This monthly newsletter contains important public policy updates, events, links, and articles for inclusion in branch newsletters.
| February 2026 | Standing in Solidarity with Minnesota Upcoming Supreme Court Decision in Legal Challenge to Prop 50 Abortion Access or Reproductive Freedom? Launching the City Council Action & Monitoring Project (CCAMP) Take Action: Defend and Advance Reproductive Justice |
| January 2026 | Lobby Day 2026 - A New Approach for Greater Impact Policy Development and Legislative Advocacy - An Infographic Take Action: Combatting the Assault on K-12 Education |
| December 2025 | AAUW California Public Policy Committee Announces School Board Project Symposium Department of Education Dismantled - What AAUW has done - and what's next No Kings Day - AAUW Shows Up In Force |
| November 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session Ends with Some Big Wins and Tough Losses 2025 AAUW California Priority Legislation Scorecard Supporting Public Education: Community-Based Coalitions |
| October 2025 | Proposition 50 and Get Out the Vote (GOTV) 2025 Guide School Boards - The Overlooked Frontline of Democracy Take Action: Legislative and Prop 50 GOTV Action Opportunities |
| September 2025 | Understand the Urgency of Branch Participation in the School Board Project Anti-LGBTQ+ Supreme Court Decision Will LIkely Impact K-12 Education in California Take Action: Equity & Access in Public Education |
| June 2025 | Upcoming Anti-LGBTQ+ Supreme Court Decision: Impacts on K-12 Education in CA Take Action: Oppose Private School Vouchers Highlighting "A" Priority Bill AB 1098 - Pregnancy Protections for All Students Act |
| May 2025 | Trans Allyship Guide - Learn how to have conversations and be an ally AAUW California Mobilizes to Advance Priority Legislation Take Action: Be a Trans Ally |
| April 2025 | New Resource for Taking Action! Interactive and Living Spreadsheet Take Action to Help Kids Feel Safe at School Public Policy Committee Sets AAUW California 2025 Legislative Agenda Why AAUW Will Be Standing Up for the Transgender Community |
| March 2025 | Approaching News Consumption in this Era Take Action: Sexual Assault Violence Prevention Meet the Public Policy Interns! |
| February 2025 | Project 2025 is Becoming Reality. Take Action to Fight Back! We Didn't Start the Fire. The LA Fires are a tragedy. DEI is the solution, not the problem. Podcast: Is DEI Illegal? |
| January 2025 | Why Public Policy Priorities Matter ERA Ratification - The fight continues |
| December 2024 | Self Care is a Political Act Lobby Days 2025 - Save the Date! Are Gender-based Scholarships Problematic? |
| November 2024 | 2024 Legislative Agenda Scorecard Lilly Ledbetter: A Beacon of Equality and Justice |
| October 2024 | Get Out The Vote (GOTV) - Resources and Strategies Public Policy Priorities & the Election - Student Loan Debt |
| September 2024 | Head-to-Head Voter Guides for Key Congressional Races Public Policy Priorities & the Election - Reproductive Rights 2024 Ballot Propositions: Support AAUW California PPPs |
| August 2024 | Call to Action for AB 2326 "Title IX Compliance" Governor Signs 3 AAUW California Supported Bills Reducing Polarization Through Talk Public Policy Priorities & the Election - Title IX Protections |
| July 2024 | Call to Action for AB 2843, "Eliminating Costs for Victims of Sexual Assault" Election Resources Candidate Endorsements |
| June 2024 | 2024 Updates to Title IX: An Overview of Changes and Challenges School Board Project Toolkit Updated |
| May 2024 | New Title IX Rules Action Alerts - Test Out Resistbot AAUW California Advocates for Its Priorities with the Legislature |
| April 2024 | AAUW California Public Policy Committee Sets 2024 Legislative Agenda Action Alerts AAUW California Annual Event |
| March 2024 | Equal Pay Day 2024 How one Branch has put the School Board Project into Action School Boards: The Battleground for the Education Culture Wars |
| February 2024 | The Role of California School Boards School Board Project - Take Action Now! Dates, Asks, and Tasks Celebrating Black Women's Histories |
| January 2024 | Is there a Hidden Agenda Behind the “Parents’ Rights” Movement? |
| December 2023 | Lobby Days 2024 - Save the Date! |
| November 2023 | California Enacts Law Prohibiting Book Bans and Curricula Censorship Claudia Goldin Wins Nobel Prize in Economics for AAUW Aligned Research 2023 AAUW California Priority Legislation Scorecard |
| October 2023 | 2023 California Legislative Session Round-Up: AAUW California’s Priority Legislation School Board Project Updated Resources September Impromptu Roll-Out of Action Alert |
| September 2023 | Advancing Gender Equity is Advancing Environmental Sustainability (and vice versa) introducing Public Policy Committee’s new Social Media Campaign |