About AAUW-WHC

Empowering women since 1881
West Harris County Branch-Houston
aauw-whc.org

 Mission Statement

To advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education, advocacy, and philanthropy.

AAUW-West Harris County Branch – Houston:

  • Creates opportunities for intellectual stimulation, life-long learning, mentorship, support and friendship.
  • Encourages participation in a variety of initiatives and leadership opportunities.
  • Provides a wide range of activity and special interest sub-groups.
  • Presents engaging programs on topics that relate to the needs and interests of members such as open and fair elections, women’s healthcare and safety, public education and libraries, pay equity and women’s support initiatives.
  • Conducts fundraisers at the local level that provide scholarships to graduating high school women entering STEM fields and at the national level with funds for fellowships and grants to women scholars continuing their education, advancing their careers or supporting community initiatives.
  • Supports leadership training opportunities for college women to attend the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL).
  • Participates in local, state and national AAUW conferences.
  • Promotes individual and group action on public policy issues at the local level, as well as nationally, through AAUW’s Two Minute Activist.
  • Collaborates with other organizations that share common missions and goals.

AAUW National:

  • Advocates on Capitol Hill for gender equity issues involving education, economics and leadership.
  • Awards over 6 million dollars annually to women scholars to pursue their studies.
  • Provides legal advocacy.
  • Offers training in leadership and career advancement.
  • Communicates information on opportunities to take action at national, state, and local levels.

AAUW is a national organization that works to empower women and girls and is open to all graduates who hold an associate, baccalaureate or higher degree regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, geographical location, national origin, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status.

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Join Us!
aauwwhcmembership@gmail.com

Why join AAUW?  https://www.aauw.org/resources/member/why-join/

VISION:
Equity for all.

VALUES:

  • Nonpartisan.
  • Fact-based.
  • Integrity.
  • Inclusion and Intersectionality.

Visit AAUW National’s website at www.aauw.org to read about AAUW’s strategic plan that focuses on education and training, economic security, and leadership.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT
In principle and in practice, AAUW values and seeks an inclusive membership, workforce, leadership team, and board of directors. There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, geographical location, national origin, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status.

What We Offer

Monthly Branch Meetings with an educational focus on subjects like cross-cultural understanding, health, government, and the arts. Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held at the Tracy Gee Community Center, 3955 Westcenter Drive. Visit Branch Programs for dates and topics.

Outreach Activities. For the past 267 years we have sponsored an annual conference, Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics, that introduces 600 middle-school girls to women with careers in math and science and provides hands-on learning about those careers. For more information, visit our Expanding Your Horizons Home Page. 2020 will be a transition year for the WHC-AAUW branch and we are currently researching alternate outreach efforts.

Scholarships. We support the national AAUW Educational Foundation, which provided $3.9 million in funding for fellowships and grants to 250 outstanding women and nonprofit organizations in the 2018–19 academic year.  We also support the Legal Advocacy Fund, which is the largest legal fund focused solely on sex discrimination in higher education. Locally our Baker/Telfer Scholarship is awarded annually to three graduating senior girls who plan to pursue a career in math or science. Learn more…

Communications Links with public policy makers. See Public Policy.

Activities such as literature discussions, bridge, and cultural events. Check our list of Upcoming Events & Activities and Interest Groups.

About Our Members

Qualification for AAUW Membership – Membership in the Association is open to all women and men who hold an associate degree or equivalent, a baccalaureate, or a higher degree from a college or university on the list of qualified institutions (this includes most 4-year U.S. colleges and universities and a number of foreign institutions).

Currently membership in the West Harris County Branch of AAUW totals 180 For information about joining, visit Membership Information.