White House Youtube Channel - watch President Obama's Weekly Address   Presidential Transition page from National: includes AAUW policy recommendations, Obama Administration appointments, and a Take Action link Women in Leadership Positions for the 111th Congress - from Women's Policy, Inc. National First Ladies Library IMPORTANT CONTACT INFO Indiana General Assembly U.S. Legislature Congressional Voting Records White House Comments Line: (202) 456-1111 White House Switchboard: (202) 456-1414 TTY/TDD Comments Line: (202) 456-6213

PROPOSED NATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAM 2009-2011 Changes & Rationale AAUW's Federal Policy Agenda for 2009-2010: 23 pages! AAUW’s Director of Public Policy and Government Relations Lisa Maatz was quoted about pay equity in an “Intelligence Report” column titled “ A New Push for Equal Pay” in the Sunday, January 18, 2009 issue of Parade Magazine. The magazine is distributed by more than 470 Sunday newspapers and has a readership of over 72 million people. November 18, 2008: Branch Public Policy Chair Resource Manual now available!! 32 pages of great info, tips, etc. -- includes Branch Education & Advocacy; Becoming a Community Public Policy Leader & Activist; Meeting with an Elected Official; Voter Mobilization; sample news release 11/6/08: AAUW Director of Public Policy and Government Relations, Lisa M. Maatz: “AAUW was encouraged to see that women candidates largely did well on Tuesday, picking up seats in Congress and in state houses across the country. Our targeted voter education campaign helped turn out women voters nationwide, encouraging them to speak their minds and take action. AAUW believes grassroots involvement – both before and after the elections – is a key strategy to make sure the kitchen table issues women care about land on the nation’s policy agenda. AAUW believes pay equity, workplace opportunity, and access to quality, affordable education should be a key part of any economic recovery plan – we look forward to working with both the new Congress and the new Administration to make it happen.” INDIANA PUBLIC POLICY  PDF Version Word Version

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from 10/28/08 Washington Update: AAUW is closely watching AT&T v. Hulteen, a case before the Supreme Court involving the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. The high court will decide whether women who took pregnancy leave before the passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act should get full service credit for their time on leave when calculating their retirement benefits. AAUW has signed on to an amicus brief in the Hulteen case on behalf of the women, arguing against discriminatory practices that treat pregnancy leave less favorably than leave for other disabilities when calculating such benefits.