The Public Policy Program underscores AAUW’s mission of promoting equity and education for all women and girls. The work of AAUW builds upon a century of responsible public participation at the local, state, national, and international levels.

• • To support a strong system of public education that promotes gender fairness, equity, and diversity, AAUW advocates:
  • Adequate and equitable funding for quality public education for all students
  • Opposition to the use of public funds for non public elementary and secondary education
  • Vigorous enforcement of Title IX
  • Programs that meet the needs of girls in elementary and secondary education
  • To achieve economic self-sufficiency for all women, AAUW advocates:
  • Equitable access and advancement in employment
  • Vigorous enforcement of employment anti-discrimination statutes
  • Access to quality, affordable dependent care
  • Programs that provide women with education, training, and support for success in the work force
  • To guarantee equality and individual rights for a diverse society, AAUW advocates:
  • Vigorous defense and expansion of civil and constitutional rights
  • Choice in the determination of one’s reproductive life
  • Freedom from violence and fear in home, schools, workplaces, and communities
  • Expansion of women’s health rights
  • Support for United Nations programs that address human rights and women’s and girls’ concerns

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