Connect with the New Women of Congress

The newly inaugurated women of Congress already know about AAUW members and the work that you do. The congresswomen told AAUW’s lobbyists just that when we visited Capitol Hill to welcome them into office. The 113th Congress is historic in that it contains the most women ever — 98. Of those, 24 are new — five in the Senate and 19 in the House.

Some highlights from our visits included Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) telling us that she has many friends at AAUW and applauds our work for women and girls. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) said she appreciates the work of AAUW members in Wisconsin. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) told us that AAUW women made a difference in the election, leading to the historic number of women now in office. Rep. Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) shared that she looks forward to working with AAUW during this Congress.

Let’s keep up the relationships with these new women in Congress! Check out our tips for how to hold a meeting with your elected officials. If you’re in the Washington, D.C., area, join our AAUW Action Fund Capitol Hill Lobby Corps. E-mail VoterEd@aauw.org with questions or for suggestions on how to get more involved.

In addition, you can always use social media to contact your members of Congress. Most of the new female senators and representatives have official member Twitter accounts; their handles are listed below. C-SPAN has a full list of members of Congress on Twitter. When you tweet at a member of Congress, be sure to mention @AAUW — and to share a relevant AAUW policy position or blog.

SENATE

Mazie Hirono (D-HI), @maziehirono

Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), @elizabethforma

HOUSE

Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), @repkirkpatrick

Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), @kyrstensinema

Gloria Negrete McLeod (D-CA), @NegreteMcLeod

Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), @RepEsty

Lois Frankel (D-FL), @RepLoisFrankel

Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), @tulsipress

Cheri Bustos (D-IL), @cheribustos Susan Brooks (R-IN), @SusanWBrooks

Jackie Walorski (R-IN), @RepWalorski Ann Wagner (R-MO), @RepAnnWagner

Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH), @RepAnnieKuster

Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), @RepSheaPorter

Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), @Michelle4NM

Grace Meng (D-NY), @RepGraceMeng

Suzan DelBene (D-WA), @SuzanDelBene

 

This post was written by AAUW Political Media Coordinator Elizabeth Owens.

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Obama Includes School Climate in Gun Violence Announcement

AAUW believes that maintaining a bully-free climate at schools is a critical component to ending school violence. The White House asked AAUW to provide our recommendations for comprehensive proposals on reducing gun violence, which President Obama included in his announcement today. We were pleased by the inclusion of a top AAUW priority — school climates that are free of harassment and bullying — as one of the White House’s policy recommendations. As the White House statement put it:

We need to enhance the physical security of our schools and our ability to respond to emergencies like mass shootings and also create safer and more nurturing school climates. … Making our schools safer is not just about cops and security cameras; we also need to improve the climate of our schools to reduce violence and bullying (which sometimes precedes a mass casualty event).

AAUW strongly believes that quality public education is the foundation of a democratic society. Our member-adopted Biennial Action Priorities support “freedom from violence and fear of violence in homes, schools, workplaces, and communities.” AAUW members advocate for equitable school climates that are free of harassment, bullying, and discrimination. Every student deserves a safe place to learn.

Recent events, such as the school shootings in Connecticut and California, have demonstrated that schools face many challenges in preventing and effectively responding to instances of bullying, harassment, and discrimination, which can lead to student violence and safety problems. According to the 2004 Safe School Initiative report, almost three-quarters of those who committed school violence felt persecuted, bullied, threatened, attacked, or injured by others prior to the incident. In some cases, the experience of being bullied appeared to have been a factor in the decision to mount an attack. These numbers highlight the need to create a safe and supportive school culture and climate — a critical component in addressing school safety. The president’s proposal would provide much-needed resources to schools so they are better equipped to prevent or stop more severe violence from occurring.

Congress needs to act on several of the president’s proposals to create safer school climates. These include a comprehensive school safety initiative to help local school districts hire up to 1,000 school resource officers and school-based mental health professionals, as well as other investments in school safety, such as providing resources for schools to implement emergency preparedness plans; helping schools adopt proven strategies to reduce bullying, drug abuse, violence, and other problem behaviors; and assisting schools in gathering and sharing best practices on school discipline.

AAUW also supports the reintroduction and passage of the Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act, which aims to improve student achievement by promoting student health and wellness; preventing bullying, violence, and drug use; and fostering a positive school climate.

Our nation’s schools should be the safest places possible for children. We’re glad the White House is tackling the role that bullying and harassment play in school violence, and we look forward to supporting initiatives that protect all students.

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Tomorrow Is Human Trafficking Awareness Day

This past summer, I had the incredible opportunity to study abroad in Bangalore, India, through the Vira I. Heinz Program. While I was enamored by the colorful architecture, food, and clothing there, I was exposed to some of the less colorful aspects of India in my sociology course. The large scale and impact that human trafficking has on India was difficult to comprehend and, frankly, disheartening. Traffickers target children begging for money on the streets, women in brothels, and poor manual laborers. When thinking of human trafficking, most people imagine red-light districts in other parts of the world, but human trafficking is closer to home than most may realize.

A modern-day form of slavery, human trafficking occurs not only abroad but within the U.S. border — manipulating and exploiting people for profit. U.S. federal law defines victims of human trafficking as “children involved in the sex trade, adults age 18 or over who are coerced or deceived into commercial sex acts, and anyone forced into different forms of ‘labor or services,’ such as domestic workers held in a home or farm workers forced to labor against their will.” Sadly, human trafficking occurs in all 50 states; however, the exact number of victims is largely unknown or inaccurate due to various factors, including underreporting.

Victims of human trafficking can be children, adults, men, women, U.S. citizens, and foreign nationals. There is not a consistent profile for victims, nor is there a single profile for the  traffickers, who can range from family members to brothel owners to employers of domestic servants.

There are an estimated 27 million people in modern-day slavery across the world. The Polaris Project provides red flags, as well as a hotline for confidential help and information. Regardless of your background or how wealthy your country is, human trafficking occurs everywhere. Human trafficking preys on peoples’ vulnerabilities for profit. Let’s recognize the signs and speak out about this crime against humanity.

Friday, January 11, is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, a day dedicated to shedding light on human trafficking and empowering individuals to fight against this crime. Join me tomorrow and every day after to say no to human trafficking.

Here are a few ways you can raise awareness:

• Participate in grassroots initiatives and community opportunities.
• Donate money to support organizations that work on this issue.
• Attend trainings and conferences and become more informed.
• Hand out flyers with statistics and information about human trafficking.
• Bring a guest speaker to your school or community to encourage getting involved in anti-trafficking initiatives.

This post was written by National Student Advisory Council member Huong Nguyen.

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Saying Goodbye to the 112th Congress and Hello to the 113th

The 112th Congress officially adjourned Wednesday, ending what’s been described as the least productive Congress ever. For some context, just 219 bills passed by the 112th Congress have been signed into law. The Congress before that passed 383 bills, and the one before that saw 460 bills signed into law. Clearly, a lot of important work was left unfinished and will have to be taken up by the 113th.

For one thing, the 112th didn’t pass the Paycheck Fairness Act (PFA), a much-needed update to the Equal Pay Act of 1963. AAUW is a strong supporter of this legislation and led efforts to bring it before both chambers for a vote. Unfortunately, the PFA didn’t get the required procedural votes, so it will have to be reintroduced in the 113th Congress.

Another item still on Congress’ to-do list is the passage of an inclusive Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization. The Senate passed an AAUW-supported, bipartisan, comprehensive VAWA in April 2012, while the House of Representatives passed a different, damaging bill the following month. Due to resistance in the House, the two bills were not reconciled, and the reauthorization was not passed.

In addition to PFA and VAWA, the 113th Congress will face many other items on its agenda:

• The Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which sets parameters for K–12 education and funding, is due for reauthorization. AAUW will be paying attention to many issues during this process, including
  • upholding Title IX protections,
  • opposing private school vouchers,
  • ensuring that charter schools are held to the same standards as other schools,
  • requiring that schools be held accountable for demonstrating that they are meeting educational goals for all students,
  • opposing single-sex education programs that don’t pay proper attention to civil rights protections, and
  • supporting requirements that schools collect comprehensive data on student achievement and graduation.

• The Higher Education Act, which is the most significant federal law for American colleges and universities, is up for reauthorization. AAUW supports increasing access to higher education for traditional and nontraditional students.

• Both the Workforce Investment Act and the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act will need reauthorizing in the 113th Congress. AAUW will watch these bills closely to ensure that they promote training in careers and fields that are nontraditional for women and help move women into higher-paying occupations.

We’re also keeping pressure on the Obama administration. AAUW believes President Obama should pay attention to women’s priorities, especially since women’s votes decided the 2012 election. See AAUW’s list of what Obama should do on day one of his new term.

These are some of our top priorities for the 113th Congress. What are yours?

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AAUW’s Advocacy Resolutions for 2013

’Tis the season of snow, champagne, and New Year’s resolutions! AAUW will formally submit a list of 2013 policy recommendations to Congress and the president, but we wanted to give our members and supporters a more informal look at some of our goals for this year — our advocacy resolutions, if you will.

Lisa Maatz, director of public policy and government relations: I resolve to recognize 2013 as the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act and call attention all year long for the need to update this important piece of legislation. The Equal Pay Act, originally signed into law on June 10, 1963, prohibits wage discrimination on the basis of sex. Although enforcement of the Equal Pay Act as well as other civil rights laws such as Title VII has helped to narrow the wage gap, significant disparities remain that need to be addressed. The Equal Pay Act is too limited in scope, and it has several loopholes that prevent us from further closing the wage gap. We’ve come a long way in the last 50 years, but we’ve got a ways to go — and I resolve to make sure everyone knows what we need to do to get there.

Erin Prangley, associate director of public policy and government relations: I resolve to make sure AAUW priority legislation — such as the Paycheck Fairness Act, Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act, Safe Schools Improvement Act, Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act, High School Athletics Accountability Act, and Violence Against Women Act — is reintroduced in the 113th Congress. All bills that did not pass in the 112th Congress must be reintroduced to move forward, and I resolve that AAUW will continue to lead efforts to gain co-sponsors for our priority legislation.

Anne Hedgepeth, government relations manager: I resolve to meet with the new members of the 113th Congress to introduce them to AAUW and our priority issues. We can be a great asset as they develop policy and figure out what to support over the coming two years. Plus, many of them already know about us thanks to the amazing work our branch and state organizations do locally. You can help by scheduling in-district meetings with your representatives and senators as well. E-mail us at advocacy@aauw.org if you need help scheduling or preparing for a meeting!

Beth Scott, regulatory affairs manager: I resolve to hold the Obama administration accountable to women and families by monitoring new federal regulations and making sure they reflect AAUW’s public policy positions. For example, in 2013 there should be new rules to make sure women and girls are treated fairly by insurance companies and have access to the medical care they need and deserve, such as contraception. I’ll make sure AAUW reviews those rules and works with the federal agencies to draft the most inclusive and strongest possible laws to protect our rights.

Liz Owens, political media coordinator: I resolve to make an AAUW priority issue “trend” (be one of the most popular topics) nationwide on Twitter this year and to help brand AAUW as a leading voice on our priority issues. That means engaging with top influencers, activists, journalists, and you to spread the word about our work. Get us started by following @AAUWPolicy on Twitter! And help brand topics such as #fairpay, #highered, #STEM, #TitleIX, #VAWA, #pellgrants, and #reprorights as our priority issues by adding @AAUW to your tweets.

Kimberly Fountain, state grassroots advocacy manager: I resolve to show off the public policy accomplishments of AAUW state organizations and branches. As we saw in the It’s My Vote: I Will Be Heard campaign, our state organizations and branches are full of innovative ideas, from AAUW of Colorado creating temporary tattoos for millennials to the AAUW Omaha (NE) Branch registering voters at a Zumba class. I want to share these and more exciting accomplishments through social media, our website, e-mails to AAUW members and supporters, Outlook magazine, and other outlets. You can help us by sending media coverage, photos, and stories of your branch’s events to advocacy@aauw.org.

And finally, my resolution as grassroots advocacy coordinator is to grow the AAUW Action Network by 50 percent in 2013 so that we can make our voices in Washington, D.C., even louder. AAUW Action Network, the cornerstone of AAUW’s e-advocacy efforts, e-mails notices about the latest legislation and urges subscribers to contact their members of Congress. You can help me fulfill this resolution right now by subscribing to the AAUW Action Network! Already a subscriber? Share this image with three friends, and encourage them to join you!

What’s your advocacy resolution? How will you help fulfill AAUW’s mission of advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy? Please share in the comments!

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Track State Legislation with New Tool

With the 2012 elections over, it’s time to hold legislators’ feet to the fire. AAUW now has a high-tech legislative tracking tool to help us take effective and timely action on policy issues not just at the national level but also in your state.

CQ StateTrack allows AAUW staff in Washington, D.C., to work with state leaders to track local bills that affect our priority issues. We will use CQ StateTrack to create a profile for each state, which will include a set of key words and pertinent committees and legislators. This information will allow us to find relevant state bills by searching certain terms. The system will e-mail you when state legislation containing one of the key words is introduced, being heard in committee, or ready for a floor vote. You can also generate web reports that give us a snapshot of what bills state legislatures are considering at any given time.

CQ StateTrack is a game changer for advocacy on AAUW priority issues. Through our policy experts in Washington, D.C., AAUW already has the capability to track federal legislation down to this specific, instantaneous level, and CQ StateTrack will extend that capability to state legislation.

AAUW can embed the CQ StateTrack legislative report on AAUW state or branch websites so that they become a go-to resource for up-to-date information on legislation affecting women and families. CQ StateTrack will help you make quick decisions about taking positions on new bills and leading the charge for or against particular legislation.

Throughout December and January, AAUW is holding conference calls with state public policy chairs to walk through the CQ StateTrack system. If you would like to be involved or have questions, please e-mail advocacy@aauw.org.

This post was written by AAUW State Grassroots Advocacy Manager Kimberly Fountain.

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Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff

Welcome back to AAUW’s Budget 101 series, where we examine tax and budget issues in the news. So far, we’ve gone over the federal budget, the impact of Bush-era tax policies, the payroll tax “holiday,” unemployment insurance, and what happens if we go over the “fiscal cliff.” In this post, we’ll talk about what Congress and the White House should do to avoid the cliff.

For several years now, AAUW has advocated for commonsense budget policies that promote fairness and fiscal responsibility. We believe that any outcome to the current debate must 1) focus on job creation, 2) be balanced in its approach to spending cuts, and 3) include additional revenues. Specifically, AAUW supports returning to the Clinton-era tax rates for high-income earners while continuing the current rates for the middle class. This policy will ensure a balanced approach to deficit reduction without creating devastating results for America’s middle class. Additionally, AAUW strongly prefers that Congress avoid further extensions of the payroll tax cut holiday, which breaches Social Security’s guaranteed funding stream and forces the program to rely on transfers from the U.S. Treasury’s coffers, setting a problematic precedent that may undermine Social Security’s long-term solvency.

AAUW is a nonpartisan organization, but we’re also multipartisan, representing a variety of political affiliations and viewpoints. Despite our differences, AAUW members come together to get things done and serve our communities. Congress should do the same. These decisions will only get harder if a solution is deferred.

Since our founding in 1881, AAUW has been breaking through educational and economic barriers to empower women. Our member-adopted Public Policy Principles support “public budgets that balance individual rights and responsibility to the community.” Like most Americans, AAUW members applaud financial success and responsibility but also value fairness and community. When the top 2 percent of earners and the wealthiest corporations get tax breaks the country can’t afford, the middle class has to make up the difference — otherwise we simply add more to the budget deficit and national debt.

AAUW has long been committed to speaking out for women and their families. We support budget policies that further the principles of fairness and fiscal responsibility — these ideas are not mutually exclusive. Congress should act, and act now, to avoid the fiscal cliff.

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Budget 101: Sequestration and the Path Forward

One year after the debt ceiling crisis, Congress and the president again face a series of tough decisions regarding federal spending and deficit reduction. With so much at stake in this debate, we’re breaking down the details of the impending across-the-board cuts, also known as sequestration. This is the last post of Budget 101.

So far in the Budget 101 series, we’ve covered the current state of the federal budget, the impact of Bush-era tax policies, the payroll “tax holiday,” and the importance of unemployment insurance. In this post, we’ll discuss the sequester, what will happen if we go over the “fiscal cliff,” and what AAUW thinks elected officials should do.

Last year, as part of the agreement to raise the debt ceiling, Congress passed the Budget Control Act. There were two key aspects of this legislation. First, $917 billion had to be cut from the federal budget over the next decade. These automatic cuts have already begun with $21 billion removed from the fiscal year 2012 budget. The second part of the legislation created the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, the so-called super committee. Members of the committee, a small group of representatives and senators, were charged with producing a plan to cut at least $1.2 trillion from the deficit over the next decade. Congress gave itself an incentive to succeed — if the committee failed to produce a plan by November 23, 2011, or if Congress failed to pass one by December 23, 2011, $500 billion in automatic, across-the-board spending cuts (“sequestrations”) split between defense and non-defense spending would occur.

Congress failed in this mission, and sequestration now looms. The first cuts are expected in January 2013, and $109.3 billion in cuts will occur each year between 2013 and 2021. Social Security, Medicaid, civil and military employee pay, and veteran benefits will be exempted, and Medicare benefits will be limited to a 2 percent reduction.

While dramatically cutting the federal budget might sound appealing, it would come with real costs. One recent analysis found that implementing sequestration would mean, among many other things

• Head Start would serve 96,179 fewer low-income children.

• Five million fewer families would be served by the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant, which provides funding for prenatal care; well-child services; infant mortality, injury, and violence prevention; oral healthcare; school-based health programs; and eliminating racial and ethnic disparities.
• 1,133,981 fewer students would receive grants for career and technical education.

Another point against sequestration is that it would not actually close the deficit. Although the proposed cuts would bring defense and domestic discretionary spending levels down to historic lows as a percentage of the U.S. economy, it would do little to stabilize or end the debt.

So what should Congress do to prevent the sequester and what political analysts are calling the “fiscal cliff” — the combination of sequestration’s spending cuts and the expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts, unemployment insurance extensions, and the payroll tax holiday — from wreaking havoc on  the economy in January 2013?

AAUW believes that any agreement must be balanced. We shouldn’t cut programs for the young, the old, and the vulnerable while protecting cuts to other programs. Any agreement must include additional revenues, not additional hardships.

Second, AAUW believes any agreement should create capacity, not destroy it. While some argue that Pell Grants for college students or job training for displaced workers is too expensive, think about how much human potential we would lose if we didn’t provide these opportunities. A few dollars spent today can create hundreds of dollars for our economy in the future. We shouldn’t risk our country’s capacity for greatness by cutting this funding.

Finally, AAUW strongly believes that any package must honor the commitments we’ve made to one another. Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are promises that we’ve made as a society — no one should starve or die because they’re too poor or too old. It’s that simple, and Congress needs to recognize that and leave these programs alone.

These are tough budgetary times, and we face difficult decisions as a country. But this argument isn’t just about numbers — it’s about who we are and who we want to be as a country. AAUW urges our elected officials to enact a sensible, balanced proposal that allows our economy to grow and lets Americans live in dignity and prosperity.

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Why Voter-ID Laws Are Bad for Women, the Elderly, and Everyone

On Thursday, a federal court blocked a Texas voter-identification law that the three-judge panel said would unnecessarily burden poor, minority citizens from exercising their right to vote. The court cited the fact that many Texans would have to travel up to 250 miles round-trip to get a free “election-ID certificate” and that the $22 cost to obtain an ID without a birth certificate was too much of a burden. The judges said, “A law that forces poorer citizens to choose between their wages and their franchise unquestionably denies or abridges their right to vote. … Simply put, many Hispanics and African Americans who voted in the last election will, because of the burdens imposed by [the voter-ID law], likely be unable to vote in the next election.”

The Texas law is one of a handful of such voter-ID laws that have been passed or proposed throughout the country in the last two years. But the upcoming presidential election will mark the first time that many of these measures will be exercised, which means lots more voters will face the new rules for the first time.

Voter-ID laws are written and passed on the premise that voter fraud is a widespread problem. But it isn’t. A recent study showed that you’re more likely to get hit by lightning than to commit voter fraud. Even after a five-year U.S. Justice Department survey and the slew of new laws, “the number of prosecutions [for voter fraud] have been practically nonexistent,” says Elisabeth Genn, counsel for the Brennan Center for Justice’s Democracy Program.

These laws don’t demonstrably protect against fraud and certainly don’t provide the legal basis for significant prosecution of fraudulent voters, yet the laws have the potential to disenfranchise many voters this November. An Associated Press study found that in Indiana and Georgia — which have some of the most stringent voter-ID laws — more than 1,200 legitimate votes weren’t counted in the 2008 presidential election, and hundreds more ballots were blocked in this year’s primaries in those states and Tennessee.

And though having ID might seem like a simple requirement, 11 percent of voting-age Americans don’t have ID. That’s 21 million people. The numbers are scarier for the elderly and women: 18 percent of people over the age of 65 don’t have a current ID, and only 66 percent of women voters have proof of citizenship that reflects their current name. The vast majority of women change their names if they get married, and most voter-ID rules require that your registration name match your photo ID name exactly. Genn says that while some women do have access to the entire chain of documents that connects their current name with birth name — including birth certificates and marriage licenses — that’s not always the case.

Texas might not join the states where these laws are implemented because of a crucial provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Section 5 of that law mandates that states with a history of discrimination at the polls have to clear voting changes with the Justice Department before putting them into practice. The recent lawsuit was the result of the Justice Department blocking the law in this “preclearance” phase. A few other such laws have been stalled because of the rule, which along with state laws and state constitutions is on the front line of fighting these laws. And AAUW has been doing just that for decades.

Genn says that women should be especially concerned about these laws in our current political climate. “This has been a difficult several months for women. Women have seen their rights be at risk in certain ways,” she says. “There’s a connection to be made for women’s right to make their voices heard. We should be particularly wary to make sure any population can participate equally at a time when that group is facing particular or unprecedented challenges.”

Check out the Fall issue of Outlook for more on the laws that AAUW Director of Public Policy and Government Relations Lisa Maatz calls a “21st-century poll tax” and why they basically amount to old-fashioned voter suppression.

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Looking Forward to My First AAUW National Convention!

Although I have twice volunteered for the AAUW National Convention (held every two years—every sixth year in Washington, D.C.), this is the first time that I’ve registered for the entire event. I expect that the 2011 AAUW National Convention will be both a wonderful and memorable experience. I will be volunteering again but will be trying also to attend as many sessions as possible during the convention, which runs from June 16 to 19 at the Renaissance Washington, D.C. Hotel.

Since I am currently the AAUW of Virginia co-vice president of public policy, I will try to attend all the sessions that might help me next year in that capacity. I finished my term as the state co-president last June — it would have been neat to be able to attend the State Presidents’ Leadership Training on June 16, but in my new position I’m looking forward to Saturday’s Washington Update, where attendees will get the inside scoop on the latest political issues in D.C. and gain insights into federal policy making.

AAUW has meant a lot to me for the past 25 years. I originally joined because I wanted to be in the book club, which is a great way to meet people and discuss ideas. I still attend the two in my current branch as much as possible.

Soon after joining my fist AAUW book club, however, I found myself busily involved in other AAUW activities. I became newsletter editor (quite a challenge for a mother with four kids — and often foster kids), and this was a great way to learn all about branch activities. After doing that for a couple of years, I was almost relieved to become branch president. I served as branch president for multiple terms in two branches before becoming state co-president in 2008. Being president requires knowledge of how the entire entity functions and the people in it, so I love that role.

I have attended many state AAUW conventions and other conventions. Looking back, the most enjoyable aspect of attending conventions has been meeting people. Whether they are new colleagues or old friends or acquaintances, I almost always think of them fondly in the months after convention.

I’m looking forward to meeting some great women at the 2011 AAUW National Convention ― hopefully one of them will be you!

This post was written by AAUW of Virginia Public Policy Co-Chair and AAUW Fairfax City (VA) Branch member Dianne Blais.

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