With so much communication from AAUW national, state and local branches now coming via email and mail, it’s more important than ever to make sure that your contact information is correct in the Membership Services Database. Take a few minutes to login and verify that your information is up-to-date.
AAUW WI State Board Meeting held via Zoom
Since the pandemic has limited our ability to meet in-person for the next year, the AAUW Wisconsin state board would like to keep branches up-to-date on technology that can help facilitate virtual meetings and events for 2020-21. At the start of summer, we provided information on Facebook Messenger group chats, Google Hangouts and Zoom. Since then, one additional option has been released: Google Meet.
If most of your members have Gmail accounts, this new app from Google could be an easy and FREE way to host a branch, committee or book club meeting online. You can find directions for how to schedule and start a video meeting, as well as other topics, in Google Meet Training and Google Meet Help.
Note: there is a limit of 100 attendees and 60 minutes for those with free Gmail accounts.
In light of Governor Evers’ Safer at Home Order, many of us have had to take our meetings online, including the AAUW Wisconsin state board, which just conducted its third quarter meeting via Zoom!
For your next board meeting or book club, try one of these widely used free resources for computers, tablets or cell phones: Facebook Messenger group chats, Google Hangouts or Zoom. A helpful Zoom tutorial hosted by Marcia Chadley shows you how to participate and host a meeting. And this tutorial by Max Dalton will help you navigate Facebook Messenger group chats.
Tech Savvy was started by the American Association of University Women to help address the fact that women fill close to half of the jobs in the U.S. economy but hold less than 25 percent of STEM jobs. The format of the conference is based on two research reports done by AAUW, Why So Few? Women in STEM and Solving the Equation: The Variable for Women’s Success in Engineering and Computing. Stereotypes, biases, and unwelcoming environments are still barriers to women, but reports and conferences such as Tech Savvy are hoping to change that.
An essential element of the research about girls’ interest in STEM careers shows that girls need strong women role models.
During the conference, the girls attended various breakout and learning sessions where they experienced hands on sessions with women in STEM careers. The two additional instrumental segments of Tech Savvy were College Savvy and Savvy Skills. During the College Savvy time, girls spoke with a variety of college recruiters and participated in mock interviews. Savvy skills focus on skills girls can use in their daily lives such as critical thinking, public speaking, financial literacy, negotiation, and interviewing. Parents who attended Tech Savvy learned about how to help their daughters pursue STEM careers both academically and financially.
The girls who attended Tech Savvy not only learned new things, but also opened their eyes to new possibilities. Some of the girls’ comments were: “I really liked the workshop. They were interactive.” “I used the pen and notebook a lot.” “I really enjoyed getting the information I need to know in order to apply for college and about what careers would be good for me. This will really help me to know this information ahead of time. Having a chance to communicate with college recruiters.” and “The experience of coming to this college”.
One parent commented,” I found the overall experience beneficial and I feel empowered to help my child.” Another parent said they are encouraged to help their daughter to shoot higher and what engineering can mean and the financial cost of college.
Tech Savvy was started by the American Association of University Women to help address the fact that women fill close to half of the jobs in the U.S. economy but hold less than 25 percent of STEM jobs. The format of the conference is based on two research reports done by AAUW, Why So Few? Women in STEM and Solving the Equation: The Variable for Women’s Success in Engineering and Computing. Stereotypes, biases, and unwelcoming environments are still barriers to women, but reports and conferences such as Tech Savvy are hoping to change that.
An essential element of the research about girls’ interest in STEM careers shows that girls need strong women role models.
During the conference, the girls attended various breakout and learning sessions where they experienced hands on sessions with women in STEM careers. The two additional instrumental segments of Tech Savvy were College Savvy and Savvy Skills. During the College Savvy time, girls spoke with a variety of college recruiters and participated in mock interviews. Savvy skills focus on skills girls can use in their daily lives such as critical thinking, public speaking, financial literacy, negotiation, and interviewing. Parents who attended Tech Savvy learned about how to help their daughters pursue STEM careers both academically and financially.
The girls who attended Tech Savvy not only learned new things, but also opened their eyes to new possibilities. Some of the girls’ comments were: “I really liked the workshop. They were interactive.” “I used the pen and notebook a lot.” “I really enjoyed getting the information I need to know in order to apply for college and about what careers would be good for me. This will really help me to know this information ahead of time. Having a chance to communicate with college recruiters.” and “The experience of coming to this college”. One parent commented,” I found the overall experience beneficial and I feel empowered to help my child.” Another parent said they are encouraged to help their daughter to shoot higher and what engineering can mean and the financial cost of college
Tech Savvy 2017