Public Policy Priorities
AAUW (The American Association of University Women) advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, research and philanthropy. AAUW of Washington is a champion of equal rights for women and girls and for quality education in Washington State. We believe that "Education is the key to women's economic security," and we support the Principles for Change and the Ten-Year Goals of Washington Learns.
The members of American Association of University Women of Washington reaffirm our commitment to:
• The Principles for Change and the Ten-Year Goals of Washington Learns and the work of the Joint Task Force on Basic Education Finance
We support legislation and budgets which:
• Fund Basic Education;
• Improve access to postsecondary education; and
• Protect access to comprehensive reproductive health care.
We support public budgets that balance individual rights and responsibility to community, and a tax system that will provide a stable source of public funds and produce over-all equity in the distribution of tax burdens.