American Association of University Women
Bridgeport Area Branch

Public Policy

Basic to all AAUW Public Policy effort is the understanding that true equity requires a balance between the rights of the individual and needs of the community. AAUW Public Policy advocates for continues efforts to attain our goal of equity for women and girls.
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What AAUW Public Policy does:
1. Shares information with the membership
2. Forms formal and informal colloborations and coalitions
3. Follows progress of legislative bills in both State and Congress
4. Informs members of AAUW of legislation threatening to our goals of equity for women and girls and asks for their action by writing or phoning their elected representatives.
5. Demands a response from our elected representatives to account for legislation that threatens equity or survival of our democratic process.