Advancing Gender Equity
Intersectional. Inclusive. Intergenerational. Empowering.
American Association of University Women of New Jersey
Empowering Women and Girls
American Association of University Women of New Jersey is a state affiliate of AAUW, representing over 1200 members in 20 branches and 8 colleges throughout the State. Our branches and members are active across the state — from Sussex County in the North all the way to Cape May County.
We have been advocating for women and girls since 1881. AAUW has fought to remove the barriers and biases that stand in the way of gender equity, especially in the areas of education and employment. We have trained women to negotiate for pay and benefits, and to pursue leadership roles. We have advocated for federal, state and local laws and policies to ensure equity and to end gender discrimination. We are tenacious and trailblazing — we’ve led the fight for fair pay and economic opportunity for women and we are not done. The battle continues.
2025 – 2026 CALENDAR
Wednesday, Sep 24, 4PM – Executive Board Meeting
Wednesday, Oct 22, 4PM – Executive Committee Meeting
Wednesday, Dec 10, 4PM – Executive Committee Meeting
Wednesday, Feb 18, 4PM – Executive Board Meeting
Wednesday, Apr 22, 4PM – Executive Committee Meeting
Saturday, June 20, 10AM – Annual Meeting (Reports, Elections, Awards & Women who attended NCCSWL)
Newsletter will be published in following months – September, November, January, March and May
Nomination for State Officers opens on January 15 and closes on May 1; They will be announced in May newsletter
WE value DIVERSity
United We Stand
In principle and in practice, AAUW values and seeks an inclusive membership, workforce, leadership team and board of directors. There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, geographical location, national origin, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status.
Adopted by the AAUW Board of Directors, June 1988; revised October 1988, October 1992, February 1993, June 1994, June 2000, January 2005, July 2009, July 2011, April 2016, April 2017, June 2018
we Take Action
Our Public Policy Priorities
The Public Policy Principles and Priorities underscore AAUW’s mission to advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy. They establish principles for action on which AAUW members across the country focus their advocacy efforts. They guide the work of the AAUW’s federal priorities and that of AAUW state organizations and branches on state and local issue advocacy efforts.
AAUW positions are shaped by our commitment to equity by being nonpartisan, evidence-based, experience-driven, inclusive, and intersectional.
AAUW opposes all forms of discrimination on the basis of age, disability, race, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, geographical location, national origin, religious beliefs, pregnancy or parental status or socioeconomic status, and supports constitutional protection for the civil rights of all individuals.
AAUW believes in the need to end white supremacy and address structural and systemic racism. Efforts to advance racial, ethnic, and gender justice must be embedded into every policy initiative.
WE MAKE A DIFFEReNCE
AAUW takes a multipronged approach to battling the gender wage gap. A key component is arming women with the tools and resources they need to do their part. Scholarships and STEM camps remove barriers in education for women. Workshops on salary negotiation empower women in the workforce.
In New Jersey, our branches have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to provide scholarships to women for undergraduate and graduate degrees. We sponsor students to AAUW’s National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL), where hundreds of young women come to turn a moment into a movement.
Our signature one-week, residential, hands-on STEM camp for rising eighth-grade girls, Tech Trek is held in partnership with Stockton University. The program puts AAUW’s groundbreaking Why So Few? and Solving the Equation research reports into action in a female-led, inclusive, residential university setting.
Events
24 Sept, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Virtual
AAUW NJ Executive Board Meeting
All members are welcome
Mar, 2026
Time: TBA
Location: TBA
NJEA Celebration of Women
The event, organized by NJEA Secretary-Treasurer Petal Robertson and the NJEA Women in Education Committee, honors influential women who have helped our state’s public schools and our union serve as models of excellence in the nation.
20 June, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Virtual
AAUW NJ Annual Meeting
Annual Committee Reports, Election of Officers, Vote on Bylaw changes
PAST EVENTS
21 Jun, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Virtual
Organizing for Change
Annual Women as Agents of Change awards and Panel Discussion with NJ Community Leaders
7 Apr, 2025
Time: 7 PM
Location: Zoom
Workplace Fairness
Join us for an update on AAUW’s groundbreaking research on the gender pay gap and a conversation with Siri Chilazi, Senior Researcher in the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School and Co-Author of Make Work Fair: Data-Driven Design for Real Results.
20 Mar, 2025
Time: 7 PM
Location: Zoom
Title IX: An Uncertain Future
Watch to learn about Title IX and changes to the education landscape under the Trump EOs. With the Biden guidance is on hold, it is a timely conversation with a focus on what we can expect going forward in New Jersey.
8 Oct, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Zoom
Fighting Hate: Telling Our Stories
Statewide Virtual DEI Program – Panel discussion with Q& A
15 Jun, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Virtual
Changemakers | Leading for Equity
Annual Women as Agents of Change awards and Panel Discussion with NJ Community Leaders
21 Feb, 2024
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Zoom
Madam C. J. Walker: Her Story and Her Legacy
Guest speaker A’Lelia Bundles, biographer and great-great-granddaughter of Madam Walker; and a member of New Voices Foundation, which supports today’s women of color entrepreneurs. Honoring Black History Month.