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AAUW : Empowering Women Since 1881
Laura Laster, AAUW 2018-19, Career Development Grant
2021-22 American Fellow Ola Galal
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AAUW’s Latina Alumnae Spotlight
AAUW is proud to celebrate LatinX and Hispanic Americans and their invaluable contributions, while also raising awareness about the inequities many still face. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month we are featuring a few of our awardees of Hispanic origin who are working to bring awareness and promote gender equity for women and girls within the LatinX community.
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Deeper in Debt: Women & Student Loans
Student debt is making it nearly impossible for many women to afford their basic living expenses after graduating from college, but AAUW is dedicated to getting the college debt crisis under control. Learn more about how women are disproportionately impacted by student loans — and steps we can take to make college more affordable and accessible for all!
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Why Women Will Suffer the Most if the Supreme Court Rules Against Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
Gloria L. Blackwell, CEO of AAUW, was featured in TIME magazine’s recent article highlighting the significant burden of student loan debt on women, particularly due to persistent gender gaps and the need for advanced degrees to match male counterparts.
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Recent Webinars
Recent Webinar
Delivering on Debt Relief: The Fight for Racial and Gender Justice
Watch AAUW’s most recent webinar in which U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, AAUW CEO Gloria L. Blackwell, Natalia Abrams of the Student Debt Crisis Center, and Kristin McGuire, the executive director of Young Invincibles, discuss how student loan debt puts a disproportionate burden on women of color and contributes to gender and racial inequity.
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