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Education

Education powers equity. AAUW removes barriers so women and girls can access learning, unlock opportunity, and lead in their communities and beyond.

Gender Tracking in Higher Ed

Education

Female students continue to encounter biases and stereotypes around the types of majors and future jobs they ‘should’ pursue, including that science and math programs are better suited for men.

The Gendered Workforce

Women remain disproportionally represented in low-wage jobs, while men dominate the highest-paying fields.

The Motherhood Penalty

Because of old workplace paradigms, becoming a mother can take a toll on a woman’s earnings and jeopardize her family's economic security.

Women & Retirement

A lifelong pay gap culminates in the fact that women have significantly less income than men during their retirement years, a time when they are particularly vulnerable.

The Gender Pay Gap

No matter how you analyze it, the gender pay gap is real, persistent and harmful to women’s financial well-being.

Be an Upstander, Not a Bystander

Workplace and Economic Equity

Proactively look for the inequities that exist in your workplace, your community, and our society.

3 Questions for Rachael Rollins

Faces of AAUW

Rachael Rollins is the first woman elected to the role of district attorney in Boston and the first woman of color to hold that job in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Higher Education & Other Career Pathways

Where We Stand: Human Trafficking

Policy Center

AAUW believes that global interdependence requires national and international policies against human trafficking and that promote peace, justice, human rights, sustainable development, and mutual security for all people.