Empowering women in Michigan

AAUW has been empowering women as individuals and as a community since 1881. For more than 130 years, we have worked together as a national grassroots organization to improve the lives of millions of women and their families.

AAUW of Michigan Mission

AAUW advances gender equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy.

AAUW’s Vision

Equity for all.

AAUW’s Values

Nonpartisan. Fact-based. Integrity. Inclusion and Intersectionality.

Find a Branch and Join Us in Advocating for Gender Equity!

 

 

Join Online Today!

Perks and Benefits of AAUW Membership

Public Policy and Advocacy

AAUWMI’s public policy and advocacy work seeks to empower women and girls in Michigan. 

AAUW Public Policy Priorities Be a Two-Minute Activist! Michigan Voter Information Center
AAUWMI Public Policy Principles AAUW's Policy Center Connect with State Government
Public Policy Director's Message AAUW's Advocacy Toolkit Connect with Your US Legislators
Key Executive Orders and Actions in Trump’s First 100 Days
    

Dome of the Michigan Capitol

Branch Leadership Playbooks

AAUW of Michigan is producing a series of branch leadership playbooks to assist branch officers and the collaborative teams they assemble, both formal and informal, to assist in performing their responsibilities. These playbooks are designed to be scalable for use by small, medium, and large branches. We hope the playbooks will help branches recruit new officers by making the jobs appear manageable, satisfying, and occasionally even fun. We welcome suggestions for updates and additions to future versions of the playbooks. Please send comments to .

 

 

AAUW of Michigan Newsletters

 

Community Connection

Welcome to the Community Connection, a place to view our e-blasts from your state organization. We promise to keep theCommunity Connection short, timely, and geared toward our members (that’s YOU) with what YOU might want to know or do to be an active AAUW member.

 

 

 

 

 

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Toolkit
Ethnically diverse people seated in a row

The AAUW Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) resources in the DEI Toolkit aim to identify best practices for promoting diversity, equity and inclusion within AAUW. These resources present guidelines for how AAUW branches, national members, student members and individual members can demonstrate an understanding of AAUW’s mission, values, goals and strategic plan. It is meant to start the inclusion conversation. We encourage all members to seek ways to incorporate inclusive practices into their branches and daily life.

(Image credit: Created by Eric Haynes. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/)

AAUW of Michigan Webinars

AAUW of Michigan presents Webinars on topics related to our mission. See some of our most recent presentations below. Find our complete archive of recordings on YouTube. For information about upcoming webinars and other events, see our calendar.

Revisiting the 2022 Election and the Future of Democracy, 2/9/2023

Screen shot from Recruiting and Engaging Younger Members Panel Discussion Recruiting and Engaging Younger Members Panel Discussion, 6/26/2023

Ranked Choice Voting for Michigan, Ron Zimmerman of Rank MI Vote, 9/14/2023

Screenshot of opening frame of videoIt’s in the Numbers!: Financial and Fundraising Information for Your AAUW Branch, 1/16/2025

AAUW of Michigan Facebook Page

AAUW of Michigan

7 hours ago

AAUW of Michigan
Days before the opening of the 2026 UN General Assembly, UN Women and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs published “The Gender Snapshot 2026.” According to the report, where women hold real power, outcomes improve across all dimensions of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; however, governments across the world are intentionally weakening institutions designed to promote gender equality.The report's findings "reveal a political retreat from gender equality that is crosscutting, measurable, and compounding." Here are some data highlights from the report:* One in three institutions for gender equality have been stripped of power over the past two years. About one in four have had cuts to their budgets, and nearly one in 10 have lost control of their budget. * Funding for gender equality has fallen to the lowest level since 2021. * 42% of UN entities report a weakening of their gender equality efforts.* Six in seven countries are led by men. Systemic barriers keep women out of power, including the high cost of running for office and threats of physical violence. When women do reach cabinet-level positions, they don't get the most powerful positions. Almost nine in 10 defense ministers and more than eight in 10 finance ministers are men.Read more and download the full report: www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2026/09/one-in-three-institutions-built-to-advance-...#genderequality #genderbarriers #genderpowerbalance #sustainabledevelopmentgoals2030 ...

Photo

View on Facebook (opens in a new tab)
·

Share on Facebook (opens in a new tab) Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab) Share on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab) Share by Email (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Events and Observances