The North Dakota Women’s Network (NDWN) presents an amazing opportunity for an incredible FREE hands on learning experience for women and girls, right in our state’s capitol! On March 3rd & 4th, 2019 people from across the state will be in the epicenter of our state’s legislative activity.
WE Rise: Women Empowered will offer behind the scenes insight, meetings with our local lawmakers, and training on how to lobby. Attendees will have the experience of a lifetime!
The very core of the work we do at the NDWN is to empower women. Demystifying the legislative process is the first step to women’s political participation. WE Rise: Women Empowered is that step where women will learn, participate, carry their enthusiasm home to the other women in their lives and have the opportunity to say “represent me”
Registration will be coming soon. Stay abreast of updates at: https://www.facebook.com/events/205843023637980/?active_tab=discussion
Fargo-Moorhead AAUW Holds 3rd Annual BrainSTEM Event
Fargo-Moorhead AAUW held their 3rd Annual BrainSTEM event that took place on Concordia College’s campus on October 24. They had 18 hands on workshops led by professionals, professors, and students from underrepresented groups in STEM. The even focuses on promoting diversity in STEM and reducing prejudice and bias. The day began with discussing famous scientists and engineer who students know as well as a discussion about implicit bias. The 7th grade class from Ben Franklin Middle School attended three workshops during the day where they built robots, dissected brains, broke secret codes, created Rube Goldberg machines and competed to build slender towers and bridges out of paper.
Work Smart Salary Negotiation Workshop
Jamestown AAUW is interested in hosting either a Work Smart or Start Smart (college students) workshops. Three members, Mary Craft, (left), Louise Williams (middle), and Kelly Krein (right), were able to observe a Work Smart workshop that was held in Fergus Falls, MN in October. They brought back lots of ideas and suggestions for our members.
Fargo-Moorhead AAUW Get Out The Vote
Branch members Alexa Ducioame and Evelyn Quigley worked to get out the vote at the farmers market in Fargo during October. They helped market-goers find their polling place, know more about measures, and offered stickers and buttons reading “I will vote” and “It’s my vote; I will be heard”.
Trick Or Treat with the Jamestown AAUW Bookstore
Jamestown AAUW members gave away books from the AAUW Bookstore to children at the Buffalo Mall Halloween night “Trick or Treating” event. Lot’s of fun for all!
Fargo-Moorhead holds Book Sale October 26-28, 2018
Co-chairs, Roberta Harnisch and Sara Lindberg, as well
as the committee, did a wonderful job organizing the event this year. In addition to books, we celebrated another special anniversary. When Jo Lee and Dan were 14 years old, they went on their first date on October 26, 1973 in Dillon, MT to an AAUW book sale. They bought 78 records, a copy of Rubaiyat, and many other classics. They live in Helena, MT now and came to our book sale on Friday to celebrate the 45th anniversary of their first date. In addition to our book sale, they attended a movie at the Fargo Theatre, visited the Hjemkomst, and enjoyed dinner at Mezzaluna.
Apply for AAUW’s Fellowships and Grants Today!
Fellowship and grant recipients perform research in a wide range of disciplines and work to improve their schools and communities. Their intellect, dedication, imagination, and effort promise to forge new paths in scholarship, improve the quality of life for all, and tackle the educational and social barriers facing women worldwide. AAUW seeks a diverse applicant pool.
Read More(NOTE: The 2018 application period closes between November 1 and December 1 this year dependent upon program. Be sure to check each individual fellowship or grant program for complete availability and deadline information.)
Strategic Plan
The AAUW Strategic Plan is created through an inclusive process involving the AAUW Board of Directors and staff. The goals, indicators of success, and strategies reflect an integrated approach to fulfilling our mission, vision, and value promise. As AAUW continues to move forward in a changing world, so have our Strategic Plan and our Vision Statement.
Career Development Grants
Career Development Grants provide funding to women who hold a bachelor’s degree and are preparing to advance or change careers or reenter the workforce. Primary consideration is given to women of color and women pursuing their first advanced degree or credentials in nontraditional fields.
Fargo-Moorhead AAUW Plan “Get Out The Vote”
Do you want to see a higher turnout in November?Help Fargo-Moorhead AAUW plan our Get Out the Vote efforts and sign up for tabling and volunteer events on Monday, October 8, 2018, 7-8:30 PM.All are welcome!Barry Hall Room 120, Please do not park in the Sons of Norway lotThose interested can gather for an informal meal beforehand at The Boiler Room 5:00-6:45 PM
Jamestown AAUW Get’s Out The Vote
Jamestown Branch members promoted informed voting at their booth at the annual University of Jamestown Block party on Main Street in Jamestown on August 30. Information on ND Voter ID Laws and “It’s My Vote – I will be Heard” stickers.
Jamestown AAUW #ToastToTenacity
Jamestown AAUW branch members recently celebrated the anniversary of the signing into law of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution with a #ToastToTenacity. The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution became law in August 1920, granting American women the right to vote. Ninety-eight years later, Vision 2020’s Toast to Tenacity honors the suffragists who fought for this right, and urges women to shape the future by exercising their right to vote.
Jamestown AAUW Garden Tour
Jamestown AAUW members held their 29th Annual AAUW Garden Tour in Jamestown on July 18. The event was attended by over 250 visitors to four featured yards. Funds from this event support AAUW’s mission to improve equity for women and girls through programming efforts and some of the monies also support the Jamestown’s AAUW Scholarship Endowment at the University of Jamestown.
Congratulations to AAUW’s 2018-19 Fellowship and Grants Awardees!
2018-2019 AAUW Fellows Grantees Collage
The 2018–19 award year kicked off with the release of our updated online Fellowships and Grants directory in which you can find out more about the remarkable women and organizations from your area! To learn more about AAUW’s fellowships and grants programs and past awardees, visit our fellowships and grants web page and read our Following the Fellows blog series.
AAUW Issues: Federal Judicial Nominations
Statue of Lady Justice in the Romerplatz of Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany.
AAUW’s Public Policy Priorities supports “a fair, balanced, and independent judiciary” to ensure constitutional protection for the civil rights of all individuals. Federal courts up to and including the Supreme Court are often also the last, best hope for women who have experienced discrimination in education, employment, health care, and other aspects of their lives.
2018 AAUW National Bylaws Amendment Vote Results
Thank you for participating in the 2018 AAUW National Bylaws Amendment vote. We had a great turnout this year with over 17 percent of eligible members participating in the vote, more than three times the 5 percent required by our bylaws. In North Dakota we had 175 eligible voters and 24 voted for a total of 13.7 percent.Thank you for making your voice matter on these important issues.
AAUW members Minnie Miles (front row, fourth from right) and Reps. Edith Green (left of president, in white suit), Martha Griffiths (second from right), and Julia Hansen (far right) with President John F. Kennedy as he signs the Equal Pay Act into law on June 10, 1963. CREDIT: Abbie Rowe, White House Photographs. Courtesy of John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston
Know Your Rights: The Equal Pay Act
Despite the passage of the EPA 55 years ago, women still do not take home wages equal to those of their male peers. If you’re concerned that you may be a victim of sex-based pay discrimination, or if you just want to know more about how the EPA works, this resource covers the basic information to get you started.
Take the Pledge to Protect Title IX
Fillable “I Live Title IX Because” signs at an event for Senator Harry Reid
June 23rd marks the 46th anniversary of Title IX. Help fight back against attacks on the Title IX by pledging to take part in AAUW’s upcoming campaign to protect Title IX.
Still Separate, Still Unequal: The Role of Black Women and Girls in the Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education
Washington, D.C. Reading lesson in a Negro elementary school. Public Domain. Library of Congress.
More than sixty years after Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, in which the Supreme Court ruled that state laws segregating schools were unconstitutional, schools are more segregated than they were in 1968 (approximately 75 percent of black students attend racially segregated schools), and black girls have suffered greatly as a result.
Broken Ladders: Barriers to Women’s Representation in Non-Profit Leadership
Women’s equity in the workplace has been a focus of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) since our founding in 1881. And while great strides have been made, women are still largely excluded from the most powerful corporate positions in our economy. For Instance, the Fortune 500 list of the largest American corporations recently reached a historic high representation of women CEOs at just 6.4 percent, or about 1 in 15. Women in these companies fill only about one in five senior management positions. AAUW’s latest report on women in leadership at nonprofits is now available online.
Gender Equity in CEO Representation, by Organization budget
AAUW ND Celebrates 2018 “Women of Distinction”
This year’s “Women of Distinction” are honored for promoting women’s and girls issues and for their leadership both in their affiliates and their communities.
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- Renelle Bertsch, AAUW Wahpeton
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- Alexa Ducioame, AAUW Fargo-Moorhead
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- Luanne Stromme, AAUW Devils Lake, Honorable Mention
AAUW ND Elects Three to State Board
Theresa Leiphon, AAUW Devils Lake, was elected to her second term as AAUW North Dakota’s State President. Connie Lillijord, AAUW Jamestown was reelected as our state secretary and Kathy Ashe, AAUW Grand Forks was also elected to her second term as By-Laws and Parliamentarian Chair.
The 2018 North Dakota AAUW Annual Meeting was held in Jamestown on April 13-14. Read all about meeting highlights here: https://aauw-nd.aauw.net/2018-annual-meeting/
FARGO-MOORHEAD AAUW Celebrate National Equal Pay Day
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- Mayors signing Equal Pay Proclaimation
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- Signing Proclaimation
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- Equal Pay Proclaimation
Fargo-Moorhead AAUW members celebrated National Equal Pay day by having area Mayors sign a proclaimation declaring April 10 as Equal Pay Day in the area vowing to improve Pay Equity issues in the Metro Area. Read the full story here Equal Pay Day.
AAUW State Meeting – April 13-14, 2018 in Jamestown
Please register for the State AAUW Meeting by April 6, 2018 to get the registration discount. Members can register online at: AAUW ND State Meeting Registration
For more information about the annual meeting or for a printable registration form please visit our Annual Meeting page
Jamestown AAUW Member Recognized for Art Work
Mary Craft, a member of Jamestown AAUW, was recognized at Unison Bank, located on Main Street in Jamestown, as Artist of the Month. Her thirty-one pieces of mixed media collages are on display at the bank for the entire month. One of Mary’s art pieces was also selected in 2017 for the AAUW Notecards as part of the AAUW National Member Art Contest. Congratulations Mary.
The 2018 Tech Savvy and Stem Tastic was held on March 15 on the University of Jamestown Campus
The AAUW Jamestown (ND) Branch has joined forces with the Jamestown
Public Schools, University of Jamestown, and the ND STEM Network to host Tech Savvy, a local, one-day program at the University of Jamestown that was held on Thursday, March 15, 2018 to help over 220 seventh and eighth-grade girls from Stutsman County explore science, technology, engineering and math. Tech Savvy by AAUW, is a national program designed for girls to experience firsthand how STEM fields can lead to exciting careers. Read all about this Tech Savvy event.