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January/February 2009
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In This Issue: AAUW Celebrates Pay Equity Victories • AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund •
Public Policy News • AAUW Global Connections
• Member Updates
• AAUW at Work • AAUW Fellowships and Grants
• National Girls Collaborative
Project
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AAUW Celebrates Pay Equity Victories
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AAUW Marks Pay
Equity Victory at the White House
Thanks to the hard work of AAUW and our coalition partners, the Lilly
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act became the first bill signed into law by President
Obama. AAUW Executive Director Linda Hallman, CAE, and Director of Public
Policy and Government Relations Lisa Maatz attended the signing ceremony at
the White House. AAUW members and Action
Network subscribers have worked tirelessly to bring
this bill to passage, and the AAUW Capitol Hill Lobby Corps was also
instrumental in this advocacy campaign. AAUW will continue to urge the Senate to fight for pay equity by
following the House and passing the
Paycheck Fairness Act.
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Linda
Hallman and Lisa Maatz have front-row seats at the signing.
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AAUW Featured in Parade Magazine
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On January 18, Parade magazine
reported on the renewed fight for pay equity. AAUW Director of Public
Policy and Government Relations Lisa Maatz was quoted in the story, "A New Push for Equal Pay," which AAUW
had been pitching to Parade
since early December. The magazine is distributed by more than 470 Sunday
newspapers and has a readership of more than 72 million people.
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Longtime AAUW Friend
Lilly Ledbetter to Attend Convention
Meet
us — and Lilly — in St. Louis! Lilly Ledbetter, plaintiff in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Co., namesake of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, and
the face of pay equity, will attend and speak at the 2009 AAUW National
Convention: Breaking through Barriers. The convention will also feature the
Taste of Success, an event that gives
states and branches the chance to show off their achievements. Apply now; all applications are due by
Monday, February 23, 2009.
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AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund
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LAF Victories
AAUW signed amicus briefs to support plaintiffs in two significant cases
before the U.S. Supreme Court in fall 2008. AAUW is pleased to report that, in
late January, the court ruled favorably in both cases.
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Public Policy News
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AAUW Works with New Obama Administration
As President Obama forms his administration and his agenda, AAUW continues to be involved with the
changes taking place in Washington, D.C., and beyond. We have already been
working closely with the president's team to ensure that breaking through
educational and economic barriers for women and girls is at the top of his
agenda. Linda Hallman, CAE, AAUW executive director, participated in a White
House Task Force on Middle Class Families, chaired by Vice President Joe
Biden.
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 AAUW
Kicks Off Keep the Change Campaign
AAUW kicked off our Keep the Change campaign to urge Congress to
"Keep the Change until Women Have Real Change." This action is
AAUW's response to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report that women were paid
78 cents on the dollar compared with men in 2007, only a one cent increase
from the previous year. Find out how to get involved and order Keep the Change posters and lapel stickers
for AAUW events, meetings, programs, and protests.
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Listen to AAUW's Public Policy Press Briefing
AAUW and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), author of the Paycheck Fairness Act, which
passed the U.S. House of Representatives, joined forces in a January 15 media
briefing that called on Congress to focus on the challenges facing women and
their families. Participants included the Wall
Street Journal, Politico,
Gannett News Service, Bloomberg,
Women's eNews, Huffington Post,
BlogHer, Pundit Mom, and several others. You can listen on our website.
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AAUW's Global Connections
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AAUW and CARE
Celebrate International Women's Day 2009 with A Powerful Noise
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Plan to join CARE
and more than 120,000 people in 400 theaters across the United States to
celebrate International Women's Day 2009. On March 5, CARE is hosting an
unprecedented one-night event featuring the theatrical premiere of A
Powerful Noise, an acclaimed documentary that
follows three extraordinary women in Vietnam, Bosnia, and Mali.
Bring A Powerful
Noise to Your Branch
Your branch can make A
Powerful Noise your own official International Women's Day
program for 2009. Simply visit www.apowerfulnoise.org to learn more about
the film or for theatre and ticket information.
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Member Updates
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Proposed Bylaws Online
Everything you need to know about the proposed bylaws is now online. Log in to the
Member Center to see frequently asked questions, an introduction, and the bylaws themselves with an explanation for
the proposed changes.
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Membership Pilot Program — Deadline Extended!
States now have until February 10 to opt in to the Membership Pilot Program.
The MPP is a voluntary program that assists members and branches with dues
payment, collection, and processing. This program has been developed in
response to members' expressed desire for more online membership and dues
management options. For more information on the program and how to
participate, see Current Topics Briefing #17 and the program FAQs.
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AAUW's Expanding Social Network
Twitter,
a social networking and microblogging service, allows followers to see what
AAUW is doing in real time. Follow AAUW to see what we're doing now!
AAUW can also be found on Facebook. Friend us today!
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Safe Travels
 AAUW has partnered
with some companies to make the frequent travels of our members a little
safer and a lot easier to book! AAUW members can now take advantage of our new partnerships with TravelSmart
Partners, LLC, Medjet Assist, World Medical Card, and Insure My Trip.
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 AAUW
Women (and Men!) on the Move
Our travel partner Gohagan has extended
their Early Booking Discount deadline to March 20, 2009 for the
AAUW-sponsored trip, the Great Journey through Europe. Reserve your space now
and save $500 per person — and save even more when you refer your friends and
family. Both you and your referral will save an additional 10 percent off
your EBD tour price when they identify you as an AAUW member at check out.
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Membership Benefits
Take a moment to visit the AAUW home page, and you'll notice the gold
Membership Benefits button on the left. One click will take you to an index
that lists our new benefit partners as well as some you'll recognize. Your
AAUW membership gives you access to discounted or hard-to-get resources. Take
a moment to browse and remember to keep coming back. We'll be adding more!
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The All-New ShopAAUW
Visit the updated ShopAAUW to find items that show the world
you're an AAUW member! From AAUW apparel to branch necessities, you'll find a
lot of new items. Branches can even create branch-branded apparel, perfect
for those state conventions or book sales. Inventory will change seasonally,
so if you're looking for something in particular, like T-shirts in winter or
soup mugs in summer, check back in a few weeks. ShopAAUW can also save your branch money as
an inexpensive source for your exhibit table items!
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2009 Pins Now Available
 The 2009 Eleanor
Roosevelt Fund and Legal Advocacy Fund pins are now available! By making a
$100 contribution to either fund, you can be the
first to wear these pins. To request pins for your upcoming state convention,
please contact Tremayne Parquet by e-mail at parquett@aauw.org
or by phone at 202/728-7611.
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AAUW at Work
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AAUW Talks to Labor Department about Pay Equity
On January 13, AAUW Senior Researcher Catherine Hill spoke to the staff of
the U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau about AAUW's Behind
the Pay Gap report and our ongoing work on pay equity. The talk is part of a series
designed to set the Women's Bureau's agenda for the new administration.
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 AAUW
Joins Fem2.0
AAUW Executive Director Linda D. Hallman, CAE, presented at the Fem2.0 conference
in Washington, D.C., on February 2. An effort to bring together the
leadership of major women's advocacy organizations and online women's
communities, this collaboration will further the connection between
organizations like AAUW, with experience, knowledge, online advocacy tools,
and formidable real-world grassroots networks, and the powerful and growing
communities of women online. AAUW was a lead organization on this endeavor.
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AAUW Fellowships and Grants
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AAUW Branch and State Local Scholarship Clearinghouse Pilot
Program
In AAUW Current Topics Briefing #15, we announced a new,
voluntary AAUW Branch and State Local Scholarship Clearinghouse Pilot
Program. The program helps states and branches market their scholarships and
expands their applicant pool. It creates a centralized, standardized, online
undergraduate scholarship application and credential verification process for
your local scholarship program. Please visit AAUW Current Topics Briefing #15 for more information.
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Fellowships and Grants Alumnae Update
Want to know what's going on with former recipients of the Educational
Foundations' fellowships and grants? Visit AAUW Dialog for recent blog entries on
former fellows like Wendy Crone. Have a story to share about a
current or former fellow? Please e-mail foundation@aauw.org with the details.
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National Girls Collaborative Project
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New Collaborative Forming in the Mid-Atlantic Region
 The National Girls
Collaborative Project is pleased to announce the formation of the
Mid-Atlantic Girls Collaborative (MAGIC). Currently serving Maryland,
Virginia, and Washington, D.C., the collaborative is led by the Women in
Engineering program at the University of Maryland. To learn more about how
AAUW members are helping groups network, share resources, and collaborate on
STEM-related projects for girls, please visit our website.
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Next Webcast: Best Practices in Creating Successful
Collaborations
The NGCP uses a number of strategic activities to encourage collaboration
among girl-serving STEM projects and programs. This free webcast will examine
the key elements of effective collaboration by providing lessons learned from
NGCP project staff and partners. Register
today.
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