Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
02/23/2011

Contact:
Katie Broendel, broendelk@aauw.org
202/785-7761

MEDIA ADVISORY

AAUW Senior Researcher Andresse St. Rose to Participate in BPW Workshop
Session to Focus on Equal Access and Full Employment

NEW YORK – The American Association of University Women (AAUW) will have a strong presence at the events taking place alongside the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York City Tuesday, February 22 through Friday, March 4, 2011.

Andresse St. Rose, Ed.D., AAUW senior researcher and co-author of Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, is scheduled to participate in "Putting Gender on the Agenda: Promoting Equal Access to Full Employment and Decent Work," a workshop organized by Business and Professional Women (BPW) International.

When:
Thursday, February 24, 2011, 12 p.m. EST

Where:
Downstairs Room, Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission, 221 East 52nd Street (between Second and Third Avenues), New York, NY

To set up an interview with Andresse St. Rose, please contact Katie Broendel at broendelk@aauw.org or 202/785-7761.

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The American Association of University Women (AAUW) advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. Since 1881, AAUW has been one of the nation’s leading voices promoting education and equity for women and girls. AAUW has a nationwide network of more than 100,000 members and donors, 1,000 branches, and 600 college/university institutional partners. Since AAUW's founding 130 years ago, members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day — educational, social, economic, and political. AAUW's commitment to educational equity is reflected in its public policy advocacy, community programs, leadership development, conventions and conferences, national partnerships, and international connections.