Why AAUW is Relevant
Michelle Baer and Donna Holmes, Directors, Communication Committee Co-chairs, communications@aauw-ca.org
Have you stopped to review all AAUW accomplishes even in present-day circumstances?
Here are some highlights from, first, the national level, then state and local:
- 6.3 million dollars went to 285 AAUW Fellows and Community Organizations
- 6157 women received Work Smart, Money Smart, and Start Smart training
- 500 college women went to NCCWSL
- 47,000 messages were sent to our elected officials via the 2-minute activist
Learn more from the 2024 Annual Report.
- Speech Trek – working with high school students to deliver a speech on a selected timely topic
- Tech Trek has sent more than 15,000 girls, entering 8th grade, to STEM camps throughout California since 1998. Virtual camps were added during the pandemic. and now both options are offered! Be inspired at their revamped website: TECH TREK.
- Branches provide thousands of local scholarships for women pursuing their first 4-year degree.
- A focus on DEI makes the world a better, more welcoming place.
- Too many local programs to list here; check out Branch Brag on the AAUW California website
So, keep strong and carry on!
