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The Red & Black | Friday, November 17, 2006 | 3
Workshop helps women
in a glass ceiling world
By ALEXIS GARROBO
agarrobo@randb.com
Although their degrees
may look the same, students
who graduating from the
University may not all be
treated equally in the work
force.
It’s called the “glass ceil
ing,” an “invisible, artificial
barrier that prevents quali
fied individuals from advanc
ing within their organization
and reaching their full poten
tial” according to the Glass
Ceiling Commission estab
lished in 1991.
For those just beginning
their careers, the inequality
may be expressed in wage
gaps or differentiation in ben
efits for women and minori
ties. In 2005, women earned
only 77 percent of what men
averaged, and Latina women
had the lowest earnings,
according to the National
Committee on Pay Equity’s
Web site.
The wage gap is more pro
nounced in certain indus
tries, said Susan Haire, a
political science professor.
“The glass ceiling is more
of an issue in the private sec
tor,” she said.
Within racial groups, the
earning difference between
white women and men was
the widest, according to the
U.S. Department of Labor.
For those between 16 and 24,
the pay was the most similar
in both genders.
But the glass ceiling
describes more than just
wage discrepancies.
Haire said the workforce
often resembles a “cycle” for
women because they often
choose career paths typically
associated with women, such
as teaching and nursing.
The smaller number of
women in other fields, such
as engineering, leads to fewer
networking and other oppor
tunities — meaning a smaller
chance to snag the corner
office.
The statistics tell a similar
story. Women account for less
than 10 percent of top man
agement positions, according
to a 2005 story in The
Economist.
In a workshop for the
Association of Women in
Science on Wednesday,
Michelle Carter, assistant
director of employer relations
at the University Career
Center, gave members tips to
use when applying for new
jobs.
New graduates who hope
to secure more competitive,
equivalent salaries and bene
fits can negotiate, have men
toring networks and be
involved in developmental
programs.
When negotiating, “you
need to be clear about what
you’re asking for and about
what you want,” Carter said.
“If you don’t tell bosses, how
are they to know.”
“Sometimes you have to
be creative,” she said, adding
job seekers can ask for an
increase in benefits or more
flexible schedules in lieu of a
raise.
Members of AWIS often
hold seminars to discuss
wage gaps and the difficulties
for women in science, so they
know what approach to take
when entering the job mar
ket.
They also stress learning
how to negotiate as an impor
tant aspect to getting what
they need from employers.
“Women get paid less
because they are not taught
to negotiate,” said Sana
Hashmi, a sophomore from
Augusta.
“If we do, then we are
bitches. We’re trying to
change that by education.”
JOSH WEISS | The Red & Black
▲ Amy Price (left) attempts to get a job from General Employer Eric Tone’s agency in the
Roosevelt Institute’s poverty simulation at the Tate Center on Thursday.
POOR: Spirits quickly dropped
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Gossman went to school.
The participants began
with enthusiasm and curiosi
ty but were soon drained after
working through obstacles
with police and the
Department of Family and
Child Services.
As each 15-minute week
passed, more bills piled up
with less and less money to
pay them.
“The theme is utter
stress,” said Jeremy Akin, a
freshman member of
Roosevelt, who posed as the
child care worker.
“Poverty isn’t passive. It
affects every aspect of life. If
families can’t afford child
care, children have to stay at
home during those critical
development years,” he said.
Members from Roosevelt
acted as employers and com
munity workers to increase
stress on each family. Because
each worker faced his or her
own issues at home, the rela
tionships between families
and workers were strained.
“We did this to get stu
dents to connect,” said
Kevin Chang, director of the
institute’s poverty policy.
“People can hear facts and
numbers, but it’s different to
experience the everyday dif
ficulties just to put food on
the table.”
The “families” were
diverse groups, with stu
dents from several campus
organizations.
“Kevin and I came as a
part of a Terry College class to
find a different perspective of
poverty outside of our com
fort zones,” said Gossman.
SERVICE: Horticulture class offered
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service-learning when I
worked at Rice University,”
Sullivan said. “I thought it
was really helpful for the stu
dents to connect some of the
information they’re learning
in a hands-on way in the com
munity.”
David Knauft, a horticul
ture professor, will be teach
ing a science service-learning
course for the ninth
time that pairs University sci
ence students with Clarke
County elementary school
teachers to assist in the class
room.
His class actually began
after an elementary students
parent suggested the
University help teach in the
schools. Although service
learning helps the communi
ty, it also benefits University
students in many ways.
Students become part of
the community, Knauft said
in an e-mail. They learn
habits of being involved, and
they learn from the children,
he added.
The students also have
told program leaders they
become better managers of
their own time, he said.
The term may be new, but
the idea behind service-learn
ing isn’t.
“They’ve been offered a
long time, even before they
knew it was service-learning,”
she said.
University President
Michael Adams also men
tioned service-learning as one
of his objectives in his
January 2005 State of the
University Address.
“It’s really exciting,” Wilder
said. “College courses are fun
damentally changing.
Students are able to apply
what they’re learning. It’s not
just sitting in a lecture hall
anymore.”
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Wesley invites Friday faithful
Special session
held tonight
until 4 a.m.
By CHRISTINA GRAFF
cgraff@randb.com
One of the attractive
things about Athens is that
there is never a lack of
things to do on a Friday
night.
For those craving the
party scene, the downtown
area is home to dozens of
bars and Milledge Avenue is
home to dozens of fraterni
ties.
But one particular group
of students is passionate
about saving their Friday
nights for prayer and wor
ship.
The students of the
Wesley Foundation offer
Friday Night Fire, an all-
night, unstructured worship
service.
“The thing about Friday
Night Fire is that it’s going
on at a time when prayer
and worship aren’t usually
happening in Athens,” said
Wesley intern James
Boothe.
The event is held on
most Fridays from 8 p.m.
until 10 p.m..
Tonight, a special once-a-
semester prayer session will
be held until 4 a.m.
The Friday Night Fire
service is for those who
have a strong conviction to
pray for anyone but them
selves. Students call it inter
cession.
“We pray for the campus,
for the city and for our
nations,” said Laura
Newton, one of the directors
of the Foundation.
Generally, most students
use the hours from 10 p.m
until midnight as devotional
time, or personal time
spend with God.
After this time, many
students say they feel more
prepared to intercede for
others for the rest of the
night.
What makes this event so
unique is its lack of struc
ture. Two Christian worship
teams have been selected to
play music throughout the
night, and anyone who
wishes will have room to get
up, dance and walk around.
There is not a selected
speaker for the evening —
the hours are strictly guided
time for prayer and
worship.
Not everyone is expected
to stay for the entire six
hours. Coming and going is
expected and perfectly
acceptable.
Wesley interns are
expecting a substantial
turnout tonight, but say
that on any given Friday
between 20 and 30 students
make an appearance.
The event is open to any
one who wants to be there.
“At Wesley there are a
huge variety of people that
aren’t even all Methodists. I
know Baptists,
Pentecostals, non-denomi-
national people, even a few
Catholics ... in general all
that we really care about is
people fall more in love with
Jesus and that they know
you can come as you are,
and he loves you,” Boothe
said.
“I had my doubts about
it when I first came about
two years ago. I was like,
‘Why are they even doing
this on Friday night?’ ... but
God really honors your
devotion when you have
made a sacrifice, when
you’ve made the decision to
worship,” Boothe said.
The service tonight will
be held at the main chapel
of the Wesley Foundation on
Lumpkin Street. For more
information, visit
www.uga.edu/wesley.
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