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Summer (May) 2009:

AAUW NC Summer 2009 summary

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For more about AAUW in communities around the state, see the Branch News page.

Recent AAUW NC Headlines

Minutes from the March board meeting

Here are the minutes of the board meeting held Saturday morning after convention:
March 28, 2009 minutes of the AAUW NC Board
They are to be approved at the summer board meeting in Hendersonville on July 17.

Posted on 1 July 2009 by Nancy in 2009 NC Summer Mtg, 2009 NC Convention
Lilly Ledbetter and Elmira Mangum

For many of us who attended the AAUW Convention, a highlight was seeing Lilly Ledbetter in person. She not only addressed the convention with her powerful story, but spent hours signing souvenirs for the convention attendees and posing for individual pictures.

Posted on 29 June 2009 by Nancy in 2009 AAUW Convention, Announcements
New clause in AAUW Public Policy Program

Support for rights of nontraditional families added to AAUW Public Policy Program.

Posted on 28 June 2009 by Nancy in Public Policy
New AAUW Bylaws

Updates on the bylaws changes at the 2009 AAUW National Convention.

Posted on 28 June 2009 by Nancy in 2009 Fall THN, 2009 AAUW Convention
Healthy Youth Act ratified!

The bill to allow parents to choose comprehensive sex ed for their children has been ratified by both houses of the NC legislature.

Posted on 26 June 2009 by Nancy in 2009 AAUW Convention, Public Policy

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Equity issues in the news

Equity Issues from Convention (June 26) - Included in this issue:
-- Ledbetter, women politicians headline AAUW convention
-- 900 AAUW members attend St. Louis convention
-- Jackie Speier Speaking at AAUW National Convention This Weekend
-- Equal Pay is not only about fairness -- it's about survival
-- Money for Grad School
-- Paycheck Fairness
Equity Issues (June 22) - Included in this issue:
-- AAUW Co-Sponsors Summit Aimed at Encouraging Girls to Consider Careers in STEM
-- White House Press Office Takes Note of AAUW Statement on Judge Sonia Sotomayor
-- AAUW Names 2009 Eleanor Roosevelt Fund Award Winner
-- AAUW Member Leader's Thoughts about Pay Equity Appear in The Advocate
-- AAUW Supports Newly Introduced Bill which Addresses Gender Equity in Sports
-- AAUW Co-Hosts Capitol Hill Briefing on Girls' Sports
Equity Issues (June 12) - Included in this edition:
-- Trinity Students Have High Praise for the AAUW/NASPA Student Leadership Conference
-- Campaign College Promoted at AAUW’s Summer Conference for College Women
-- Ambivalence about Feminism
-- Assistant Secretary Duckworth Honored With Women of Distinction Award
-- Naomi Tutu Inspires Students at National Conference for College Women Student Leaders
-- NCCWSL Keynoter on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday
-- Equal Pay Helps All
-- AAUW, Dr. Phil Mentioned in Column about Equal Pay Act Anniversary
-- Pitt Graduate Student Earns AAUW Fellowship
-- What It Means to Be a Woman
-- AAUW Member Leader Pens Guest Opinion about Fair Pay