Dive into our past recordings and keep an eye out for future events that celebrate, educate on, and inspire progress in gender equity.
AAUW : Empowering Women Since 1881
Mae Jemison, first Black woman to travel in space. Engineer, physician and NASA astronaut. Received 2007 Achievement Award.
Dare to Be...
NCCWSL 2024
AAUW invites hundreds of college women from around the country for leadership training, inspiration and networking at our National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL).
Join AAUW on May 30 – June 1, 2024 in DC metro area for this year’s NCCWSL.
Rachel Carson. Photo: Smithsonian Institution
Women Make History Every Day
Marine Biologist and 1956 AAUW Achievement Awardee Rachel Carson
“Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.”
Author of the award-winning book Silent Spring, which was instrumental in documenting the danger of different chemical use on the environment – inspiring generations of environmentalism. Received 1956 AAUW Achievement Award.
Civil Rights
Where We Stand: LGBTQ+ Rights
AAUW advocates freedom in definition of self and family, including protection from discrimination and a guarantee of civil rights for all family structures, and vigorous enforcement of and full access to civil and constitutional rights.
Nancy Grace Roman (1925-2018), AAUW member and chief of astronomy at NASA
Gender Equity
AAUW Partners with NSF on Advancing Pay Equity in Higher Education
Joining forces with AAUW, the NSF ADVANCE Partnership Project “Let’s Talk Money” takes aim at bringing gender equity to higher education compensation. Rooted in AAUW’s commitment to dismantling equity barriers for women and girls, “Let’s Talk Money” aims to expand knowledge of best practices for faculty pay to the higher education community by:
• Building understanding of university pay-practices and outcomes.
• Incorporating an equity lens into pay-decisions.
• Expanding productive conversations about pay.
• Improving communication of pay decisions.
Webinar Spotlight: "In Conversation with Dr. Pempho Chinkondenji"
CEO Webinar: In Conversation with Dr. Pempho Chinkondenji
Watch CEO Gloria L. Blackwell’s conversation with AAUW International Fellow alumna, Pempho Chinkondenji, Ph.D. Dr. Chinkondenji discussed her work on addressing structural inequalities within educational policies and practices, with a specific emphasis on the intersection of education, gender, race, and motherhood. Dr. Chinkondenji is a scholar, educator, and practitioner-activist in the field of comparative and international education.
Webinar Spotlight
- It’s My Vote!: AAUW Priorities in the 2024 Election
- My Student Loans Are Due. Now What?
- Running from Bondage: Enslaved Women and Their Remarkable Fight for Freedom in Revolutionary America
- Leave No One Behind: Combatting Global Human Trafficking
- Tech Power to Economic Power: Closing the Digital Gender Gap
- Youth Voices for Global Gender Equity
Election Resources
How to Get Involved and Educate Voters
There are many ways AAUW members can get involved in the elections and help educate voters. Our voter engagement campaign — It’s My Vote! — will give you the training, tools, and resources to help increase voter participation in your community.
Your Equal Pay Resource Center
Our Priority Issues
Helpful How-tos
Start Talking about Pay!
Career Tips
8 Great Job Boards for Diverse Professionals
Career Tips
Tips for Getting Educational Funding
Programs
Take Action
Members of AAUW’s Action Network receive urgent email notices and text messages when their advocacy is needed most. With our online Two-Minute Activist tool, it takes just minutes and an internet connection to make your voice heard on issues impacting women and girls!