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$tart $mart in The New York Times!

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:50:00 -0700

After publication of the new AAUW report, “Graduating to a Pay Gap,” and the Watch Party at UC Merced, $tart $mart has now been featured in the Business Section of the New York Times. Click HERE to read the article.

$tart $mart Campus Initiative is a partnership between WAGE and AAUW. AAUW California selected this project to be part of our Financial Literacy Program to bring pay equity by teaching our young college women to speak out and ask for what they deserve when they go for their first professional job interview.

Using our Community Action Grant and working for three years, AAUW CA has trained many members to be Facilitators and twenty-two workshops all over California have trained many students. Now two members who worked with WAGE and AAUW CA to become Field Managers are our State Coordinators. If you are planning a $$ workshop please let them know.

North: Elena Noble from Pleasant Hill-Martinez branch mailto:enoble@aauwca.org

South: Tracey Clark from Santa Ana-Orange mailto:tclark@aauw-ca.org

Our second project is Money Trek Project (HERE), which is our own design. Branches may use it at no cost for workshops to improve the basic financial literacy of our college students. Financial Literacy is a Mission Based State Program of AAUW CA. If you have questions about either project, please contact Financial Literacy Director, Bakula Maniar bmaniar@aauw-ca.org

Lisa Maatz to Speak at Claremont

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 07:28:00 -0700

The idea of a "War on Women" has been much in the headlines in 2012. But is this hype or reality, and how will it affect this Fall’s elections? Join Lisa Maatz, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Director of Public Policy and Government Relations for a stimulating discussion about the gender gap and the role it's playing in both policy- making and campaigning.

Claremont McKenna Athenaeum as a guest of CMC’s Berger Institute on October 3, 2012 starting at 6:45pm.
Free and open to the public; seating for the talk is on a first-come basis.
Reception dinner at the Athenaeum prior to the talk starting at 5:30pm. The cost of dinner is $15 and reservations must be made by September 21, 2012 through Gabriela Grannis, CMC Berger Institute at 909-607-2928.

Use New Model Branch Bylaws to Make Mandatory Revisions

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:53:00 -0700

As you know, branches are required to make mandatory amendments to their bylaws to comply with recent changes in DC corporate law. New model branch bylaws are posted on our website (click HERE) in the Forms & Documents section, under Governance.

When you are revising your bylaws, you need to know:

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Sherry Ludwig Follows Holly Kearl's "Crossing the Line" Presentations

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:44:00 -0700

Holly Kearl's recent visit in California was a whirlwind as she went to three areas in one weekend: Napa, Berkeley and San Jose. I followed her from Berkeley to San Jose. Holly's presentation on harassment and bullying was both informational and insightful. It was informed by some brilliant research on the part of AAUW and its expert team.

One of the main pieces of information that I gleaned from the lecture was the difference between harassment and bullying.

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Congratulations to Three California Winners of AAUW Art Contest!

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:06:00 -0700

The winners of the 2012 AAUW art contest have been announced and three of them are from California branches. All the winning art will be featured on AAUW note cards that will be sent to members this Spring.

Pat Cairns of Atascadero won with her painting, Spirit Mountain (left). From the same branch, Paula Schroeder's What Mouse? (center) was also a winner. The third artist, Phillip Wright of Healdsburg, submitted Yellow Window (right)

Go to http://blog-aauw.org/2012/03/16/aauw-art-contest-winners/ to read more and see the other winning art.

AAUW National Election Results

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 11:12:00 -0700

AAUW President: Carolyn Garfein
AAUW Vice President: Patricia Ho

AAUW Directors-at-Large:
Kathy Anthon
Amy Blackwell
Kathryn Braeman
Julia T. Brown
Sandra Camillo
Kathleen Cha
Charmen Goehring-Fox
Connie M. Hildebrand
Millie Hoffler-Fousheev
David Kirkwood
Betsy McDowell
Dot McLane
Peggy Ryan Williams

NCCWSL Needs Your Help

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:37:00 -0700

Support the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders - Learn how to send Student Leaders to Washington!

AAUW is co sponsoring the 41st NCCWSL conference June 2-4 at the University of Maryland College Park. The conference has grown to 500 attendees and is a great opportunity for AAUW to develop potential members. There is a need for scholarship assistance for some attendees. Click HERE to see how you can help.

Learn more about the 2011 conference HERE.

Give a Grad a Gift!

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:21:00 -0700

How many of us have children who are graduating from college this year? My daughter graduated in June from Cal State East Bay, and I gave her the gift of AAUW membership. If our children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews don't join, how can we expect everyone else to join?

I just filled out the Give a Grad a Gift Application on the National website www.aauw.org.

The AAUW CA Board of Directors has agreed to wave the California 2010-2011 state dues for these new members. If the new member decides to join a branch, she will only need to pay the branch dues.

Please give a gift to new grads.

Jean Simutis, AAUW CA Parliamentarian

AAUW's reaction to President Obama's State of the Union Address

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:37:00 -0700

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.

Prepare for Voting in St Louis

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:01:00 -0700

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.

Highlights of Proposed AAUW Bylaws

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:01:00 -0700

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.

AAUW Mission & Action e-News

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:31:00 -0700

Don't miss the latest issue. It's in the member center so have your ID handy.

Proposed AAUW Bylaws

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:10:00 -0700

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".

AAUW releases a new report - Where the Girls Are The Facts About Gender Equity in Education

Tue, 20 May 2008 14:17:00 -0700

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.