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We're moving to a different web address. Go there now and save it to your favorites list so you won't miss a thing. The new URL is even easier to remember: www.aauwiowa.org. This old address will not work after February 2, 2008.
 

Current Research on Educational Equity
Check out this reading list of articles available on-line, contributed by a project in Cedar Falls and Waterloo. Also see AAUW's research reports.

AAUW Partners with CARE
AAUW announces a partnership with CARE, a leading international  humanitarian organization.
Visit the international corner of the AAUW website
and find out how you can win a trip to see a CARE project in action!

From www.now.org: High Speed Internet: Why Feminists Should Care About Access and Advancement  New uses for the Internet are being created every day, and many of these applications rely on high speed transmission. To realize the full potential of the Internet Read the rest of this story: (http://www.now.org/issues/media/070820broadband.html) 

Iowa ranks 22nd in the nation in  Women's Sports Foundation's ranking of the Athletic Gender Gap for 2006-2007 See how the states compare in athletic participation of female and male high school students. Then, go to the  Women's Sports Foundation's website for their narrative report.

When Girls Don't Graduate, We All Fail, National Women's Law Center's new report, finds that one in four girls drops out of school, and that the numbers are even worse for girls of color. Read the report.

Glimpses through the Gateway
 at AAUW-Iowa's    Annual Conference in
  Marshalltown, April 20-21, 2007.

What is your leadership style?
Nearly 40 women from throughout Iowa attended the pre-conference “Yes, We Can” leadership workshop at the 2007 Iowa AAUW Annual Meeting. For a summary of workshop thoughts and ideas Click Here

 

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Last updated: 01/26/2008

 

    Who we are: This six minute video from the Association convention will remind members why we joined, why we work so hard to fulfill our mission, and why we urge other women to join us.

Reading Lists -- What some AAUW groups are reading in Iowa.

 Click the luggage to take a scavenger hunt tour of this website. See what there is to help you in your work for Iowa AAUW

Nominating Committee is seeking a pool of candidates for elective/appointive office and committees. Click here for an invitation to  volunteer.
Here are connections to what you heard about at the Annual Conference in Marshalltown:

Education as the Gateway to Women's Economic Security -- requires members to login with ID number

One Shared World

Building Girls Coalition Groups

The Campaign to Rescue and Restore Victims of Human Trafficking

Direct links to Current AAUW Publications:

AAUW Campus Connection

 AAUW Outlook
LAF Update Newsletter

 Mission in Action

 Online Help for Active Leaders:

Women Graduates USA
If your passion is international relations and global issues, Women Graduates USA may be the organization for you.
Read the rest of the news release.

AAUW's New Research on Pay Equity
 Read the full report, Behind the Pay Gap, at www.aauw.org/payequity.
Then, use The Pay Equity Resource Kit and Media Guide to contact your local media.

Affirmative Action Resource Kit Released
To help protect affirmative action in your state, request a copy of the  AAUW Affirmative Action Resource Kit.

Forms to Download from the Association website. You need your member ID to access these pages.

AAUW  Style Basics: The standards for AAUW's print and web publications.

Media Guide makes contacting your local media and elected officials easy.

EdEqChange weekly memo to facilitate discussion and collaboration

BBVX -- Online tools for AAUW Leaders and Activists, a collaborative environment for  sharing ideas about using technology.

Discussion Boards:
A one page connection to 20 AAUW discussion boards.

Leadership Training Institute
Despite gains over the past decades, women and girls continue to be underrepresented in leadership and key professional positions. The institute offers programs to promote the total woman: economic self-sufficiency, leadership development, career advancement, and technical skill development.

Links to other organization sites that share our mission:

Iowa Commission on the Status of Women

IoWoman, a bimonthly publication from the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women.

Iowa Statewide
Advocacy Directory on Women's Issues

 Iowa's Diversity Calendar
 to help plan events that do not conflict with religious and ethnic holidays

 Women Graduates USA 
Read the press release about this new organization

 Virginia Gildersleeve
International Fund

 Iowa United Nations  Association

CEDAW The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women : defines what constitutes discrimination against women and sets up an agenda for national action to end such discrimination. U.S. has not signed it.

ExperienceWave.org
Helping Older Adults Stay Engaged in Work and Civic Life

 


 In principle and in practice, AAUW values and seeks a diverse membership. There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of gender, race, creed, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or class.