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Elect Her–Campus Women Win, a collaboration between AAUW and Running Start, encourages and trains college women to run for student government. Follow the links below to read highlights from this spring’s trainings. Start Building Your Network Now — Howard University Your most powerful tool when running for office is your network — whether it be [...]

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You’d think that one of the first women to lead a democracy would be considered a feminist heroine. If our abbreviated goals are to advance women’s representation in government and to open up every opportunity for us to be men’s equals, Margaret Thatcher’s legacy as Britain’s first woman prime minister should be celebrated as an [...]

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As part of our continuing series, we invite you once again to look back at the history of AAUW’s famous and influential fellows — this time, we’ll focus on the exciting work of alumnae in the 1950s. The signing of the GI Bill in 1944 transformed higher education for both men and women. But the [...]

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1996–97 Selected Professions Fellow Rachael Rollins’ inspiring path through the field of law began during her undergraduate years at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Rollins received a full scholarship to play college lacrosse only to find out after her freshman year that the lacrosse, volleyball, and tennis teams would be cut due to budgetary constraints. [...]

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This is my fourth year working on AAUW’s college-based national leadership programs, and I’m excited to announce that it’s that time of year again. Applications are now available for three of our great programs. Each program offers a chance for college students and campus faculty to make a difference on their campuses, in their communities, [...]

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Ebonie Simpson is a rising senior at Duke University who is majoring in public policy. An alumna of Elect Her–Campus Women Win, Simpson served as the student liaison to bring Elect Her to her school. She was recently voted vice president for student life for the 2011–12 school year. Her win, along with the victories [...]

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On Friday, AAUW and other women’s rights groups across the country will observe Women’s Equality Day. Together, in a coalition called HERvotes, our movement will remind Congress and ordinary Americans that rights are not bestowed; they are seized by women willing to stand up and speak out. And when I use the word “seize,” I [...]

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Summer is drawing to a close, so the AAUW blog has decided to take some time to just sit back, relax, and have a long weekend. In our absence, why not check out one of our most popular recent posts or  the top posts from the past year that you might have missed? Enjoy! Dancin’ [...]

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Sarah Hughes decided to run for president of her Honors College Assembly after attending Elect Her–Campus Women Win, AAUW and Running Start’s campaign training program for college women, at the University of Alabama, Huntsville. No other women were elected to the Honors College Assembly that year. Below, she discusses her decision to run for office [...]

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I’ve never been called a slut, but last Saturday, I claimed the name when I participated in SlutWalk D.C. SlutWalks started in Toronto in April in response to a police officer who said women wouldn’t be victimized if they didn’t dress like sluts. The first walk in Toronto touched a nerve, and people around the [...]

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