AAUWMI EVERY MEMBER SURVEY RESULTS(click here to view)
AAUWMI Partners with The League of Women Voters 21st Century Voter: Promoting Michigan Voting Power
Click here to read the complete article written by Sally Doty and Carol Pyke. Click on MIVote icon in the green sidebar below left. Carolyn Garfein speaks about what streamlining AAUW means for the future of the organization Click above to hear her remarks given at the 87th Annual State Convention in Midland, MI, May 2-3, 2009. What attracts people to AAUW is the Mission...we may think it’s the study groups, we may think it’s the stimulating conversation...but it’s the Mission. To thrive we must offer: branch memberships; on-line memberships; and contributors who support our cause. This is what will keep AAUW strong into the future. The future organization of AAUW is going to be Focused, Fast Flexible and Flat. Focused on issues and mission-driven programs; Fast...technologically savvy and utilizing resources such as Two-Minute Activist to its greatest extent; Flexible—giving branches and states the freedom to organize for their needs and provide the resources to make them successful; Flat...eliminate layers of bureaucracy, one member one vote. When we think about what makes AAUW different from other organizations… remember it’s What We Do that makes us different. In the breakout session following Carolyn’s talk on the Proposed Bylaws there were many questions relating to the Membership Pilot Program, Open Membership and Association Board setting the dues. All our members had the opportunity to speak freely and learn from others...somewhat like a good mission-driven branch meeting. “Our Mission Matters" AAUW and the Wage Project Join Forces to Address Equal Pay by Mickey Edell Initiative Director AAUW and the WAGE Project just recently announced the formation of a partnership to ensure that women graduating from college start their careers with the skills to negotiate for fair and equal pay. This union will offer $tart $mart Campus Negotiation Workshops to 500 college campuses over the next three years. The gender wage gap begins as early as the first year after a woman graduates from college, according to AAUW’s research report, Behind the Pay Gap. A decade after graduation, it widens. This gap is clear even when women have the same major and occupation as their male counterparts. To aid in closing this gap, AAUW and WAGE urge all campuses in the nation to offer this valuable workshop, which can serve as a powerful influence in the lives of young women. Over a forty year career college educated women will have an average lifetime loss of roughly one million dollars. Long term this can significantly impact retirement and Social Security income. Nationwide, working families lose $200 billion of income annually to the gender wage gap. (Click here to read full article) click here for Programs-Special Projects-Pay Equity Day
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