The School Board Project is entering its next phase, focusing on monitoring school boards for compliance with California laws. The AAUW California Public Policy Committee is collaborating with the Read More
2024 Priority Legislations Scorecard
The bills we supported in the 2024 legislative session did very well, with the Governor signing 86% of the bills that made it to his desk. See the detailed scorecard, by priority and by pillar, Read More
2025 Legislative Agenda and Bill Tracking Report
Find details of AAUW California's 2025 Legislative Agenda, including our A, B, and C priority bills as well as several bills we are watching. The bill tracking report will continue to be updated as Read More
Women Nobel Prize Laureates
The Nobel Prize and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel have been awarded to women 66 times between 1901 and 2024. Only one woman, Marie Curie, has been honoured Read More
2025 – 2027 Proposed Public Policy Priorities
AAUW California’s Public Policy Priorities (PPP), which are member-driven and approved, inform our legislative and other forms of activism. Consistent with our organizational value of achieving fair Read More
Monterey Bay IBC Annual Public Policy Event
"The Challenges of Russia in 2025" On February 22, the Monterey and Santa Cruz County Branches were fortunate to host Steven Pifer, former US Ambassador to Ukraine and a 25-year Foreign Service Read More
Public Policy Committee Policy News
This monthly newsletter contains important public policy updates, events, links, and articles for inclusion in branch newsletters. Read More
Silicon Valley branch hosts webinar “Reproductive Rights: Where Do We Go from Here?” featuring noted journalist Emily Bazelon
On January 22, 2025, the Silicon Valley branch honored the 52nd anniversary of the 1973 Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision, which gave women the right to choose whether to continue a pregnancy, by Read More
2024 Revisions to Title IX: How They Impact AAUW Values and Public Policy Priorities
On January 9, 2025, Kathi Harper, chair of the AAUW California Public Policy School Board Project, presented "2024 Revisions to Title IX: How they Impact AAUW Values and Public Policy Priorities." Read More
Lobby Days 2025 – Advocate for Bills to Advance AAUW Values
Lobby Days 2025 will be held on April 8 and 9, 2025. Meet with state legislative offices to inform them about AAUW and advocate for their support of AAUW California's priority bills. Meetings will be Read More
Meghan Kissell, Senior Director of Policy, discusses “AAUW Priorities in Light of the Election Results”
On December 4, 2024, the AAUW Silicon Valley branch hosted a Zoom event "AAUW Priorities in Light of the Election Results" featuring Meghan Kissell, AAUW National Senior Director of Policy and Member Read More
Presentation on Biden Administration Revisions to Title IX
On October 26, 2024, State Public Policy Committee member Kathi Harper presented an overview on the August revisions to Title IX by the Biden Administration to members of the 5 Cities-Pismo Beach Read More
San Jose Branch Works to Advance AAUW Values
The San Jose Branch engaged in several important community events in the lead-up to the November election. On September 20, 2024, the AAUW San Jose Branch was named Advocacy Ally at the 2024 Santa Read More
Benicia/Vallejo Branch Educates and Promotes Voter Participation
In the lead-up to the November elections, the Benicia/Vallejo branch held several educational events for the local community. On August 24, 2024, the branch hosted "Voting Matters: Stories from the Read More
Carlsbad-Oceanside-Vista and Del Mar-Leucadia Jointly Sponsor an Election Information Event
On October 19, 2024, the Carlsbad-Oceanside-Vista branch and the Del Mar-Leucadia branch jointly sponsored an Election Information Event at the Encinitas Senior Center. The League of Women Voters gave Read More
Lilly Ledbetter: A Beacon of Equality and Justice
One of AAUW California’s Public Policy Priorities is economic security for all women, including equity in the workplace and enforcement of anti-discrimination statutes. Last week, an icon in the equal Read More