Where We Stand: Title IX
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AAUW strongly supports the vigorous enforcement of Title IX and all other civil rights laws pertaining to education.
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Current Funding Opportunities
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AAUW offers educational funding to promising women each year in seven categories of fellowships and grants. Learn more about the opportunities and deadlines.
Explore the Issues
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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Pay equity. Paid family leave. Title IX. Lowering student debt. Stopping sexual harassment. Get involved — by changing policies we can improve gender equity.
Advocates Convey Support for Civil Rights and School Safety to Secretary DeVos
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During their roundtable discussion with Secretary DeVos, civil rights advocates expressed their frustration about the absence of diverse communities in the conversation.
AAUW Weighs In: Policy Updates
Policy Center
AAUW regularly submit letters to Congress, comments to regulating bodies, testimony before congress and sign on to legal briefs to help advance equity.
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.
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.
3 Questions for Esther Ngumbi
Faces of AAUW
Esther Ngumbi, assistant professor of entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, studies sustainable crop growth and environmentally friendly insecticides. She launched her career with the help of a…
AAUW Announces Fellowship and Grant Award Winners
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The American Association of University Women (AAUW) has awarded a 2021-22 fellowship to scholars at Albertus Magnus College. Recipients will pursue academic work and lead innovative community projects to empower…