President's Page

Welcome to the American Association of University Women Wisconsin website. It is my hope that you will visit it often and join us as a member at a local branch, or let us help you start one within your own community.

AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research. In Wisconsin we are proud to be a part of this 126 year old organization.

Did you know that equity is still an issue for women? It's true. Take these financial inequities for example:
Wisconsin women’s median wage is $12.62-- 25% below the men’s median.
Our inflation-adjusted gender gap actually grew from 2000 to 2005, even as the national gap closed.
Black and Latina women’s wages lag behind those of white women.
In 2005, white women in Wisconsin earned a median wage of $13.04, black women earned $10.89, a 5.1 percent decrease from 1979. Latina women only $8.89.
(from: Median Wages by Gender, Wisconsin and U.S., 1979–2005)

We don't believe this is fair, and we are working to change this situation. But we are so much more. Through our philanthropic giving, we have literally helped to change the lives of women through economic support toward their educations and by supporting them during their litigations against discriminatory employers in higher education.

Please take a look at our developing website and click on the link to our Association site. We hope you will like what you see.

Marge Mueller
President AAUW-WI

Making the Connection Best Practices Recognition 2008 Recipients

This annual award recognizes branches at three levels (silver, gold and the highest, platinum) for programming, projects and best practices that forward the mission of AAUW and help to increase its visibility within the state. The time frame for this award was April 1, 2007 through March 30, 2008.

Congratulations to the following branches!

Silver Level: Eau Claire & Kenosha
Gold Level: Oshkosh & West Suburban Milwaukee
Platinum Level: Fort Atkinson & Racine