Read the latest edition of our newletter: Leader Summer 2025
Announcing AAUW’s New Strategic Plan
New Strategic plan and link to toolkit: Leader Resources &
Tools – AAUW : Empowering Women Since 1881
Key Priorities Include:
• Expanding Access to Higher Education: Providing direct funding for women in
underserved communities and underrepresented fields, such as STEM, to
promote economic security and upward mobility.
• Advocating for Inclusive Policies: Championing legislation that supports
women’s success in higher education and the workplace, including pay equity,
paid family and medical leave, and robust workplace harassment protections.
• Strengthening AAUW’s Reach: Supporting local, state and branch efforts and
maximizing AAUW’s financial and operational strength to build a movement of
champions for gender equity.
We empower potential.
March 25 is Equal Pay Day 2025
Each year, this symbolic day is used to raise awareness around and combat the impact of pay inequities. Equal Pay Day 2025 is on March 25 and marks the current state of the gender pay gap for women: 83% for full-time, year-round workers and 75% for all workers (including part-time and seasonal).
2025 Equal Pay Day Calendar
- All Women’s Equal Pay Day – March 25th
- Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Women’s Equal Pay Day – April 7th
- Moms’ Equal Pay Day – May 6th
- LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day – June 17th
- Black Women’s Equal Pay Day – July 10th
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Women’s Equal Pay Day – August 28th
- Latina Equal Pay Day – October 8th
- Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day – October 23rd
- Native Women’s Equal Pay Day – November 18th
Started by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996, the goal of Equal Pay Days is to raise awareness about the ongoing gender pay gap and how the pay gap varies significantly among different communities, particularly for women of color.