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Our History

AAUW’s story begins in 1881, when a small group of female college graduates banded together to open the doors for women’s career advancement and to encourage more women to pursue…

Where We Stand: STEM Education

Policy Center

AAUW supports promoting and strengthening science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, especially for girls and underrepresented populations.

Where We Stand: Human Trafficking

Policy Center

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

Women & Student Debt

Women tend to borrow more for their education — and struggle more to pay it off — in part because of the gender pay gap.

Dimensions of Diversity & Identity

Membership

Identity is a combination of characteristics, attributes, experiences or behaviors that make us each who we are. Many of these dimensions of diversity give meaning to our identity.

Funding Women’s History

Programs

AAUW has a proud heritage of helping women pursue higher education, tracing back to a time when few women had that opportunity.

Deliver Title IX Resources to Your Local Schools

Legal Advocacy

Many Title IX coordinators lack a complete understanding of their responsibilities. That’s why, in 2015, the Department of Education released resources to help Title IX coordinators better understand the full scope…

How to Work with the Media

Policy Center

Working with the media provides a rewarding and cost-effective tool for promoting AAUW’s policy priorities and events.