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Association of University Women of Missouri (AAUW-MO)
Because
Equity is Still an Issue!
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2009
AAUW National Convention
June 26-28, 2009
St. Louis, Missouri

Renaissance St. Louis
Grand and Suites Hotel
800 Washington Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63101
Regular Registration: 3-23-2009 - Convention
Information on
how to register for the convention, as well as a form to do so, can be obtained
by following this link.
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The 2009 AAUW CONVENTION KICK-OFF LUNCHEON,
an AAUW Metro St. Louis Interbranch Council event, was held on Saturday, March
14, 2009, at the
RENAISSANCE ST. LOUIS GRAND &
SUITES HOTEL
800 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63101.
Our guest speaker was Jill Birdwhistell, PhD, chief of Strategic
Advancement for AAUW, who spoke about issues facing AAUW members and the
upcoming bylaws changes proposed to the membership for approval at the June
convention. The event included a tour of
the convention site (Level 2, Concourse Bldg) and convention volunteer
training.
Click on this link for the photo
gallery
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ˇAdelante!
Books of the Month 2008-2009
Buy
your books from Barnes and Noble to support AAUW. By selecting the
"Buy the book" links on the web-page link, you can purchase
the book online at Barnes and Noble with a portion of the proceeds directly
benefiting AAUW.
This
year AAUW has introduced three lists of book club selections. In
2008-2009 the ˇAdelante!
Book Club selections
include:
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Diversity
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Financial Literacy
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Organizational Change
AAUW encourages members and
nonmembers to open a dialogue of women and diversity in their
communities. AAUW hopes that you enjoy the 2008-2009 ˇAdelante!
Book Club
selections.
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Calling
All Leaders! 
AAUW Announces
New
Leadership Development
DVD Series
(read more)
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Did you miss the Southwest Central
Regional training conference in Overland Park? You can view some
of the photos taken by Nancy Gerber, Ferguson-Florissant Branch president,
by clicking here: SWC
PHOTOS
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FOLLOW THE NATIONAL
CONVENTION ACTION ONLINE
- The national convention will be June 26-28,
and the hot topic of discussion will be the proposals for major changes in
the association bylaws. We don't have many details, but there’s sure to be
plenty of up-to-date information about the proceedings on the AAUW web site,
http://www.aauw.org.
- AAUW's site has two pages for news, so they
may be a source for highlights too -
- http://www.aauw.org/about/newsroom/
and
- http://www.aauw.org/recentNewsInfo.
cfm
You might also want to check the AAUW blog at http://blog-aauw.org
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- and discussions on AAUW’s Facebook
site, http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2419848109.
There also is a separate Facebook group for the convention, http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33516243905,
- and yet another to discuss the proposed
elimination of the degree requirement for AAUW membership, http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=53801486499.
  
In
response to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which
says the pay gap has narrowed one cent to 78 cents on the dollar,
AAUW is launching a new grassroots campaign with a clear message: “Keep
the Change until Women Have Real Change.”
While this is the narrowest the wage gap has ever
been, it's still only an additional one cent on the dollar. While
women have been hard at work to earn their extra penny, Congress
has failed to pass legislation that would give women effective
equal pay protections.
In light of this development, AAUW and our friends
will tell Congress: “Keep the Change until Women Have Real
Change.” Go to the AAUW Two-Minute
Activist for current information.
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Action
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AAUW gets a percentage of the profit. B&N customized the site for our
members, such as including books published by members, our Adelante books,
various reading lists, etc.
Every
purchase helps to
support the mission of AAUW.
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AAUW Action Alerts
Read the latest
alerts on issues critical to AAUW's mission. You can send a quick message
to your congressman or senator using the Two-Minute Activist
feature on the Association's web site. For updates on public policy
issues, join the AAUW
Action Network. Past alerts include:
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