Governor shows support for Healthy Youth Act, 2009
In a ceremony today, Governor Beverly Perdue highlighted her support for the Healthy Youth Act which brought the option of comprehensive sex education to the students of North Carolina.
Is Anybody Listening in 2009?
Report on the public policy discussions at the AAUW NC summer board meeting.
Lilly Ledbetter and Elmira Mangum, 2009
For many of us who attended the AAUW Convention, a highlight was seeing Lilly Ledbetter in person. She not only addressed the convention with her powerful story, but spent hours signing souvenirs for the convention attendees and posing for individual pictures.
New NC effort to pass CEDAW, 2009
If you’re concerned about the status of women in a global sense, please check out this project and consider representing AAUW NC.
NCVCE Lobby Day is June 17. 2009
AAUW NC is a member of NC Voters for Clean Elections, a coalition working to advance citizen-funded, voter-owned elections. We believe that this system of public campaign financing would help improve the quality of education in this state by allowing elected officials to pass policies that better reflect the public interest. NCVCE will hold its…
Healthy Youth Act: Next stop House floor, 2009
Time to write/call your legislators about the Healthy Youth Act, H88.
AAUW NC at 2009 Women’s Advocacy Day
AAUW members Elaine Ostrowski, Sue Mengert, Mary Fran Schickedantz and Sandra Abromitis in front of the NC Legislative Building on April 1.
AAUW NC Public Policy Priorities 2009-2010
Follow AAUW NC on twitter or facebook to get updates on these issues. AAUW of North Carolina bases its public policy priorities on the principles laid out in the AAUW biennial public policy program. 2009-2011 AAUW Public Policy Program which includes the principles and (federal) biennial action priorities That document is approved by the AAUW…
Grant Funding Available: AAUW Public Policy Impact Grants, 2009
North Carolina has been selected by AAUW as one of 15 states chosen to apply for a 2009-10 Public Policy Impact Grant. Applying for the grant is by invitation only. Nine of these states will be chosen for grants of approximately $900 each to build the capacity within the recipient states to organize grassroots advocacy on…
Ledbetter bill passes Congress, 2009
Photo from AAUW 2008 Annual Report
Yesterday, January 27, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (H.R. 12/S. 181) was sent to President Obama who is expected to sign it tomorrow. This is the culmination of a fight that began in May, 2007, when the US Supreme Court ruled that those suing for redress in pay equity cases must make their claim within 180 days of the first infraction, but there’s more still to do.