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Mission: Advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research

Public Policy

The Public Policy Program underscores AAUW's mission of promoting equity for women and girls

gloria steinem, photo by janet house Gloria Steinem at AAUW Convention, photo by Janet House

For more than a century, AAUW has influenced public policy debate on critical issues such as education, Social Security, sex discrimination, civil rights, reproductive choice, affirmative action, Title IX, welfare reform, vocational education, pay equity, family and medical leave, and health care reform.

Visit the AAUW website's Issues Advocacy pages to learn more about AAUW's public policy priorities.  From this page, you can access the AAUW Voting Record, Fact Sheets and Position Papers, subscribe to the AAUW Action Network, and subscribe to our monthly public policy newsletter.

Support AAUW's work by donating at the AAUW Action Fund site. The AAUW Action Fund advances equity for women and girls through member activism and voter mobilization.

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