LHU AAUW

Hello everyone! Come on out for our Love Your Body Week events. There will be giveaways each day and 3 grand prize winners at the end of the week!

LHU's chapter of AAUW is looking for officers for the upcoming 2017-2018 school year! If you are interested in taking on the position of president, vice president, secretary, or treasurer, plan on attending our next meeting on Tuesday, April 25 at 5:30 pm in Raub 205. If you cannot attend, email your speech to Meghan at [email protected].

Data suggests it will take until 2152 to close the gender wage gap, but it shouldn’t take a century to get what we want. #WeWantMore because 135 years is too long to wait for what we deserve today. #R29Dialogue

Today is Equal Pay Day. On average, women are paid just under 80% of what men are paid, but this statistic is not the same across the board. Not only are Latina, African American, Native American, and Native Hawaiian women paid less less than white women, but the pay gap varies based on location, as well (Women in Wyoming are only paid 64% of what their male counterparts make!) This Equal Pay Day, raise awareness about pay inequality and the wage gap. We can't expect change if we don't start the conversation!

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Join us tomorrow for our final day of Love Your Body Week--Love Your Mind! We will be attending Let Her Voice Be Heard, which is sponsored by the English Club, HOPE Center, President's Commission on the Status of Women, Sigma Tau Delta, and Women & Gender Studies Program. Let Her Voice Be Heard is at 6:30 at Avenue 209. There will be live readings, an announcement of the President's Award for Distinguished Work in the Advancement of Women's Issues nominees and of the winners ...of the Virginia Martin Gender Issues Essay Contest. Refreshments will be provided!

Next Tuesday is our $tart $mart Workshop. This workshop is designed to teach women about the pay gap how to negotiate for fair pay and benefits. We only have 35 seats available! In order to RSVP, email Meghan at [email protected].

Denim Day is coming up again on April 26th! Stop by the HOPE Center (Ulmer 100) to pick up your sticker and show support.

AAUW had a great time this weekend at the LHU Women's Conference and with our amazing workshop leader, Mel Gruver. If you enjoyed our workshop on Saturday and want to make more zines or if you couldn't attend the conference, come to this Tuesday's meeting at 5:30 in Raub 205 for our zine-making meeting!

AAUW is sponsoring a speaker at this Saturday's LHU Women's Conference. The conference is free to LHU students. If you are interested in attending, make sure to register by this Thursday, Mar. 23!

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Today, we're celebrating activist and co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement Alicia Garza. #WomensHistoryMonth #WeMakeHerstory

We had an amazing turnout at last evening's International Women's Day Panel! Special thanks go out to Dr. Devi, Rosana Campbell, and Matilda Mwaniki for being our panelists!