org/wpp/stories/viewTopic?topicId=16
|
|
What's
new: books, articles, www pages
Article Alert
 Roberts,
Walter R. WHAT IS PUBLIC DIPLOMACY? PAST PRACTICES, PRESENT
CONDUCT, POSSIBLE FUTURE (Mediterranean Quarterly, vol. 18, no.
4, Fall 2007, pp. 36-52)
The author, cofounder of the Public Diplomacy Institute at George
Washington University and a former member of the U.S. Advisory
Commission on Public Diplomacy, writes that there is no agreement on
what constitutes public diplomacy. A century ago, the populations of
most countries were all-but-unreachable; no government had any
reason to explain their policies to foreign publics. That changed
with the invention of radio, which the Bolshevik and Nazi regimes
used to great effect. It was the Nazi wartime propaganda activities
in Latin America that prompted the U.S. to initiate cultural and
academic exchanges.
more
RSS
|
Electronic Journal
Immigrants Joining the Mainstream
Immigrants made the United States what it is. Being an American
depends on acceptance of certain American ideals, not on the place
of birth of a person or of his or her ancestors. This edition of
eJournal USA tells the story of immigration and diversity as it has
played out through the centuries and continues to play out now.
more |
Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version |
|
CQ
Researcher
CQ Researcher
 The CQ Researcher Online is the award-winning choice
of researchers seeking original, comprehensive reporting and analysis
on issues in the news. Controversial topics addressed in a balanced,
unbiased manner in the CQ tradition. With
every issue of eNews we will present an abstract of new topic from
CQ Researcher. For full version of the report or other reports
please contact AIRC Warsaw.
ABSTRACT
Discipline in Schools
By Thomas J. Billitteri
More than a decade after a string of deadly school shootings focused
attention on student discipline, the search continues for effective
methods to curb classroom misconduct. Zero-tolerance policies,
widely adopted during the 1990s, have led to skyrocketing suspension
and expulsion rates in many school districts, sparking criticism
that get-tough conduct codes are ineffective at
stopping misbehavior and harmful to the education process. |
|
Questions? |
|
Should you
have any questions please contact the AIRC
AIRC form. |
|
This newsletter is produced by
the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, Poland.
To unsubscribe send a message to
eNews with
"unsubscribe" in the Subject line.
Read our privacy policy. |
|
