In a video posted today on AAUW's national website, Director of Public Policy and Government Relations Lisa Maatz presented our organization's response to the State of the Union address given by President Obama last night.
Click HERE to watch the video.
To help members evaluate the candidates who are running for national AAUW positions, a group of members prepared a Voter Guide which you can read by clicking here.
Nine of the national candidates provided answers to a list of questions, which will allow you to learn more about those who would like to guide our organization.
Sandy Kirkpatrick has summarized in one page the highlights of proposed national bylaws we will vote on in June at the AAUW convention. Click HERE to download her summary. It includes links to the full proposed bylaws and related information.
Don't miss the latest issue. It's in the member center so have your ID handy.
The final version of the proposed AAUW Bylaws is available on the AAUW website. Many member suggestions from the earlier feedback process are incorporated, and 32 questions from that process are answered in a Q&A.
To read the Proposed Bylaws and Q&A go to AAUW website and click on MEMBER CENTER in the horizontal menu near the top. The login page will open.
Enter your AAUW member number, then click the Log In button. The "landing page" will open.
Access the Proposed Bylaws from a link under Leadership and Governance in the middle of the "landing page".
Visit the AAUW video on YouTube to see members of diverse ages and backgrounds share why they felt compelled to join AAUW and why they feel other women should join. The video also highlights AAUW's 125-year legacy, what it offers women today, and why this valued organization still has work left to do — because equity is still an issue.
Read more about AAUW's entry into YouTube at http://www.aauw.org/About/aauwVideo.cfm .
Today AAUW released the most comprehensive analysis to date on trends by gender, race, ethnicity, and income in education. The report, Where The Girls Are: The Facts About Gender Equity In Education, presents a comprehensive look at girls' educational achievement during the past 35 years, paying special attention to the relationship between girls' and boys' progress. Analyses of results from national standardized tests, such as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the SAT and ACT college entrance examinations, as well as other measures of educational achievement, provide an overall picture of trends in gender equity from elementary school to college and beyond.
Read more at http://www.aauw.org/research/WhereGirlsAre.cfm.
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