AAUW Issues - What we do

AAUW’s policy work connects and rallies advocates at the local, state, national, and global levels to empower women and girls. With the member-voted Public Policy Priorities as our guide, AAUW uses lobbying and grassroots efforts to push forward policies that break through educational and economic barriers for women. Below we highlight our positions and advocacy on major issues.

To view letters, comments, testimony, and legal briefs, select one of the main images or policy themes below. If you’d like more information on our positions or advocacy efforts, choose one of the listed policies below or see AAUW’s Public Policy Priorities.

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As a Two-Minute Activist, you will receive urgent email notices when your advocacy is needed most. We’ll provide all the tools you need to call or send messages to your members of Congress, write letters to the editor for your local newspapers, contact your state legislators about pressing issues, and more.

 Target Issues 

Learn more about AAUW and the status of women in leadership. LINK.

As a non-partisan organization, AAUW doesn’t endorse specific candidates. But that doesn’t mean we’re not advocates for the policies that matter most to us. 

These are 5 target areas:

Equal Pay for Equal Work      Investing in Education     Reducing Student Debt      Strengthening Social Security      

Implementing Paid Leave