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| CT AAUW Public Policy Program 2002-2004 |
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"No major policy issue benefitting American women was ever won without tenacious grass-roots lobbying by thousands of women."
- To Preserve the rights and dignity of the individual, CT AAUW members support:
- Freedom from violence, abuse and sexual harassment, including a sensible gun control program.
- United Nations programs that address human rights and women and girls' concerns, including U.S. ratification of CEDAW.
- Campaign Finance Reform.
- The right of individual choice in one's reproductive life.
- To preserve a strong system of education and self-development over the lifespan, CT AAUW members support:
- A responsibly funded system of public education at all levels that promotes gender fairness, equity and diversity including support for Title IX.
- Opposition to the use of public funds for nonpublic elementary and secondary education.
- Comprehensive K-12 health education programs and programs to reduce teen pregnancies.
- To achieve economic self-sufficiency for all women, CT AAUW members support:
- Welfare reform that empowers women, including education, job training, quality child care and child support enforcement.
- Pay equity.
- To protect our health and environment and provide a better quality of life, CT AAUW members support:
- Managed care reform and health care reform.
- Access to quality and affordable health services for all, including research focused on women's health.
- Programs to clean up our waterways and Long Island Sound and provide for safe disposal of hazardous waste and/or nuclear waste.
Public Policy Chair: Mary Jane Janick (policy@aauw-ct-ridgefield.org) |
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