AAUW Weighs In: Policy Updates
AAUW regularly submit letters to Congress, comments to regulating bodies, testimony before congress and sign on to legal briefs to help advance equity.
AAUW regularly submit letters to Congress, comments to regulating bodies, testimony before congress and sign on to legal briefs to help advance equity.
Because of old workplace paradigms, becoming a mother can take a toll on a woman’s earnings and jeopardize her family's economic security.
A legendary champion for equal pay shares her story and explains why we must keep working for meaningful change.
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,…
Known as the “mother of the Hubble,” Dr. Roman was the first chief of astronomy at NASA and the first woman to hold an executive position there. After she died…
A new research report finds that women are more likely to quit jobs in manufacturing than women in other industries, reflecting a history of sexual harassment, unequal pay and opportunity…
When it comes to compensation, many people think there’s safety in silence: Don’t ask anyone what they earn, and don’t discuss your own paycheck. But the reality is that staying…
In August 2021, AAUW contracted with the public opinion research firm Ipsos to poll women in New York City about how they fared economically during the pandemic. Women—including many women…
The Civil Rights & Transparency Clinic at the University at Buffalo School of Law is launching the Western New York Gender Equity Initiative.
In 2020, AAUW began partnerships with colleges and universities around our Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative, working specifically with Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Women's Colleges and Minority Serving Institutions to…