Rachael Rollins is the first woman elected to the role of district attorney in Boston and the first woman of color to hold that job in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
In 1920, the Association of Collegiate Alumnae (a predecessor to AAUW) helped raise money to purchase a gram of radium for Marie Curie.
This is not just a matter of curiosity: Having information about salaries can help chip away at the gender wage gap, which has been barely budged for more than a…
Over the past decade, women have been making serious inroads into high-paying professions traditionally dominated by men. As of 2016, more female students have been enrolled in law schools than…
On Equal Pay Day, we will once again read reports about the gender pay gap and how, according to the Institute of Women’s Policy Research, women only earn 80.5 cents…
AAUW is proud to have called Eleanor Roosevelt a member, supporter and friend.
Author Minda Harts shares insights and advice addressing the issues women of color face in professional settings, from the wage gap to biases and micro-aggressions.
Political leaders and opinion makers pay tribute to Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg upon her death at age 87,
Three women, each of whom worked for USAID for more than 27 years in overseas posts, achieved the highest rank in the Senior Foreign Service (Career Minister). But in 2016,…
