This event has been postponed and will be re-scheduled for a date this summer:
Equal Pay Day is the symbolic day when women’s earnings “catch up” to men’s earnings from the previous year. March 31st marks the day when the average woman worker earned as much in 15 months as a man in the same job made in 12.

Note well that for women of color “pay equity” day is even later in theyear — from August to November. As part of the national campaign, the call goes out to Wear Red on Equal pay Day to symbolize how far women and minorities are “in the red” with their pay.

Our branch will mark this pay inequity day by having a “connection” table in the downtown mall plaza across the street from City Hall. We will hand out Pay Day bars and cards, discuss Working Smart workshops to the many who work downtown, and take lunch in the Plaza. Our table is our visible way to raise awareness about and organize action around the gender pay gap in our community.

Please join your fellow members at this event as we engage Oaklanders and of course
remind them to vote and to be part of the census.

Date:           Tuesday, 31, 2020
Time:          11:30 am – 1:30pm
Location:   Oakland’s Downtown City Plaza  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .  . . . . . . . . .Across the street from City Hall      
Cost:           FREE to attend . .

On average, women must work until April 2, 2019 to earn what men earned in the previous year. 

Come help us raise awareness about this issue:

Tuesday, April 2, 4-6 PM at the Rockridge BART Station:

* Come out to have your picture taken with the Un-Equal Dollar or our AAUW picture frame. Then post it on social media to help spread the word!
* Come see AAUW members distribute PayDay bars to BART riders as they inform riders about the Wage Gap.

Branch Members: To help set up these events and/or participate at either location, contact Barbra Norum.

On average, women must work until April 2, 2019 to earn what men earned in the previous year.

Help Celebrate the Cause of Gaining an Equal Pay Day!

We will be raising awareness about this issue on two dates:

Tuesday, March 26, 11 AM-1 PM at Laney College, in the quad by the Student Center:
Come to our Un-Equal Bake Sale of delicious cookies, with 25% OFF for Women Only!
• Men: Each cookie costs $1.00 • Women: Each cookie costs $0.75
(We will be at Laney on this date because of their Spring Break.)

Tuesday, April 2, 4-6 PM at the Rockridge BART Station:
* Come out to have your picture taken with the Un-Equal Dollar or our AAUW picture frame. Then post it on social media to help spread the word!
* Come see AAUW members distribute PayDay bars to BART riders as they inform riders about the Wage Gap.

Branch Members: To help set up these events and/or participate at either location, contact Barbra Norum.

Come join us and other local  AAUW branch members to march from Laney College to the Frank Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland. 

We will gather in front of the Student Center at Laney College at 9:30 AM and walk together carrying AAUW signage.   At the end of the march, the Interbranch Council of the AAUW will have a booth where we can share information with marchers about our mission.

So don your pink hat, and bring your family and friends to join us!

Unable to walk the route?  Come to Frank Ogawa Plaza to visit our booth and to hear this year’s speakers, starting at 11am.

Date:  Saturday, January 19, 2019

Time & Location:  

• TO JOIN THE MARCH:  Meet up at 9:30am at the Laney College Student Center. 
• TO HEAR THE SPEAKERS:  Go to the Frank Ogawa Plaza at 11am.  Our booth will be open from 11am to 2:30.
  

Join Us on Monday, April 10, 2018

Stop by at Rockridge BART or Laney College to show your support for

Equal Pay for Equal Work!

See the times to stop by for each location below:

Saturday, January 20, 2018:

AAUW Oakland-Piedmont At the Women’s March

Again this year, we joined the throngs of women marching in Oakland!   We are witnessing the beginning of a cultural change, a change that AAUW has been championing since 1881.

Me Too! brought secrets out in the open, giving all of us a forum to speak up and support each other.  Time’s Up! is raising funds for a legal defense fund for victims of sexual harassment. 

And hope is alive.  Oprah once again proved to be an inspiration when, at the Golden Globes, she spoke directly to the young girls in the audience, stating that“a new day is on the horizon.”

The Women’s March 2018 on January 20th demonstrated that we will not be silenced.  Together we can lead change.

Join us in making women’s voices heard!   We’ll gather at 9:30am on Saturday, January 20th at Laney College in the quad in front of the Student Center.

If you’re not familiar with Laney campus, download the pdf map and directory for the campus:

Laney College Map – Meet in Quad in Front of Student Center at 9-30 on Sat 1-20-18

See you there!