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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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Perks and Benefits of AAUW Membership

Public Policy and Advocacy

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

AAUW Public Policy Priorities	Be a Two-Minute Activist!	Michigan Voter Information Center
AAUWMI Public Policy Principles	AAUW's Policy Center	Connect with State Government
Public Policy Director's Message	AAUW's Advocacy Toolkit	Connect with Your US Legislators
Key Executive Orders and Actions in Trump’s First 100 Days

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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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Plan International USA has released results of a recent survey of 10-19 year-olds. 94% of young people surveyed support gender equality, though 64% say women don’t yet have equality. Older girls are most likely to observe inequality. White adolescents are most likely to think that equality already exists.Some other key findings: * Gender-based pressures are alive and well, particularly for girls who internalize messages to look pretty, seem confident, always be positive, and be perfect. These messages lead to anxiety and mental health concerns. Boys face pressure to be confident, physically strong, and to fit in.* Half of girls hear boys making sexualized or demeaning comments at least once a week. * Online, girls take safety into their own hands by blocking people, changing privacy settings, filtering what they post, or not posting at all. They don’t trust social media companies or the government to take issues like sexual harassment or assault seriously.* Girls don't seem to be taking the "trad wife" lifestyle seriously, and “looksmaxxing” and regressive views about women don't seem to have much impact on boys.Read more: www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/plan-international-usa-finds-us-youths-overwhelmingly-support-ge..."Founded in 1937, Plan International USA is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances girls’ equality and children’s rights. Plan believes in the power and potential of every child. Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, Plan strives for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.Plan’s Because I Am a Girl is a global movement for girls’ safety, education and ability to share their own futures. The progress we protect today determines what’s possible for girls tomorrow."#genderequality #genderroles #socialpressureonteens ...

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