Member Opportunities

Opportunities to take action

  • Participate in a nation-wide group of like-minded, well-educated individuals
  • Support grassroots activism
  • Meet with governmental policy-makers on women’s rights and girls’ issues
  • Attend nationwide conventions and student conferences, like the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, allowing personal growth of individuals and unity amongst the organization
  • Experience a variety of meaningful national and branch programs that touch women and girls of diverse backgrounds
  • Become active in our Legal Advocacy Fund
  • Impact the world through association with international enterprises and partnership

Opportunities to benefit

  • Benefit from nearly $4 million a year in fellowships and grants to graduate women by means of the Educational Foundation
  • Participate in a local and national network for personal and professional growth, especially in the field of advocacy for equity
  • Become informed and up-to-date through involvement in women’s civil rights issues as well as girls’ concerns and education
  • Improve personally through educational and professional development opportunities
  • Participate in leadership training offered through your national conferences
  • Get an internship if you are a college or university student and gain invaluable lifelong experience opportunities
  • Improve your community through branch programs, such as
    • Dialogues on social justice
    • Conferences for women considering a return to school or career change
    • Voter education
  • Access free research reports and other benefits found only in the Member Center on the national AAUW website
  • Subscribe to the award-winning magazine AAUW Outlook, regarding issues you care about
  • Enjoy exclusive member discounts and value-added services for AAUW books and merchandise; education loans; auto insurance; credit cards; magazine subscriptions; quality health insurance plans; flowers, cakes, and gifts; website design services; and books.