Welcome to AAUW North Carolina!

AAUW at the Conventions

Where the Cool Kids Go - AAUW blogger Lisa Maatz takes a short break from the Democratic National Convention to eat, get a coffee, and network with members of Congress at Denver's 16th Street pedestrian mall.
Women's Equality Day @ Convention - While Tuesday was not designated "women's issues day" at the Democratic National Convention, it certainly felt like it -- which seems appropriate, given that the day also marked the anniversary of women's suffrage in America.
Equalitea, Trains, and Teddy Kennedy - The first official day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention sped by with stops at the Seniors Caucus, the Women's Equalitea, the Human Rights Campaign Celebrate Diversity event, the Congressional Black Caucus reception, and convention speeches by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA), former Rep. Jim Leach (R-IA), and the headliner of the evening, Michelle Obama.
Unconventional Women - Lisa Maatz, intrepid AAUW Public Policy Director, blogs from the Denver Convention Center and the Democratic National Convention.

Public Policy summer round up

Highlights of the recently completed session of the NC General Assembly and recent news on federal issues.

What is the state STEM project?

A key initiative of AAUW is to encourage girls to pursue classes and prepare for careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Learn about a new AAUW NC project that advances this goal, a pilot project of the Triad branches in collaboration with the Tarheel Triad Council of the Girl Scouts and the Black Data Processing Associates of Charlotte to provide a training program open to girls in the Piedmont-Triad.

Who we are:

A group of women and men who work in North Carolina to carry out the mission of the American Association of University Women — advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research.

What we do:

In communities across the state we

work with girls (and boys!) in the schools to improve education through projects from distributing books to elementary school students to working with high school girls to integrate math and science into a fitness program
collaborate with other members of the NC Women United coalition to support each others’ legislative agendas
work with students on campuses across the state to build advocacy skills through Action for Children’s “Young Advocates Toolkit”
raise funds to support local, state and national efforts

To learn more:

Check www.aauw.org for information on the national efforts that underly much of our work
Look for a branch contact in your area and call or e-mail to find out what, specifically, that group is accomplishing
Review the state newsletters for an overview of what we’ve been doing
Check our headlines (all, public policy, young advocates toolkit project, or the other topics mentioned in the right-hand menu).
Join us at one of our events.