****Mark your calendars**** 

Tacoma Branch Annual Meeting May 11, 2024 at Steilacoom Library.

10:30-12:00  Election of officers, budgets, reports and donuts in the parking lot

Don’t Miss it!!!!

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HISTORIC BYLAWS CHANGES

SECURING THE FUTURE OF AAUW AND TACOMA AAUW

VOTE*VOTE*VOTE*VOTE*

BEFORE THE MAY 15 DEADLINE

VOTE TODAY!

• Who: All members of AAUW in the U.S.
• What: Proposal to open membership to any individual who supports AAUW’s mission of advancing equity for women and girls
• Where: Voting on line; members receive an email from voting@simplyvoting.com with their unique Elector ID and Password. This is the only way to vote.
• When: Voting is open from April 3 to May 15, 2024.  Results announced online May 15
• Why: Vote yes to expand membership, remove barriers and make AAUW more diverse and inclusive.  THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT CHANGE FOR OUR ORGANIZATION. 

FACT:  It takes 2/3 voting yes to pass—that’s 67%. 

YOUR VOTE MATTERS; EVERY VOTE COUNTS

If you can’t find the email from voting@simplyvoting.com, and it’s not in SPAM or anywhere, just wait and look for the next one.  They will continue to send the important email with the ID and passwords frequently. 

 QUESTIONS?  GET THE ANSWERS HERE 

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Branch Information

Tacoma AAUW is the premier organization in our community dedicated to promoting equity for women and girls.  AAUW empowers women!

American Association of University Women (AAUW) is a nation wide organization with nearly 1000 branches and over 150,000 members. Our mission it to advance equity through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research.  In the Tacoma branch, members come together for the common goal of breaking through education and economic barriers for women and girls.

Public Policy: For over a century, the Tacoma branch has examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day.  Today, our agenda includes pay equity; improved and stable funding for public education; protecting the reproductive health of women and girls.

STEM: Tacoma branch sponsors middle school girls for Tech Trek, a week long camp to teach, inspire, and strengthen girls’ knowledge and dedication to science, technology, engineering and math.  We want to remove barriers women face to careers on STEM. Tech Trek WA is a life-changing opportunity for girls to excel in math and science.  To support this effort and donate, click  HERE

Scholarship:  For many years, the branch has offered scholarships for college women.

Leadership:  Through our partnerships with Pacific Lutheran University, University of Washington Tacoma, and Pierce College, we offer college women student leaders the opportunity to attend leadership training and networking in Washington D.C.

Education: We offer members and the community regular programs to learn about ways to improve lives of women and girls.  Recent programs include:  “After Sexual Assault: How women can get care and why they usually don’t”; “The Politics of Being a Woman;”  “The Importance of Community Health Centers”;  Prison Pet Partnership”;  Overcoming the Glass Ceiling in Arts Leadership.

JOIN US: MEMBERSHIP MAKES AAUW A STRONG VOICE IN TACOMA, UNIVERSITY PLACE, LAKEWOOD AND BEYOND!!

To contact us, please send email tacoma@aauw-wa.org

And if you would rather print out a membership application, please go HERE You will find the new member and renewal forms there.

Click on any image below to see more AAUW Tacoma members in action!