Bringing STEM Education to Girls across the Globe — from Ohio to Hungary
Thanks to a $250,000 grant, AAUW will expand our successful STEM programs for girls to new sites in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, and Barberton, Ohio, where Alcoa has operations. Read more »
Developing the World’s Teachers: AAUW’s African Educators Program
Established in 1962, the African Educators Program gave African women educators — mostly high school teachers — professional development opportunities in the United States to address the shortage of teachers in many African countries at the time. Read more »
4 Ways to Introduce the Girl in Your Life to Engineering
What can you, as a parent or sister or scout leader or whatever, do to introduce the girl in your life to engineering? We have some ideas. Read more »
Hour of Code Success Calls for a High Five
This year AAUW celebrated Computer Science Education Week and the Hour of Code for the first time. But thanks to amazing work by our members and supporters, you would think we’ve been doing this for much longer. Here’s what we accomplished together Read more »
How I Took the Hour of Code Challenge
In high school, I took a web design class where I was one of only two girls. Today I coded a game for iPhone to do my part in the online Hour of Code awareness campaign. Read more »
Celebrate Girl Day with AAUW: Enter Our Battle of the Plans!
AAUW invites teachers and other educators to submit a K–12 lesson plan that incorporates engineering skills and knowledge into a diverse range of subjects in fun, creative ways. Read more »
5 Surprising Facts about US Student Performance on International Test
The Organization for Economic Development recently released the results for the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment. Watching and analyzing where 15-year-old U.S. students rank compared with their peers from […] Read more »
Changing the Face of Computer Science, One Hour at a Time
In our 2010 report on the alarmingly low number of women in STEM fields, we recommended encouraging girls to take computer science classes. Now we’re taking that recommendation to the next level by asking you to participate in the Hour of Code, a one-hour introduction to computer science. Read more »
The Best Decision I Ever Made
For many high school students, enrolling in college right after graduation is a rite of passage, but not for me. I worked full time during the day and on the weekends while attending night classes at a community college. After two years, I became the first person in my family to graduate from college. Read more »
Campus Sexual Assault Prevention Is Getting an Upgrade
Students go off to college each year only to be confronted with violence in their classrooms, dorm rooms, student unions, and at social events. College-age women are four times more likely than any other age group to face sexual assault. Read more »
