The Southern NH Branch of the American Association of University Women will host its fall kick-off meeting on Sept. 30, beginning at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held on Zoom. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about the organization and what it does from the comfort of your own home.

The meeting will include a brief overview of the goals of AAUW and the focus of the local branch followed by a review of the programs and activities being considered for 2020-21. These will include an update on the book group that meets monthly and a report from the Program Committee. The Gendered Workforce is the theme of their first program scheduled for Wednesday, October 21, at 7 pm. Dr. Monica Galizzi, the Chair of the Department of Economics and a Senior Associate of the Center for Women & Work at the University of Massachusetts Lowell will speak. The program will held on Zoom and be open to the public. The second and third programs in the series will focus on anti-racism and pay equity. When the COVID-19 concerns ease, social gatherings, field trips to see special exhibits at local museums, and attending theatrical performances will be considered.

Anyone interested in attending the branch meeting is asked to contact Membership Co-Chair Liz MacMillan at liz@macstewart.net for details. If interested in attending The Gendered Workforce program contact Program Co-Chair Johanna Tigert at johanna_tigert@uml.edu for details.

AAUW’s mission is to advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy. The Southern New Hampshire Branch provides scholarships for young women who are pursuing college degrees with the intent to follow STEM careers after graduation. This year’s recipients were two young woman who graduated in June from Milford High School. Depending on fund raising, one or two graduates from Souhegan High School in 2021 will receive a scholarship.

AAUW is a non-partisan non-political organization that never endorses candidates or specific parties. The organization whose roots date back to the 1880s has two branches in NH. The Southern New Hampshire Branch, established in the 1970s, hosts a variety of programs concerning women’s education and equity issues that are open to the public.

Members of the branch live in the following New Hampshire communities: Amherst, Dover, Exeter, Hanover, Hollis, Manchester, Merrimack, Milford, Mont Vernon, Nashua and Wilton.

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