Public Policy

Public Policy Chair
Barbara Peterson
lbpeters@dishup.us

Read the AAUW-WI Public Policy Program changes for 2008-2010.

Play a role in shaping Wisconsin!

Public Policy

Connect to Washington!
AAUW members lead busy lives, so AAUW has made it simple for you to add your voice to important policy debates on Capitol Hill.

  • Join AAUW’s Action Network to receive e-mail updates on today’s issues affecting women and girls. (The new Action Network replaces Get the Facts.)
  • Use the online Two-Minute Activist to tell your members of Congress where you stand.
  • Read the monthly Action Alert to learn about priority issues under consideration. The January issue offers a comprehensive forecast for the 109th Congress.
  • Keep abreast of women's issues on the national scene by reading the AAUW Blog

Take action today. Only with members’ involvement in the political process can AAUW achieve equity for all women and girls.

WW=P Wisconsin Women = Prosperity

Visit WW=P to learn the latest on the Lt. Governor's programs for women in Wisconsin. This is a follow-up on the AAUW State convention presentation by Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton.

Women's Council

Check out the extraordinary public programs and action items from the Women's Council

Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health
Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health offers a special report on the state of women's health. Read it today! www.supportwomenshealth.org

In Memoriam: Roe v Wade at 35

In accordance with Public Policy priority in #3 "To guarantee equality, individual rights and social justice for a diverse society, AAUW-WI advocates: 'Preserving rights of individual choice in the determination of one's reproductive life.'"
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