Month: October 2025

Weekly Media Round Up: October 24, 2025
| Oct 24, 2025

Welcome to the Media Round Up! This week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Hitting a paywall? Some sources allow a few free articles without a subscription, and your university or local library may offer free access. For example, AU students, faculty, and staff have access to popular newspapers through the …

Jane Goodall’s Life Is a Lesson in Political Preparation, Part 2
| Oct 23, 2025

Welcome to Part 2 of “Jane Goodall’s Life is a Lesson in Political Preparation”  Don’t Wait for the Credentials–Start Building the Resume Goodall revolutionized primatology before any formal scientific training or “serious precedent, established preconception or standard method” in research. After almost three months hiking alone, living off canned beans, sleeping on the ground, and battling malaria alongside …

Jane Goodall’s Life Is a Lesson in Political Preparation, Part 1
| Oct 21, 2025

Part 1 of 2 “Tell Everyone Your Dream – Regardless of What Others May Think” Jane Goodall found her calling early–not in politics or academia, but in the companionship of animals. Her parents’ marriage dissolved in the shadow of World War II, leaving five-year-old Jane in a household of women: her mother, sister, and grandmother. …

Weekly Media Round Up: October 17, 2025
| Oct 17, 2025

Welcome to the Media Round Up! This week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Hitting a paywall? Some sources allow a few free articles without a subscription, and your university or local library may offer free access. For example, AU students, faculty, and staff have access to popular newspapers through the …

Beyond the Budget: What the Shutdown Means for Women’s Health
| Oct 15, 2025

In the late hours of the night of September 30th, 2025 the U.S. Congress failed to pass a continuing resolution, plunging our nation’s government into shutdown. Thousands of Americans felt the consequences of these failed negotiations, instantaneously. Offices closed, TSA lines grew longer, and 750,000 Americans furloughed. It’s wholly unsustainable. But a specific group of …

Weekly Media Round Up: October 10, 2025
| Oct 10, 2025

Welcome to the Media Round Up! This week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Hitting a paywall? Some sources allow a few free articles without a subscription, and your university or local library may offer free access. For example, AU students, faculty, and staff have access to popular newspapers through the …

She Leads: Progress and Persistent Barriers for Women in Politics
| Oct 6, 2025

Our recent survey of more than 800 voters across the country revealed both the progress women have made in politics and the barriers that remain. Voters strongly believe in increased female representation in politics, with a significant 83% believing it’s important to elect more women to office, and 54% feeling there are currently too few …

Weekly Media Round Up: October 3, 2025
| Oct 3, 2025

Welcome to the Media Round Up! This week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Hitting a paywall? Some sources allow a few free articles without a subscription, and your university or local library may offer free access. For example, AU students, faculty, and staff have access to popular newspapers through the …

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