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AAUW FLORIDA PUBLIC POLICY |
Equity is the legal right of all women and girls. AAUW frames and fosters factual, in-depth, objective dialogue among legislators and change makers that results in political, institutional and legal support for women's equity in all areas of life and work.
Do you receive legislative Action Alerts from the AAUW Action Network? If not go to http://capwiz.com/aauw/mlm/signup.cfm to sign up. Do you want to use AAUW's Two Minute Activist to contact your US Senators or your US Representative. Go to http://capwiz.com/aauw/home.
AAUW's newest research report The Simple Truth About The Gender Pay Gap was published in 2011 and Why So Few: Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math was released in 2010. You can access these and other current AAUW research reports at http://www.aauw.org/learn/research/current.cfm.
Read why the Top Ten Historic Advances for Women's Lives are now at-risk.
Read the BBC article on Child Abuse in the United States.
Diane Schrier, State Director for Public Policy, has written this report regarding recent political activities in Florida and the United States.
Public Policy chairs please note: On Friday there will be Impact Grant training regarding voter education activities in Florida prior to the November 2012 election.
Make a contribution to the Public Policy Fund - #4337 - This fund includes Government Relations, Civic Engagement and Field Organizing.
If you are interested in creating a bookmark that has local legislators names and contact information for your branch to distribute to members of your community use this sample developed by the Manatee County Branch. There are two parts: the front giving branch information and the back with the list of legislators.
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AAUW Florida 2010-2012 Public Policy Program
AAUW Public Policy 2011-2013 Program as adopted June 2011
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The link to join AAUW's
Action Network or to read the latest legislative alerts is
www.aauw.org/advocacy/issue_advocacy/grassroots.cfm.
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www.aauw.org/newsroom
In
a democracy, it is not only the right but also the obligation of the people to
voice their concerns and try to influence policy decisions. If we don't
make our concerns known, then we have ceded the field to those who will.
AAUW at the national, state and local level has an active public policy program
on issues of concern to women, families, the nation, and indeed the world.
We invite you to get your feet wet and contact your elected officials by phone, by email, by fax, and in person. To help you, we are providing various resources, among which is the contact information for each official. Because Equity is Still an Issue, it's important for you to TAKE ACTION!
If
you don't which voting districts you are in look at your Voting Card or contact
your county supervisor of elections office.
AAUW'S
WASHINGTON
LOBBY CORPS
Did you know that we have
volunteer lobbyists working on
our behalf in Washington ? Read all about them at
Lobby Corps
on the AAUW website.
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AAUW has written many position papers on issues
that include but are not limited to pay equity, health care, charter
schools, education and training in welfare, Title IX, and equity in school
athletics. These may give you some good ideas for branch programs or
activities. If you would like to access any of them or view
the entire list please click on
papers.
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AAUW FLORIDA does not permit endorsements of candidates in partisan elections. However, AAUW FLORIDA does permit endorsements of candidates in nonpartisan elections and appointive offices. AAUW FLORIDA also permits endorsement of issues that follow AAUW FLORIDA priorities and public policy programs. |
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