How did you participate in 2020? Members from across California participated in the Women'ts March this year. Here are some of the submitted highlights. 2017 Images Read More
2020 Legislative Calendar
Calendar of events Click HERE to print the calendar. Read More
Important Dates in December in History for Women Globally
The following key dates may be useful to you as you plan your branch events. Read More
Important Dates in October in History for Women Globally
The following key dates may be useful to you as you plan your branch events. Read More
Get Ready for 2020!
2020 is upon us, and it is going to be an eventful year… we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of women getting the right to vote, as well as perhaps the most important election in our lifetime Read More
Governor Signs 14 AAUW-Supported Bills Into Law
by Magaly Zagal, Legislative Advocate for AAUW California The 2018-19 legislative season has come to a close, and by October 13, 2019 Governor Newsom signed 870 bills out of the 1,042 bills that Read More
Federal Title IX and the California Sex Equity in Education Laws Examined: The current state of gender equality in education
In March 2019, AAUW CA was invited to participate at the State Capital in an Oversight Hearing of the Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism & Internet Media, into the current Read More
Important Dates in October in History for Women Globally
The following key dates may be useful to you as you plan your branch events. Read More
Important Dates in September in History for Women in the United States
September 25, 1981 – Sandra Day O’Connor is sworn in as the first woman U.S. Supreme Court Justice September 14, 1964 – Helen Keller receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom along with four other Read More
UN Launches Generation Equality Campaign
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, UN Women is launching a new campaign, “Generation Equality” The campaign demands equal pay, equal sharing of unpaid Read More
Major Achievements for Women in the United States
Aug. 18, 1920: The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, declaring “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any Read More
Women Who Changed the World
The Nobel Prize and Prize in Economic Sciences have been awarded to women 52 times between 1901 and 2018. Only one woman, Marie Curie, has been honoured twice, with the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics and Read More
AAUW Torrance celebrates International Women’s Day
AAUW has a long and distinguished history in global affairs that includes awarding more than 3,300 International Fellowships to women from more than 132 countries, as well as collaborating with Read More
AAUW Presented with 2018 Global Citizen Award
The UNA-USA, Southern California Division, presented the 2018 Global Citizen Award to American Association of University Women. AAUW President Kim Churches joined the forum to Read More
International Coalitions
AAUW is a member of many coalitions that support human rights and equality for women and girls. Collaborations include a strategic partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative and special Read More
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