Strategic Plan: Focus, Relevance, Impact
The strategic planning process will enable us not only to focus on what equity means, but on how we can be successful in attaining it — on how we can be successful in breaking down barriers. Read more »
Celebrating 136 Years of AAUW
During this season of giving thanks, we honor the group of visionary women who founded AAUW 136 years ago on November 28, 1881. Read more »
40 Years of Activism for Women: The 1977 National Women’s Conference in Houston, Texas
This month marks the 40th anniversary of the National Women’s Conference (NWC) held in Houston, Texas, in November 1977. Read more »
Full Equity in Higher Education Remains Elusive
It’s been a long time since women had to sit behind screens in the college classroom in order not to “disrupt” their male classmates, but we still haven’t reached full equity in higher education. Read more »
Five AAUW Women You Didn’t Know Were on Postage Stamps
Dorothy Height is one of more than a dozen women involved with AAUW who have appeared on postage stamps through the years. Cast your vote for which AAUW member you want to see on the next stamp. Read more »
Six Women to Inspire You on International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day we think about AAUW fellowship recipients who represent a diversity of professions and who act on the belief that women’s equality benefits society as a whole. Read more »
AAUW Thanks You
We’ve dedicated this week to giving thanks to their legacy — and to today’s AAUW members, supporters, and volunteers who continue our founders’ fight and exemplify their sense of community. Read more »
Preserving the Right to Run
With the passage of the 19th Amendment came the right to vote. But women have been running for office since before 1920 — and with suffrage came the power to elect more women. Read more »
The Achievement Award Series: Women Who Brought the Ancient World into Modern Times
AAUW celebrated women studying in all fields in an era when women were rarely given equal recognition to their male colleagues. Read more »
A Global Anthropologist Found the Worst Sexism Was at Home
Cora Du Bois was a force to be reckoned with. In a field dominated by men, she made a name for herself. But Du Bois, the 1961 AAUW Achievement Awardee, realized that the United States still had a long way to go toward women’s equality. Read more »
