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February 2017

Play The President’s First Address BINGO

Play AAUW Bingo to find out what President Trump  will say about women’s issues in his first address to Congress.

When : Tuesday, February 28, at 9 p.m. ET

You can print a bingo card or play our interactive bingo online and tweet picture of your winning card with #AAUWbingo to claim your prize.

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The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap (Spring 2017)

Women working full time in the United States typically are paid just 80 percent of what men were paid. The figure is even more dire for African-American, Hispanic or Latino women. While many occupations have managed to narrow or even close the pay gap, disparity still exists.
AAUW’s The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap addresses the issues such as the pay gap in each state; the pay gap by age, race/ethnicity, and education; guidance for women facing workplace discrimination; resources for fair pay advocates etc.

Interested in learning more about these issues and preparing for Equal Pay Day? Click here for the full report and details.


AAUW National Election

One member, one vote – You have a voice in AAUW’s Future

Three of the thirteen director positions on the AAUW Board of Directors are appointed! If you’re an AAUW member with leadership experience interested in shaping AAUW’s future , apply for the 2017–19 AAUW Board of Directors.


2017 Women’s March


This January, millions of people worldwide and over a half million in Washington, D.C., marched together in support of women’s rights and other issues. AAUW staff, members, and supporters attended the march across the country to make their voices heard in the fight for the gender equity through chants and signs.

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Make Your Voice Heard on Capitol Hill with AAUW!

You’ve marched on Washington, now come to the 2017 AAUW National Convention, to be held June 14-17, 2017, in Washington D.C and take your voice directly to Capitol Hill. As we prepare for the changing political climate, your voice is needed now more than ever.By participating in Lobby Day at the convention, you too can hone your advocacy skills and apply them to meetings on Capitol Hill, at your statehouse, and in your community.

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State Policy Sex Trafficking Tool Kit

Millions of people around the globe are the victims of human trafficking in the form of sex or labor trafficking, human rights violations, etc. AAUW believes that there is a need for national and international policies against human trafficking that promote peace, justice, human rights, sustainable development, and security for all people. The State Policy Sex Trafficking Tool Kit outlines three key state policy priorities — hotline posting requirements, safe harbor laws, and vacatur laws — to identify and combat sex trafficking.

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AAUW Annual 2017 Art Contest

The submission period for the 2017 art contest has passed, but voting for this year’s winners opens on Monday, February 4, 2017. Visit our art gallery and vote your favorite artwork. AAUW members can vote for up to 10 entries.

Voting Ends – Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Winner announcement – Early March
The six winning entries will be featured in a collection of note cards mailed to AAUW members in the spring.

Tip of the Month: Website Archiving

What?

  • Store old documents, content, images, etc. from your branch/state website.

Why?

  1. Clear up extra storage space for future website content.
  2. Organize branch files and documents.

How?

  1. Apply the same records management principles for paper and electronic records. It will  make this task more manageable.
  2. A branch historian/branch collection officer should take the lead on archiving.
  3. Options for storage: print, external hard drive, CD/DVD. Flash drives are not a strong long term option as they may easily be lost.
  4. Maintain 1-2 years of newsletters on your website. Even when compressed, these files can consume a lot of storage space. The details contained within newsletters have greater short-term usefulness.
  5. Include your branch name and/or logo on all documents to brand the materials for your branch.
  6. Make sure all files uploaded to the media library have a search engine friendly file name. The name of a file typically becomes a part of the URL. Give your file a simple name containing keywords like newsletter, meeting, etc. This extra step will make it easier to archive and locate your files later.
  7. Keep an original version of files uploaded to the media library. You don’t – and can’t upload – a 10MB image to your website. The file is too large to download in a web browser anyway. Compress files for upload online, but maintain an original version in your files for historical purposes. Original files may be manipulated for future purposes.
  8. Include ALT tags with images. Online, alt text describes what’s on the image and the function of the image on the page. The alt tag is used by screen readers, the browsers used by blind and visually impaired people, to tell them what is on the image. When archiving, the alt tag can serve as a description of your image.

Learn more about the importance of preserving your AAUW history.