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| (l to r) Elena Silva, Catherine Hill, Rona Fields, Mary Ellen Smyth, Karen Rowe, Michelle Wetherald, Ricky Hirschhorn, Leslie Annexstein. On Oct. 19, 2004, AAUW Educational Foundation and AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund released Tenure Denied: Cases of Sex Discrimination in Academia, a report that details the stories of women who took their fight for tenure to the courts and provides a personal look into the toll it takes on these women’s lives and careers. |
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| AAUW Educational Foundation President Mary Ellen Smyth introduces the report, outlining the press briefing speakers and thanking everyone for their enthusiastic work on the project. Read her remarks » | Elena Silva, director of research for the AAUW Educational Foundation, offers an overview of Tenure Denied and stresses the importance of its implications in today's society. Read her remarks »
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| AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund Director Leslie Annexstein introduces two plaintiffs featured in Tenure Denied and discusses the implications of existing legislation on sex discrimination cases. Read her remarks » | Ricky Hirschhorn discusses her case featured in Tenure Denied and praises the support she received from AAUW's Legal Advocacy Fund and the women's community. Read her remarks » |
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| Plaintiff Rona Fields stresses the negative legacy left on all students and the future when women are denied tenure. Read her remarks » | AAUW Legal Advocacy President Michelle Wetherald offers recommendations outlined in Tenure Denied for challenging and eradicating sex discrimination in tenure. Read her remarks » |
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