Hear These Students Lead: Promoting Women’s Leadership through Spoken Word
On April 28, 2017, 25 student leaders performed spoken word poetry for a crowd of supporters at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). Read more »
5 Ways to Crush the Patriarchy on Campus in 2017
While we wait for the new administration to take shape and examine how it will act on AAUW’s policy priorities, student voices are needed now more than ever in our fight for women’s equality. Read more »
Ensuring a Brighter Future for Women and Girls
A family tradition of education, American steel, and a chance encounter set the stage for AAUW Carlisle (PA) Branch member Ann Pehle’s work for women and girls. Read more »
Meet 10 Up-and-Coming Feminist Change Makers
Meet the politicians, scientists, writers, educators, engineers, nonprofit founders, and AAUW student organization leaders eager to use their passions to inspire social change. Read more »
How a Lockheed Engineer Makes Time to Volunteer with Girls
With more dedicated volunteers like Lockheed Martin employee Alison Nordt, we can hope to see more girls than ever grow up to be aerospace engineers, astronauts, and tech company CEOs. Read more »
Catching Up with AAUW National Student Advisory Council Alumnae
Since 2002, exceptional college students have served on AAUW’s National Student Advisory Council (SAC), helping to shape students into leaders and giving alumnae the confidence to change the world. Read more »
Campus Leaders Confront STEM Stereotypes
Ten schools earned 2015–16 AAUW Campus Action Project grants to tackle that question head-on this spring. Students implemented projects to empower women and girls in STEM fields, where women are particularly underrepresented. Read more »
5 Lessons from Asian Pacific American Women in Politics
Although several barrier-breaking Asian Pacific American women have run for elected office, the population is still severely underrepresented in political leadership. Programs such as Elect Her and organizations like the Asian American Women’s Political Initiative are working to change that by training and engaging women in politics from a young age. Read more »
Impressive Speaker Lineup Set for College Women’s Leadership Conference
Franchesca Ramsey of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore will give a keynote address at the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL) at the University of Maryland, College Park, an annual event that draws students from across the country. Read more »
The Science behind Implicit Bias
Are you biased against women leaders? It turns out, most people still associate leadership with men more strongly than they do with women. Read more »
