Participants in the May 2020 AAUW NC virtual town hall Virtual Meeting Included 16 of 18 Branches Our first virtual Annual Meeting on May 13, 2020 attracted 65 members from 16 branches! That’s much better than our “usual” and we are glad to provide this easier way to connect and do the business of AAUW…
As Carol Jenkins, Co-President and CEO of ERA Coalition, highlighted: there is nothing in the US Constitution that protects discrimination against women. Many women do not realize that they are not protected against discrimination. This COVID-19 pandemic has certainly emphasized this crisis in areas related to women not only because of deficiencies in health care…
All members are invited to join us via Zoom for the 2020 Annual Meeting of AAUW NC. 7 p.m. ET, Wednesday, May 13 Information has been sent to the branch presidents about this, and it was announced in recent issues of Connect. It will have a simple agenda to cover the required business of AAUW NC:…
Photos from the 2019 Conference — oh, what we are missing this year! What changes are in the works? Since the 2020 conference in Asheville was cancelled on March 12, the AAUW NC board and, especially the Executive Committee (President Jane Terwillegar, Vice President Kathy Pearre, Branch Advocate Janet Bunger, and Treasurer Wendy Haner) have…
Along with many other organizations, AAUW NC has moved some of its operations to a web platform — Zoom. The board has been meeting via Zoom, we’re planning an annual meeting using Zoom, and we’ll be making the Zoom platform available to branches for their virtual meetings. This is, however, a big switch for many…
Election of Treasurer and Vice President Due to the Covid-19 emergency, we have had to reschedule the 2020 annual meeting of AAUW of North Carolina. It will be a virtual meeting at 7 pm on Wednesday, May 13. A key piece of business will be the election of officers for AAUW NC. The terms of…
Economic Security Support Efforts to raise the minimum wage, thus promoting pay equity for girls/women throughout their lifespan by promoting actions that foster paid family and sick leave, explore discrimination concerns in retirement wage gaps and social security issues/concerns, and by providing salary negotiation workshops to ensure equal pay for equal work. Advocate for SNAP/FNS…
An original play tells the stories of those who fought for women’s suffrage and those whose voting rights were not ensured by the 19th Amendment.
All eyes were on Virginia as it became the 38th state to ratify the ERA on January 27th. As the Democratic Senator Mamie Locke said: ” Equality based on sex is not just good for women, it is good for society.” Next step is the US House of Representatives on February 10th when a vote…
On a cool sunny January afternoon, the Raleigh/Wake County and Tar Heel Branches took their place at a table along Halifax Mall as thousands of women marched in the streets around the Legislative Building in downtown Raleigh. People were gathered to listen as women spoke on the theme “Women Protecting the Future” amidst sign waving,…