Since the numbers remain grim for women in Congress and state legislatures, where can we train the next generation of women political leaders? AAUW and Running Start collaborate on Elect Her–Campus Women Win, the only nationwide program that trains college women to run for student government, to answer that question. Elect Her–Campus Women Win will [...]
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Are College Women Stepping Up?
Posted in Educational Programs, Elect Her—Campus Women Win, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, tagged American Student Government Association, candidates, Cocktails and Convos, college women, elected office, elections, Running Start, student government on October 28, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
Why Every Voter Should Care about School Board Elections
Posted in Educational Programs, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, tagged AAUW, education, elections, public education, school board elections, School Vouchers, students, Title IX, voting, vouchers on September 15, 2011, | 1 Comment »
I don’t have children, school age or otherwise, but I deeply care about the outcomes of my local and state school board elections. You should, too. Here’s why: Property values are higher in areas with strong schools. School systems with strong academic and extracurricular programs keep students busy, meaning less crime is committed by school-age [...]
Trending Away from Choice in Colorado
Posted in The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women and Civil Rights, Women's Health, tagged abortion, Action Fund, Angle, ballot measures, Colorado, Constitution, elections, Health-care, pro-choice, rape, vote on November 2, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
Today, Americans across the country will arrive at the polls and participate in the democratic process by casting ballots for senators, representatives, and county sheriffs (among others). Some voters will also have the opportunity to vote on ballot measures, which are questions or initiatives that can — if passed by the general public — establish [...]
Citizens United Versus United Citizens
Posted in Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, tagged campaign financing, Citizens United, corporate interests, corporations, elections, midterm elections, nonprofit, PAC, politics, tax law on October 26, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
With the midterm election a little over a week away, reports are surfacing that outside groups —many of them funded by anonymous donors — are spending more money than ever this election cycle. The 2010 election is set to be the most expensive in history, with politicians and others spending 40 percent more than they [...]
Beyond the Primaries
Posted in Voter Education, tagged Center for American Women in Politics, Elect Her, elections, primaries, women campaign forum, Year of the Women on June 22, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
The commotion quickly settled after the polls closed on June 8 with many of the female candidates surging forward to win. As the results came in, some reporters coined this the “Year of the Woman.” Although June was a successful month for several female candidates, they still faced the same scrutiny and approached the same [...]
Who Is Deciding Your Future?
Posted in A Women's Nation, Voter Education, Women and Work, tagged A Woman's Nation, elections, Fair Vote, get out the vote, GOTV, New Jeresy Governer, The West Wing, Virginia Govenor, Voter Turnout on November 2, 2009, | 2 Comments »
Tomorrow is Election Day, and across the country millions of eligible voters will stay home instead of going to the polls. While the 2008 presidential election saw a relatively high number of voters — about 64 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau — the 2009 off-year election is not likely to generate long lines [...]
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