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Scientess Podcast with Dr. Karen Levy
March 16, 2026
In the fall of 2025 Dr. Karen Levy approached AAUW Seattle for support of an idea – a podcast that encouraged women to “just do it”. Often we get focused on all the obstacles to being our best professional and personal selves – Karen and her guests are helping us think differently. Our AAUW Seattle board saw the value and the synergy in Karen’s idea, and we provided her with a personal grant to… Read More »
Public Policy Legislative Session Updates
March 12, 2026
There are a lot of advocacy opportunities concerning national issues these days. It’s important we also act locally by supporting state legislation and by reaching out to our community leaders. March 12 Update on AAUW-WA Priority Bills HB 2355 The Governor has signed the bill into law. Establishing labor protections for domestic workers These bills have been delivered to the Governor: E2SSB 5395 Making improvements to transparency and accountability in the prior authorization determination process SSB… Read More »
December Holiday Meeting and Tech Trek Celebration
December 18, 2025
Reitha Weeks led us in the Tech Trek Celebration. We had four of the eleven campers we sponsored for Tech Trek last summer plus some of their parents. It’s always fun to hear from them and learn what their biggest take-aways were. Tech Trek is a week-long STEM sleep away camp at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma with over 100 campers from all over the state. For many of the girls,… Read More »
November Program Review - Immigration News from NW Immigrant Rights Project
Sarah Parnell November 18, 2025
At our November meeting, Jenny Mashek, an attorney with the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, spoke about current issues with regard to immigration. NWIRP has several offices in Washington State, and their services to their clients are free and confidential. She emphasized how important it is for clients to consult with representation, because every situation is different and interpreting changing rules can be difficult for the lay person. Ms. Mashek spoke about the… Read More »
Review of October 18th Program with Sharon Tosi Lacey
Kathy Myers November 16, 2025
Sharon, a current chief historian at the US Census in Washington DC, gave an engaging talk on her personal pathway from a graduate at West Point (USMA) to her current position. She pointed out that men often don’t need full knowledge or expertise to try for their next opportunity (comfortable with 60% qualifications) whereas women will wait until they have close to 100% of the qualifications necessary for a future position. Sharon… Read More »