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 Salem Branch AAUW
A Platinum branch in 2001-2007 recognized for leadership, member outreach, public policy, using technology, local projects, and contributions to the Educational Foundation and the Legal Advocacy Fund.
 Founded in 1881, AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research.
The Educational Foundation is the largest source of funds for graduate students in the U.S. and abroad, awarding over $3 million in 2008-2009. www.aauw.org/ef
The Legal Advocacy Fund provides funding and a support system for women seeking judicial redress for sex discrimination. OSU softball coach, Vicki Dugan, was a plaintiff supported by Oregon AAUW in 1994. www.aauw.org/laf
AAUW Value Promise - By joining AAUW you belong to a community that breaks through educational and economic barries so that all women have a fair chance.
TICKETS AVAILABLE Midsummer Night's Musicale featuring the swing, dance and early jazz music of the Midnight Serenaders
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Gourmet picnic beside the Mill Stream, 6:30 pm
Concert in air-conditioned Hudson Hall, 8 pm
For tickets ($32) call 503/763-0829 today! Concert-only tickets availble, $20
Make checks payable to Salem AAUW. This fundraiser is dedicated to scholarships, Family Building Blocks and HOME Youth Resource Center of Salem.
April 20, 2010 is PAY EQUITY DAY
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Since AAUW's founding over 125 years ago, women have made great strides toward achieving equality of opportunity, and AAUW has long been a key catalyst for such change. Despite gains made in the areas of economic security, education, and civil rights, there is still unfinished business-because equity is still an issue. AAUW members recognize and are proud of the important gains women have made and remain steadfast in the commitment to creating a level playing field for all women and girls. The work of AAUW builds upon a century of responsible public participation, and AAUW encourages you to get involved and take action on issues important to you. |
Interviews featuring AAUW's most recent research Behind the Pay Gap report aired on the Today Show, Good Morning America, and CBS Early Morning, Anderson Cooper 360, and affiliate stations in Portland, Medford, Klamath Falls and Eugene. Pay equity is central to AAUW's biennial theme, Education as the Gateway to Women's Economic Security. Women are working more than ever but remain collectively in undervalued, lower-paying occupations with fewer benefits for themselves, their children, and their elder family members. THe current wage gap in Oregon is 77 cents earned by women for every dollar earned by men based on the 2005 Census.
Salem AAUW has worked in coalition with county and city leaders and Business and Professional Women's Organization, BPW to highlight the wage gap with Unhappy Hour meetings. At Unhappy Hour, women pay $.77 on the dollar for their refreshments and discuss the options for change in wages, hours, benefits and childcare that could relieve the effects of the wage gap. www.bpwusa.org AAUW has developed a Pay Equity Resource Kit to develop programs that will have a positive impact on the wage gap and help women become equal earners. http://www.aauw.org/issue_advocacy/actionpages/payequity.cfm
 You are welcome to attend our meetings!
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Saturday, Sept. 20:
10-noon |
Fall Festival Membership Event
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YWCA
1255 Broadway NE
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October:
6:30-8:30 pm
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Election Forums with Salem City Club and
the Salem League of Women Voters
Sept 18 at Salem Library Loucks Auditorium
Oct 2 at Chemeketa Community College
Oct 16 at the NW Senior Center |
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Saturday,
Nov. 15:
9:30-11:30 |
STEM Panel: Choices for Women in Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
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YWCA
1255 Broadway NE |
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Saturday,
Dec. 6:
9:30-noon |
Holiday Brunch
Western Routes String Trio |
Illahe Hills Country Club
3376 Country Club Rd S |
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Saturday,
Jan. 10:
8:30-1:00 |
Expanding Your Horizons
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Willamette University
900 State Street |
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Saturday, Feb. 21:
9:30-11:30 |
Educational Foundation: International Students
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YWCA
1255 Broadway NE |
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Saturday, Mar. 21:
9:30-11:30 |
Women's History Month
Essay contest event |
YWCA |
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Tuesday, April 28
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Pay Equity: Are we there yet?
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State Capitol |
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Saturday, May 16:
9:30-11:30 |
Author Gretchen Olson: Call Me Hope
Chemeketa Community College Outstanding Senior Woman |
YWCA
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 Saturday, January 9, 2010
8:30-1:00
Willamette University Campus, 900 State Street, Salem Oregon
Expanding Your Horizons Conference in Science and Mathematics (EYH) is an annual one-day event to engage middle school girls in careers that involve science and math. This national program is in its 25th year in Salem, and has served over 300,000 girls since its inception at Mills College. www.expandingyourhorizons.org
Each girl selects her hands-on workshops from the registration form. These sessions are led by women who use science and math in their work, and will ask students to solve puzzles, make structures, use a microscope and learn about a career choice they may have never considered. The $15 registration includes materials, lunch, and activities.
AAUW research showed that girls lose interest in math and science classes in middle school. This can restrict their career options later in life, especially in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields which often are higher-paying jobs. For more in formation, check www.aauw.org RESEARCH tab. |
