Take a look at the many benefits of becoming a member of AAUW. 

As an AAUW member, you’ll be proud to know you belong to a nationwide group of people who value education and equal rights … who are contributing to a more promising future for all women and girls … and who together provide a powerful voice for women and girls — a voice that cannot and will not be ignored.

Make a Difference.
By becoming a member, you’re not only joining a community committed to our cause. You’re also directly funding our work to:

• Train millions of women to negotiate for higher salaries and benefits.
• Support state and local fair-pay legislation to ban the use of salary history in hiring, a practice that puts women at a financial disadvantage.
• Develop more women leaders through workshops and conferences.
• Fund the research that is informing national conversations on the gender pay gap, women’s student-debt burden, and other key equity issues.

Get Discounts and Services.
AAUW members get great discounts and special services on insurance, hotels and travel, office supplies, email services, and more.

Receive Newsletters and Alerts.
Stay informed and active through a host of digital resources and newsletters, including:

• Mission & Action: Monthly updates on AAUW’s work, including gender equity research, legislation, news, events, and easy opportunities to take action.
• Action Alerts: Periodic emails to alert you to breaking news and urgent opportunities to act on policies or legislation that affect women.
• Membership Matters: A monthly resource for branch and state AAUW leaders on how to recruit and retain members, advance our mission, and stay engaged with communities.
• The Clipper: The Santa Maria Branch newsletter filled with news and events of the branch and its many interest groups.

Shape the Future.
As a member, each year you can weigh in on who will lead AAUW on its board of directors and decide which public policy issues should be our highest priority.

You can also become an AAUW leader by participating in one of the committees and task forces that move our agenda forward. Not to mention the many opportunities to play pivotal roles at the state or branch level, or as a student or emerging professional.

Join a Community.
AAUW offers lots of opportunities to get involved with a local community of activists. By joining at the branch level, you can serve in leadership roles, sponsor community action projects, and lobby on priority issues like pay equity and Title IX reform.

Cost of Membership

Current dues for membership in the Santa Maria Branch, which includes membership in AAUW California as well as National AAUW, is $100. At this time, all members must have received at least an associate’s degree at an accredited institution. For more information, please email us at aauwsmpresident@gmail.com.