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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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Unless Congress moves to fix a looming funding problem, Social Security benefits will have to be reduced in 2032. Women will feel those cuts more deeply than men. Women comprise 55% of Social Security recipients ages 62 and up, and on average collect $5,254 less per year than men. Across the country, women receive Social Security benefits averaging $1,760/month, $438 less than the $2,198 men receive on average.So why do women get lower Social Security payments than men? The gender pay gap that drags down women's earnings throughout their working years follows them into retirement. Women, especially single women, are much more likely to live in poverty in retirement than men. According the National Women's Law Center, the poverty rate jumped from 15% to 16.2% for older women in the year between 2023 and 204. The rate remained unchanged at 13.5% for older men. Poverty gets even worse the older you get. Among all people age 65 and older, women 80 and older had the highest poverty rate of 21% in 2024. Without Social Security, even greater numbers of older women would live in poverty. If the predicted reductions in benefits come in 2032, expect more older women to slide into poverty.Read more: www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2026/06/23/women-social-security-gender-gap/9064 #RetirementSecurityn#economicsecurityforwoment#womeninpovertyn#SocialSecurityalSecurity ... See MoreSee Less

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