AAUW States and Branches implement a variety of community programming to meet our shared mission of advancing women's equity. The Breaking through Barriers video and brochure represent the range of these programs. Below are a selection of the many events that occur year-round at the state and branch level. For more information about the programming at your local branch, please visit the branch locator and the AAUW Member Showcase.
Members seeking program ideas that embrace our Value Promise — By joining AAUW, you belong to a community that breaks through educational and economic barriers so that all women have a fair chance — now have Program in a Box, a portfolio of program activities for their branches. Emphasis is placed on mission-based programming that engages the community and provides more strategic focus for monthly branch meetings.
¡Adelante! Book Club – By reading books written from the perspectives of diverse cultures, ¡Adelante! book of the month club participants broaden their own perspectives.
– These grants provide seed money to women, AAUW branches, AAUW state organizations, and local community-based nonprofit organizations for innovative programs or nondegree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls.
Financial Literacy Programs – A portfolio of grassroots programs, advocacy and research to prepare women for an economically-secure future.
Harassment-Free Hallways – In response to AAUW research documenting that sexual harassment pervades U.S. schools, AAUW convened a national task force of experts to develop this user-friendly resource guide to help parents, students, schools, and school districts keep schools harassment-free.
Legal Advocacy Fund Campus Outreach – The AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund educates students and staff about sex discrimination issues; shares ways to address and prevent it; and provides action steps toward creating a more equitable campus climate.
National Girls Collaborative Project – There are many projects devoted to increasing the number of girls interested in STEM across the country, and the premise of the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) is that these programs could be more effective if they worked together.
$tart $mart Salary Negotiation Workshops – AAUW and the WAGE Project formed a partnership focusing their efforts on ensuring that prior to graduation women have knowledge about negotiating equitable pay.
Voter Education Campaign – AAUW's more than 100,000 members and 1,300 branches and their coalition partners educate women voters on critical issues and mobilize women to vote, ensuring that women's voices are heard.
For information about Signposts, Sister-to-Sister Summits, Tech Check, Transitions Conferences for Women, or Women-to-Woman Community Dialogues on Social Justice, please contact connect@aauw.org or 1/800-326-2289. We are currently reviewing and updating these programs.
To request additional Breaking through Barriers brochures and DVDs, please contact connect@aauw.org or 1/800-326-2289.
