The Human Trafficking Protocol for Law Enforcement in San Mateo County is designed to help police officers and others detect instances of human trafficking, spur more prosecutions, and provide better support for victims. In addition to advocating for Title IX, quality of life issues, defense and the economy, Congresswoman Speier also spoke of a new system for combating the crime of human trafficking, including sex slavery, in San Mateo County. Jacqueline Speier, Congresswoman, San Mateo County In the next 30 years, say by 2046 or so, here’s what I want to see:Ģ) Women Chief Executive Officers of Fortune 500 companies.ģ) In 30 years there will be a totally gender-balanced Congress.Ĥ) Graduate from college without being in debt.ĥ) Women will earn 50% of the doctoral degrees in computer science, engineering and physics.Ħ) There will be five female Supreme Court Justices.ħ) Girls and boys will no longer suffer from bullying or sexual harassment that goes ignored or unpunished by responsible institutions.Ĩ) AAUW will be cited in the press more often than any other organization on stories about gender equity.ġ0) A quarter of a million donors.” Guest of HonorĬongresswoman Jackie Speier, San Mateo County If you look at 131 years of history, it is clear that AAUW is and always has been working for women’s equality, empowering women, and breaking through the many barriers that have prevented us from achieving equity. (Sad to say, we are still and have been advocating for some issues since 1898.) Or when your contribution to AAUW funds supports a plaintiff in a discrimination case or provides a fellowship for an international student to study here and return to her home country to work to improve the lives of her countrymen and women. Power is when your branch sponsors a young woman to NCCWSL or a Start Smart workshop and helps to change the direction of her life in the future. And in the folder that staff prepares about each legislator is a note about how many AAUW members are in his or her district. Power is when the AAUW volunteer Lobby Corps visits offices of Senators and Representatives every Thursday to advocate for legislation affecting women and girls. Our priorities were the Violence Against Women Act – which has since passed – and the Paycheck Fairness Act, which is still in limbo.
The President himself participated in the meeting. Power is when AAUW is called to the White House along with fewer than a dozen women’s organizations the week following President Obama’s re-election to address priorities for women. Power is when AAUW testifies in congress on preventing and responding to sexual assault on college campuses. Empowering is giving power to, and Webster defines power as the ability to influence others. Garfein, a former marketing research executive, infused us with renewed appreciation for the exceptional achievements AAUW has accomplished over the years regarding the empowerment of women and girls.ĪAUW has been empowering women since 1881.
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