The American Association of University Women has released its Congressional Voting Record for the 110th Congress, First Session, which provides AAUW members and the public with critical information about how their members of Congress voted on equity issues affecting women and girls in 2007.
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Join other fans of Don’t Think of an Elephant, at the Hilton Raleigh Durham Airport on Saturday evening, March 1.
Kristen Galles spoke to the NCCU Women’s Law Caucus on her experiences as a Title IX attorney and related topics. Read a summary of the talk, see pictures, find links to handouts, and learn how to join AAUW on the NCCU campus.
To learn more about the Agenda Assemblies, a powerful program for women to raise their voices on issues of public concern, watch this six minute video:
On Monday, January 14, the AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund case, Jennings v. UNC-CH was settled. The university agreed to pay former soccer player Melissa Jennings $385,000 and the coach Anson Dorrance issued an apology to all players.
For details on the case see the January 15 article in the Raleigh News and Observer.
For the summary from AAUW, see www.aauw.org/laf.
The Women’s Law Caucus of NC Central University and AAUW North Carolina will host a January 22, 2008 talk by Kristen Galles, a DC attorney with national expertise in Title IX, who serves on the AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund Attorney Advisory Committee.
Request for feedback on the Young Advocates Toolkit Project.
A summary of how AAUW’s issues fared in 2007.
Information from NC Women United, including a link to an op-ed piece on funding for abstinence-only sex education, a link to the NC NOW reproductive rights signature ad, and information on a Charlotte/Mecklenburg Women’s Summit.