Programs

Since 1953, AAUW NC has partnered with the NC Literary and Historical Association to recognize a significant work of juvenile literature published by a North Carolina author.

Mini Grants are offered to AAUW NC branches to help them finance special projects that promote the mission of AAUW and/or current national and state priorities.

One year out of college, women are already paid significantly less than men. The gap grows larger over time during a woman’s career. Women who work full time take home about 83 cents for every dollar a full-time male worker is paid. Unless things change, the pay gap will not close til 2106 — that’s why we’re empowering women nation-wide with salary negotiation skills — and working to change polices and employer culture.

A primary goal for AAUW NC is our focus on supporting efforts that provide women and girls better opportunities for education and successful careers.

AAUW invites hundreds of college women from around the country for leadership training, inspiration and networking at our National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL).

Over the years, AAUW members raised funds for Fellowships and Grants. There are American, International and Selected Professions Fellowships, Career Development, International Projects and Community Action Grants, and Research Publication Grants in Engineering, Medicine and Science.  These Fellowships and Grants could be named for an individual, a state, even a branch.

The AAUW Public Policy Priorities underscore AAUW’s mission to advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy.  AAUW works to increase the number of women, and the diversity of backgrounds they represent, including race, ethnicity, age, income, gender, and sexual identity, in policy- and other decision-making positions.  It strives for AAUW work to be inclusive and intersectional, collaborating with diverse allies and coalitions to achieve equity for all.