March 31, 2020, marked Equal Pay Day. Far from a celebration, this day represents how far women, on average, had to work into 2020 to match what men earned in 2019. Nationally, women working Read More
You’ve Come a Long Way Baby … But You’re Not There Yet!
Ginny Hatfield, AAUW-CA Public Policy Committee Perhaps many of you will recall the Virginia Slims advertising slogan from the late 60s, “You’ve come a long way, Baby.” This slogan aptly fits Read More
Women’s March 2020
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
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
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
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
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
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