Category Archives: Worthy Causes

The Paycheck Fairness Act: The Next Step In Gender Equity?

By Linda | August 24, 2010

Thursday, August 26, is Women’s Equality Day. Who out there in the blogosphere does not believe women are equal? Ask women of the younger generation, e.g. my daughters, the young professional women I employ, etc. Talk about women’s rights. Talk about women’s equality. Talk about equal pay. If [...]

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What Kind of Feminist Are You?

By Linda | May 12, 2010

While driving home from work last week, I listened to an interview on NPR’s Talk of the Nation. The interview was with one of the leaders of the new feminists—“Radical Homemakers.” Shannon Hayes, described her flight from the halls of academia after she obtained her PhD. Women professors were scarce, she noted, [...]

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A Woman of Valor–Carrie Bergeron-Desai

By Linda | May 3, 2010

This weekend I had a choice. I could spend May 1, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada with my colleagues and friends at our spring meetings to discuss advances, issues, and controversies in otolaryngology. Or I could spend my weekend in Lancaster, New York (a non-descript suburb of Buffalo, a not very exciting city) [...]

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April 20, 2010: Un-Equal Pay Day Again

By Linda | April 20, 2010

In 1963 the Equal Pay Act was signed into law by President Kennedy. At that time a “female dollar” was only worth 59 cents compared to 100 cents for a “male dollar.” Now the “female dollar” is worth 77 cents. So doing the arithmetic, in 37 years we have gained 18 cents [...]

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The Fem 2.0 Blog Carnival: Shifting the Public Narrative

By Linda | February 11, 2010

A Work/Life Balancing Act—We Need More Net!
A blog carnival! Get onboard for another not-so-thrilling ride on the merry-go-round of “shifting the public narrative”, a/k/a “bringing more attention,” to how we (women) need to have help in balancing work and life! I, for one, am tired of going round and round and round, and [...]

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The Healthcare Affordability Act—A Gift Women Cannot Afford

By Linda | January 7, 2010

With each and every move we make in the international political arena, we trust our government to play out the end game. To think of all the possibilities. To link the various options to the potential outcomes. Not just for today but for decades to come.
Do you think that these same politicians, [...]

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Welcome to the Hall of Shame! SUNY Buffalo Committee for Academic Excellence

By Linda | December 22, 2009

Failure to promote based on gender discrimination is one of the hardest cases to prove. Janet Shucard, PhD, was denied promotion and tenure last year despite an outstanding record including substantial outside funding which completely paid her salary. (She received no salary from the university, which is another UB shameful secret.) Every [...]

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It’s Chilly in Utah

By Linda | December 8, 2009

Salt Lake City, Utah. Downtown Marriott Hotel. 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Women (SENTAC). December 4, 2009, 11:45 a.m.
The air was dry and very cold. That’s Utah. Makes for the great powder fancied in that skier’s haven. Not so great for a [...]

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Our Women Senators To The Rescue?

By Linda | December 4, 2009

Last week we were left hanging with new and definitely not improved recommendations for breast cancer screening. This came from the non-governmental, governmental agency, (the newest member to the Brodsky Blog Hall of Shame), the US Preventative Task Force on Breast Cancer Screening. How much more governmental can you get?
Not much.
That is, until [...]

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Hall of Shame: My Tits Or Your Ass?

By Linda | November 30, 2009

New Member of the Hall of Shame: US Preventative Task Force on Breast Cancer Screening

Advances in the diagnosis and treatment for breast cancer have been extraordinary in the past 15 years. Okay, I admit that it took the political pressure of enraged women dying for decades to demand research and action. And even with the [...]

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