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To support a strong
system of public education that promotes gender fairness, equity and
diversity, AAUW Minnesota advocates:
- Measures that
promote educational standards that take into consideration differences in
learning styles and abilities, language proficiency, and age
appropriateness
- Parent, community,
and school input on educational objectives that aim to help students rise
to their highest level of competency without government imposed sanctions
- Full funding for
mandated educational programs, including special education.
- Measures that
include higher analytical thinking skills
- Measures that
vigorously enforce Title IX and all other civil rights pertaining to
education
- Measures that
provide adequate and equitable funding for quality public education and
that oppose the use of federal and state funds for nonpublic elementary
and secondary education
- Increased support
for and access to higher education for women, girls, and disadvantaged
populations.
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To achieve full
recognition of women’s individual rights and economic self-sufficiency, AAUW
Minnesota advocates:
- Measures that
empower women by including education, training and life long
learning as essential tools in achieving economic self-sufficiency
- Providing access to
quality affordable and available dependent care
- Strengthening
programs, including social services, that improve post-secondary education
access, career development, and earning potential
- Honoring prior
private and public pension commitments
- Social Security and
Medicare reform that guarantees improved security for women and all
low-wage workers.
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To guarantee equality,
individual rights, and social justice for all, AAUW Minnesota advocates:
- Vigorous defense and
expansion of civil and constitutional rights
- Enforcement of laws
that promote pay equity and prohibits workplace discrimination
- Enforcement of laws
and administrative procedures that protect women and children from
stalking, violence, fear of violence, and sexual and emotional
harassment
- Measures that ensure
access and equity in health care coverage
- Measures that
promote personal responsibility and choice in the determination of one’s
reproductive life
- Equal access to the
political process regardless of race, gender, or financial status
- Enforcement of laws
and administrative procedures that protect an individual’s right to
privacy
- Support of United
Nations programs that address human rights and concerns of women and
girls.
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