Immigration Issues Information, 2007
Thanks to our coalition partners, League of Women Voters, the following is an excellent source of information on the important issue of immigration.
Legal Advocacy Fund supports plaintiff in case against UNC-CH, 2007
The AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund has announced support for Melissa Jennings, former soccer player, in her sexual harassment suit against UNC Chapel Hill.
Take action — support the Gender Bias Elimination Act (H.R. 3514), 2007
A recent National Academies report, Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering, found that women repeatedly face biases in academia in the science fields, and that these barriers to success discourage them from careers in these areas. In response to this report, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) recently introduced the Gender Bias Elimination Act (H.R. 3514).
Learn more and contact your representative
Justice 4 All, 2007
Posted by Diversity Chair Queen Thompson to the AAUW NC e-mail list, and discussed by her at the AAUW NC Fall meeting, Oct. 20.
Please contact Queen for more information or reply to her post on the e-mail list to start a discussion.
Information for NC NOW, 2007
AAUW has an ad in the program for the annual meeting of the North Carolina National Organization for Women. Here are the links mentioned in that ad, along with some additional resources.
Workshop for Young Women in High School and College, 2007
NC State Women’s Center, Saint Augustine’s College, and Shaw University are sponsoring this area’s first Running & Winning workshop on Saturday, November 3, 2007, at Peace College in Raleigh. This interactive workshop is designed to give young women in high school and college the opportunity to explore public service as a career. During the session, participants will meet with local women office holders and explore their own leadership abilities.
No women in tech? Check this out…2007
Tara Hunt on the O’Reilly Network writes “Women Who Risk: Making Women in Technology Visible†— she’s got many examples of women’s entrepreneurial success stories (looking for a keynote speaker?), particularly in the Web 2.0 culture.
Advocacy Skills Training Project resources, 2007
As previously announced, AAUW NC is partnering with the Action for Children NC to distribute their Young Advocates Toolkit, especially on the campuses across the state.
Here’s additional information about how the branches can participate in this project.
NC Earned Income Tax Credit Passed, 2007
AAUWNC 2007 public policy action item is now a reality! The General Assembly adopted a 3.5% NC refundable EITC. The EITC will give a tax credit to more than 825,000 working North Carolinians at the time they file their state tax returns. By providing a tax refund to moderate- and low-wage workers, the NC EITC…
2007 Victory on Public Financing
VICTORY ON PUBLIC FINANCING!!!!! Good news to report-HB 1517 passed the NC Senate yesterday!! This bill creates a public financing option for 3 Council of State offices: Commissioner of Insurance, State Auditor, and Superintendent of Public Instruction. This program will go into effect in the 2008 election. This is the third victory this session for…