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Together, we can reach gender equality in education, economic security, and leadership. Learn more about our core issues and how we work to achieve our mission: Equity for all.
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Policy Recommendations: Reducing Student Debt
Policy Center
AAUW supports measures to lower the student debt burden on women and their families.
Volunteer Leader Position Descriptions
Membership
AAUW offers a range of volunteer leadership opportunities at the national, state and branch levels. Our position descriptions can help you define each role — and pick the perfect person…
Deeper in Debt: Women & Student Loans (2017)
Research & Data
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…
Where We Stand: Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence in School
Policy Center
AAUW advocates equitable access to education and climates free of harassment, bullying, and sexual assault.
Where We Stand: Reproductive Rights
Policy Center
AAUW supports choice in the determination of one’s reproductive life and increased access to health care and family planning services.
Meet the 2020-2021 Board of Directors
Learn more about AAUW Board of Directors’ policies and responsibilities, information about Board deliberations and positions, and a tentative schedule of Board meetings.
Where We Stand: Title IX
Policy Center
AAUW strongly supports the vigorous enforcement of Title IX and all other civil rights laws pertaining to education.
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.
New Report Ranks The Nation’s 130 Elite Research Universities For Gender Parity Among Top Positions
News
The Women’s Power Gap at Elite Universities: Scaling the Ivory Tower examines diversity data at the nation’s elite research universities (“R1s”). Conducted by the Women’s Power Gap Initiative (WPG) at…