AAUW Beaver Valley Branch
Strategic Plan 2023-2028
Approved by AAUW Beaver Valley Board on August 21, 2023
EDUCATION & TRAINING
GOAL 1: Champion equal access in education.
· Increase success for girls in STEM through improvement of and access to learning environments.
· Support educational pathways for women and girls, with increased focus for women and girls of color.
GOAL 2: Ensure education at every level is free from sex discrimination.
· Advocate for compliance with Title IX and other civil rights laws in Pennsylvania and in our area.
ECONOMIC SECURITY
GOAL: Shrink the gender pay gaps.
· Champion pay equity federally and in our state and our area.
· Explore the possibility of providing salary negotiation programs for employees and tools for employers.
LEADERSHIP
GOAL: Expand number of women in leadership, particularly in STEM.
· Encourage early and midcareer women to pursue leadership pathways.
· Showcase the impact of leadership development for advancing women, particularly women of color.
· Advocate for leadership transparency & change in education and nonprofit sectors.
GOVERNANCE & SUSTAINABILITY
GOAL: Implement continuous improvement and best practices in governance, inclusion and organizational functioning.
· Embody the goals and spirit of equity, inclusion, diversity and intersectionality across all AAUW-Beaver Valley activities and participants. Conduct a review of AAUW-Beaver Valleys work to ensure inclusion and equity and review the effects of structural racism in all our work.
· Continue to modernize AAUW-Beaver Valley’s communication technology.