Draw Attention to Equal Pay Day! Here are some ideas: Collaborate with other like-minded organizations and organize a program open to the public. Invite local community leaders; local Read More
Coalitions
AAUW California participates in two main coalitions: California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom There are over 50 organizations that are part of the CCRF coalition. They support advocacy and Read More
Social Justice
To guarantee equality, individual rights and social justice for a diverse and inclusive society, AAUW California advocates: Read More
High-Quality Public Education
To support a strong system of high quality public education, AAUW California advocates: Read More
Economic Security for All Women
To achieve economic security for all women, AAUW California advocates: Read More
PROPOSITION UPDATE
In November, voters will make decisions on 12 state ballot propositions. These cover a variety of issues. The Public Policy Committee reviewed the ballot measures to see which ones are Read More
Equal Pay ….Not yet!
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
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