Public Policy Priorities guide all AAUW CA actions that relate to public policy issues, including action on legislation. Our priorities are reviewed and revised every two years. In 2018, we began Read More
AAUW California Files Title IX Letter
Last year, the federal Department of Education issued a plan to make sweeping changes to Title IX’s regulations, which would impact students’ civil rights and federal enforcement of the law. The Read More
Bill Tracking
A list of the current priority bills and the status of those bills can be found on the CapitolTrack webpage. In 2019, AAUW CA’s legislative focus is on our core areas: sexual harassment, the Read More
Connect with your legislators about Tech Trek
Help make our state legislators more aware of AAUW and our mission and activities at both the state and local levels by promoting Tech Trek. As one of our most successful activities. Tech Trek is an Read More
Equal Pay Day and Equal Pay 2019
HIGHLIGHTING THE PAY GAP AAUW is committed to supporting “fairness in compensation, equitable access and advancement in employment, and vigorous enforcement of employment antidiscrimination Read More
California Legislative Summary
The California Legislature concluded its work by the September 15 deadline, and sent bills to Governor Brown’s desk. Of the 23 bills on which AAUW CA took positions, the following were passed and Read More
State Budget Legislation
Passage of the State Budget is a key part of the legislative process. Any bill that has an associated expense not only goes through scrutiny in legislative committees but must also be accounted for in Read More
2018 AAUW Convention Presentation
The Women in STEM, Globally presentation was delivered at the 2018 convention. Download it HERE. Speakers Anasua Kusari, Chelsey Jurado, Ingrid Oakley-Girvan, Melody Man Hing Li held a Read More
Another Opportunity to Use Your Voice – VOTE
November 5, 2019, is election day for municipal and special elections. This is another critical opportunity to support candidates and ballot issues that impact women, girls and their families. To Read More
DEEPER IN DEBT: WOMEN AND STUDENT LOANS
WOMEN TAKE ON MORE STUDENT DEBT THAN MEN … BUT ARE PAID LESS AFTER COLLEGE Between 1976 and 2014 the price of college attendance more than doubled, but household incomes barely budged. Today most Read More
Women’s Progress – 2016 Convention Presentation
A panel discussion focusing on gender equality, empowerment and challenges to achieve them was hosted at the 2016 California Convention by Indrani Chatterjee. Click on any picture for a slide show. Read More
Human Trafficking Resources
Fay Weber and Jackie Shahzadi presented a program on Human Trafficking to the 2011 AAUW Convention. To view the presentation, click HERE. Slavery's New Face: Sex Trafficking of Women and Read More
Historical Basis for the Initiative Process
The 1911 election that granted women the right to vote in California also gave initiative and referendum power to the electorate through Proposition 7 (now California Constitution, Article II,§ 8(a).) Read More
AAUW and Title IX History
AAUW members played a key role in the 1960s to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 1971 AAUW began an ongoing campaign for the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. In addition, AAUW played a key Read More
International Days to Remember
Human Trafficking in the Modern Era
Public Policy Committee of AAUW California by Michele St.Clair Human trafficking doesn’t affect us, right? So why should we care about something so remote and a problem we can’t do anything to Read More