As the country prepares for President-elect Obama to take the oath of office on January 20, 2009, AAUW continues to be involved with the changes taking place in Washington, D.C. and beyond. On this page, you can find more information on events surrounding the Inauguration, read documents AAUW has submitted to the transition team, learn more about the members of the president-elect's new cabinet, and find additional helpful resources.

AAUW looks forward to working with the Obama administration and the 111th Congress to move AAUW's priority issues forward. In fact, AAUW has already been working closely with the president-elect’s transition team to ensure that breaking through educational and economic barriers for women is on top of his agenda. Below are documents submitted to the transition team by AAUW, highlighting our federal policy priorities and goals for the new administration.

• AAUW's recommendations for pay equity and workplace opportunity legislation
  
  
• AAUW’s recommendations for improving access to higher education
  
  
• AAUW's recommendations for improving girls' and women's opportunities in STEM fields
  
  
• AAUW's recommendations for the No Child Left Behind Act reauthorization
  
  
• AAUW's recommendations for family friendly work-life policies
  
  
• The National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education (NCWGE) is a nonprofit organization of approximately 50 groups dedicated to improving educational opportunities for girls and women. Currently chaired by AAUW, NCWGE submitted recommendations for the first year of the Obama Administration.Read the recommendations here.
  
  
• AAUW recently led coalition efforts to bring together 41 women’s organizations to submit a letter to President-elect Barack Obama urging him to appoint more women than his predecessors to his cabinet and other political appointments. The letter also asks President-elect Obama to restore and strengthen all offices that in past administrations have played a fundamental role in protecting and advancing women’s issues and opportunities such as the White House Office for Women’s Initiatives and Outreach and the President’s Interagency Council on Women. Read the letter here.
  
  
• The National Coalition for Public Education is comprised of more than 50 education, civic, civil rights, and religious organizations devoted to the support of public schools. As a leading member of NCPE, AAUW joined wiht the coalition in submitting recommendations for ending the D.C. school voucher program.Read the coalition's recommendations.
  
  
• AAUW also joined with the he National Council of Women’s Organizations in presenting recommendations to the Obama transition team on the areas of economic security, health, education and training, and civil/human rights. Read NCWO's recommendations.

AAUW is also pleased to see the appointments of highly-qualified women to key administration positions. Read AAUW’s press release on the nomination of Rep. Hilda Solis for Secretary of Labor.

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