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In principle and 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.

 
 

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AAUW-MA

 

 

 

AAUW advances equity for women and girls
through advocacy, education and research

A Platinum State

2004,2005,2006 

What's Happening Join us Spring 2010 Convention Annual Report Leader Links 2007 Directory

By joining AAUW, you belong to a community that breaks through educational and economic barriers so all women have a fair chance

 

AAUW-MA incoming president, Liz Fragola, outlined her goals for the coming year at the AAUW-MA 2010 Spring Convention.  Read a copy of her speech.

 

Use the Spring 2010 Convention tab to find information about the AAUW-MA 2010 Spring Convention and Annual Meeting and

the AAUW-MA sponsored program, LAUNCH--moving ideas to the next level, which parallels AAUW’s goal to promote STEM education

 

Haiti Earthquake Relief    CARE, the international humanitarian organization and AAUW-MA partner, currently has 133 personnel on the ground in Haiti and is deploying additional staff immediately to distribute food, hygiene kits and water, as well as to deliver emergency health services. But so much more is needed! 
You can help SAVE LIVES. AAUW-MA members are concerned and want to know how to help. By donating to CARE(a safe and secure site), you will help immediately reach more people in Haiti who have been devastated by this disaster.
     

If you would like to generate further support for CARE’s work in Haiti, here are some steps you can take. 

     

 

 

 

         

AAUW--Massachusetts includes the state organization and twelve local branches in Massachusetts, working to turn the AAUW mission into reality in our own communities.

AAUW Dialog --

the AAUW blog

 

AAUW-MA Dialog--a blog for AAUW-MA members to share comments, opinions, events, photos

 

Current Topics Briefing Series
 

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Barnes & Noble (automatic 5% discount for AAUW members)

AAUW has played a vital role in the history of women's achievements in Massachusetts and continues to work toward equitable access of opportunity for women and girls. AAUW-MA activities include:

 

  AAUW-MA facilitates and supports efforts among neighboring branches to work in partnership as they plan community action projects. By sharing resources and focusing on local needs and issues, branch partners are able to translate AAUW's mission into action at the grassroots level.
  As we work to achieve AAUW goals, our members interact with other community organizations and leaders in education, government and business. Many of us strengthen organizational and leadership skills and develop new abilities which enhance our personal and professional lives. Join us!
  Please refer to Special Interest Programs to find more information about current action projects and collaborative programs.
Vision:  AAUW will be a powerful advocate and visible leader in equity and education through research, philanthropy, and measurable change in critical areas impacting the lives of women and girls.

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.

Because Equity is Still an Issue

AAUW works with similar-minded organizations as collaborative partners to optimize outreach in advocacy and action. AAUW-MA members serve as liaisons to ensure representation of purpose and to maintain effective communication.

2010 Census

AAUW-MA is a Complete Count Committee Partner for the 2010 Census. We pledged to get the word out about the Census. Check www.2010Census.gov for ways you and your branch can educate your community to get a complete count.

AAUW-MA Liaison:  Barbara Burgo

 

CARE

Founded in 1945, CARE is one of the world's largest humanitarian aid agencies. Working side by side with poor people in 72 countries, CARE helps empower communities to address the greatest threats to their survival. Women are at the heart of CARE's efforts to improve health, education and economic development because experience shows that a woman's achievements yield dramatic benefits for her entire family. CARE is also committed to providing lifesaving assistance during times of crisis, and helping rebuild safer, stronger communities afterward. 

National Girls Collaborative Project   

Facilitating collaboration among STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) projects for girls so that they can share resources, work together, and learn from one another, including the creation of a Program Directory of these girl-serving projects

New England Region Liaison: Kimberly Edgar

 

Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW)
Advocating economic equity for women ,supporting follow-up action for MCSW Study “Effects of Fiscal Crisis on Women and Girls in MA”, mobilizing community and legislative support for wage equity for women
AAUW-MA Liaison: 

 

Massachusetts Coalition for Women's Wage Equality

A statewide coalition of organizations and individuals committed to endorsing pay equity for women of the Commonwealth by supporting and advocating for equitable compensation for women who are employed in jobs that require comparable skills, efforts, responsibilities, and working conditions to those of men

AAUW Liaisons:  Beryl Domingo, H-508-697-0602, Liz Fragola, H-978-887-9799, and Catherine Schindewolf, C-617-777-3648

AAUW Links on Pay Equity

 

Massachusetts Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW Project )
Working to integrate international human rights protections into MA's legal code
AAUW-MA Liaison: Bonnie Howard   H-781-631-7998

 

Women at Work Museum, Attleboro
Supporting programs and exhibits that highlight achievements of women, promote leadership and technology, support equity

in education and workplace


Coalition for Choice
Working to safeguard responsible, independent decision-making in determining of one’s reproductive life, based on fact-based information
AAUW-MA Liaison: Lois Pulliam   H-781-275-0090

 

Prevention First Campaign
Advocating for comprehensive reproductive health services, sexuality education, family planning, teen pregnancy prevention, access to emergency contraception (EC)
AAUW-MA Liaison:


Lowell Women’s Week
Planning with Women’s Week Committee, Kick-off Breakfast, Girls Inc. Conference, LAF presentation at UMass Lowell
 

Teen Voices

Teen Voices is an international innovative print and online magazine written by, for, and about teen girls. Published by Women Express, Inc., a non-profit organization whose mission is to further social and economic justice by empowering teenage and

young adult women, Teen Voices is the positive and intelligent alternative to mainstream teen magazines!  The  program is

local, but the impact is global.

 

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AAUW operates at the national, state and local levels. We invite you to learn more about us by contacting any of the state officers or branch leaders, or by checking the national website at www.aauw.org. Please address any comments or suggestions about this website to webmaster@aauw-ma.org.

 

  • AAUW—with more than 100,000 members, 1,000 branches, and 500 college/university institution partners nationwide—advocates education and equity. Since its founding in 1881, members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day—educational, social, economic, and political. Our commitment to our mission is reflected in our public policy efforts, programs, and diversity initiatives.

 

  • The AAUW Educational Foundation is the world's largest source of funding exclusively for graduate women. Each year the Foundation provides about $4 million in fellowships, grants, and awards for outstanding women around the globe and for community action projects. The Foundation also funds pioneering research on women, girls, and education; international symposia; and forums.

 

  • The AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund is the nation's largest legal fund focused solely on sex discrimination. The Legal Advocacy Fund provides funds and a support system for women seeking judicial redress for sex discrimination in the workplace.

 

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AAUW in Massachusetts: A Short History

In the fall of 1881 a group of women college graduates met in the MIT laboratory of Ellen Swallow Richards, a Vassar graduate who had received from MIT the first bachelor of chemistry degree awarded to a woman in the United States. Early in 1882 the group organized formally as the Association of Collegiate Alumnae.

In 1884 the ACA recognized local "branches." The Boston Branch, formed in 1886, was the third ACA group to organize as a branch.

The Massachusetts Division (now termed "State") was formally established on May 10, 1930 by representatives of the following branches: Boston, Connecticut Valley, Fall River, Gardner, Lowell, and Worcester as well as the College Club of New Bedford. Current branches number twelve and are, in order of forming: Boston, Worcester, Taunton Area, Attleboro, Melrose-Wakefield, Bedford-Lexington Area, Cape Cod, Canton, Hingham Area, Merrimack Valley, Newburyport, North Shore Area.

Massachusetts state members have sponsored eight fellowships through the Educational Foundation. The Pamela Lincoln American Diversity Fellowship endowment in honor of a past state president and New England Region Director, and the Sema Faigen International Fellowship, in honor of this past president of the Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund, are completed.

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