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Empowering women in Michigan

AAUW has been empowering women as individuals and as a community since 1881. For more than 130 years, we have worked together as a national grassroots organization to improve the lives of millions of women and their families.

AAUW of Michigan Mission

AAUW advances gender equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy.

AAUW’s Vision

Equity for all.

AAUW’s Values

Nonpartisan. Fact-based. Integrity. Inclusion and Intersectionality.

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Public Policy and Advocacy

AAUWMI’s public policy and advocacy work seeks to empower women and girls in Michigan.

AAUW's Public Policy Priorities	Be a Two-Minute Activist!	Michigan Voter Information Center
Public Policy Priorities in Michigan	AAUW's Policy Center	Connect with State Government
Public Policy Director's Message	AAUW's Advocacy Toolkit	Connect with Your US Legislators

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Branch Leadership Playbooks

AAUW of Michigan is producing a series of branch leadership playbooks to assist branch officers and the collaborative teams they assemble, both formal and informal, to assist in performing their responsibilities. These playbooks are designed to be scalable for use by small, medium, and large branches. We hope the playbooks will help branches recruit new officers by making the jobs appear manageable, satisfying, and occasionally even fun. We welcome suggestions for updates and additions to future versions of the playbooks. Please send comments to .

AAUW of Michigan Newsletters

Community Connection

Welcome to the Community Connection, a place to view our e-blasts from your state organization. We promise to keep theCommunity Connection short, timely, and geared toward our members (that’s YOU) with what YOU might want to know or do to be an active AAUW member.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Toolkit

The AAUW Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) resources in the DEI Toolkit aim to identify best practices for promoting diversity, equity and inclusion within AAUW. These resources present guidelines for how AAUW branches, national members, student members and individual members can demonstrate an understanding of AAUW’s mission, values, goals and strategic plan. It is meant to start the inclusion conversation. We encourage all members to seek ways to incorporate inclusive practices into their branches and daily life.

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AAUW of Michigan Webinars

AAUW of Michigan presents Webinars on topics related to our mission. See some of our most recent presentations below. Find our complete archive of recordings on YouTube. For information about upcoming webinars and other events, see our calendar.

Revisiting the 2022 Election and the Future of Democracy, 2/9/2023

Screen shot from Recruiting and Engaging Younger Members Panel Discussion Recruiting and Engaging Younger Members Panel Discussion, 6/26/2023

Ranked Choice Voting for Michigan, Ron Zimmerman of Rank MI Vote, 9/14/2023

Screenshot of opening frame of video It’s in the Numbers!: Financial and Fundraising Information for Your AAUW Branch, 1/16/2025

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Today we take a break from our Women's History Month series to observe Equal Pay Day, the day when women on average have finally caught up to the average man's 2024 earnings. Last year, women working full-time and year-round earned 83% of what men earned. Over a 40-year career, this gap can result in hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost wages, affecting lifetime earnings, savings, and retirement security. The story is even less rosy for working mothers, LGBTQIA+ workers, Women of Color, and disabled women, who all have Equal Pay Days later in the year, meaning they have to work even longer to catch up with men's 2024 total earnings:* Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Women’s Equal Pay Day – April 7th* Moms’ Equal Pay Day – May 6th* LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day – June 17th* Black Women’s Equal Pay Day – July 10th* Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Women’s Equal Pay Day – August 28th* Latina Equal Pay Day – October 8th* Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day – October 23rd* Native Women’s Equal Pay Day – November 18thYou can take action to combat the gender pay gap! Urge your members of Congress to cosponsor the #PaycheckFairnessAct now. AAUW's Two-Minute Activist initiative makes it easy to email your legislators: www.aauw.org/act/two-minute-activist/ The Paycheck Fairness Act updates the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and closes loopholes that have allowed employers to justify paying women less than men for the same work. Now more than ever, we need the Paycheck Fairness Act to codify strengthened protections against sex-based pay discrimination into law. AAUW can also help you determine your worth in the job market and provide tips on salary negotiation to help make sure you get paid what you are worth. Sign up for free webinars in AAUW's Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative series: www.aauw.org/resources/programs/womens-economic-empowerment-initiative/#equalpayday #genderpaygap #payequity #equalpay ... See MoreSee Less

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