AAUW Colorado

Colorado State AAUW Website

AAUW does not endorse candidates for partisan office, nor any political party. However, AAUW members frequently provide expert and interested party testimony at legislative committee hearings, school board meetings, and other forums at which the issues being discussed are related to AAUW’s mission. AAUW members are also active in voter registration drives, voter education efforts, panels, committees, seminars, letter-writing campaigns, and virtually every other means by which citizens can participate in the democratic process.

AAUW Colorado 2026 Legislative Priorities

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is one of the oldest women’s organizations in the country, empowering women since 1881. The mission of AAUW is to advance equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy. AAUW of Colorado represents over 700 community leaders in branches around the state
of Colorado.

We are available to provide information and assistance on legislation relating to our 2026 Legislative Priorities:

General Priorities

  • Support a strong system of public education that promotes gender fairness, equity, diversity and inclusivity, and to address the barriers and implicit biases that hinder the advancement of women
    and girls.
  • Achieve economic security for all women.
  • Guarantee equality, individual rights and social justice for a diverse and inclusive society.

Specific Priorities

Support Public Education

    • Challenges facing Higher Education
    • Student loan access
    • Funding Early Childhood Education
    • Funding Pre-K-12
    • Promoting Compliance with Civil Rights Laws and Accountability Requirements
    • Supporting Career Readiness Programs
    • Defending Title IX Protections

Prevent Violence Against Women

  • Protect Reproductive Health Rights
  • Funding Behavioral Health Services
  • Promote Equal Pay/Anti-ageism/Retirement Security
  • Gun Violence Prevention
  • Human Trafficking Prevention