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BLACK WOMEN LEADING THE WAY TO EQUITY
AAUW National February 19, 2023
I can’t think of a better illustration of that than AAUW’s Fellows and Grantees. Our alumnae include everyone from Barbara Smith, who helped establish Black women’s studies in the 1970s, to Claudine Gay, who will become the first Black president of Harvard University this year. Visit our website and social media posts to meet trailblazing Black women from every era. We should also reflect on the enormous obstacles confronting… Read More »
Facts, Resources, Actions on Abortion in the US
Seattle Branch AAUW May 6, 2022
Do this Now:
Pass the Women’s Health Protection Act! AAUW Two-Minute Activist
Update: The U.S. Senate has finally scheduled a vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act for the week of May 9, 2022! The House of Representatives passed it in September 2021 and we are waiting on the Senate to get it across the finish line — take action NOW to urge your senators to support vital protections for reproductive health for all!
Next Equal Pay Day is Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Seattle Branch AAUW February 20, 2022
Equal Pay Day denotes how far into the new year women must work to be paid what men were paid the previous year. Started by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996, the goal was to raise awareness about the gender wage gap. Last year’s All Women’s Equal Pay Day was March 24, 2021, an improvement of only nine days. Read More »
Cosmetics, Toxic Chemicals & Women’s Health with Dr. Fran Solomon - AAUW Edmonds-SnoKing and Seattle Seminar
November 26, 2021
Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals in Everyday Products: How They Can Harm Our Health and What We Can Do About Them This is an online seminar sponsored by AAUW Edmonds-SnoKing and Seattle Branches. Cosmetics and other personal care products may contain harmful ingredients that adversely affect our health. Women, and particularly women of color, are affected. This four-part seminar will be presented via Zoom by Dr. Fran Solomon, an environmental scientist, on the following Tuesdays:… Read More »
Seattle AWIS - Now Accepting Nominations
AAUW - Seattle November 12, 2021
Nominate a woman for one of the 2022 Seattle AWIS Awards! The 2022 Seattle Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Award Categories are
- Science or Technology Advancement and Leadership
- Early Career Achievement in STEM
- Excellence in STEM Education/Outreach