COMMUNITY ACTION
The WAGE Project and AAUW have partnered to bring the $tart $mart Workshop to college women across the country. The $tart $mart Workshop provides knowledge and skills required to negotiate salaries and benefits so that fair and realistic compensation is received. Arlene Bunt and Jean Johnson attended a training program for $tart $mart and became certified to teach this workshop. For more details contact them at email startsmart@aauwscottsdale.org.
Hohokam
Receive a Book of Their Own
Pre-Kindergarten through 4th grade students at
Adopt-A-Book
is one of several ongoing projects undertaken by Scottsdale AAUW. Project Chairwoman Camille Schmidt explained, "Our goal is
to promote literacy, a love of reading and to ensure that each child owns at least one book. This goal matches our AAUW
Association mission to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research." Each donated book contains
a bookplate for a child to write his/her name on as well as a colorful bookmark.
The Scottsdale AAUW Branch is also active in
other community action and public policy projects. The Branch sponsored a series of Fair Pay Matters events featuring Lilly
Ledbetter, whose untiring ten year advocacy resulted in the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act signed in January, 2009. In addition,
the Branch recently conducted a pay equity event and will be co-sponsoring candidate debates in the fall.