EMPOWERING WOMEN SINCE 1881
To advance gender equality for women and girls through research, education and advocacy.
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General Meetings
Join us for mission-based meetings and programming.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Location: La Roche Universit Ryan Room
5:30 P.M. Sister Matilda Winners
6:00 P.M. Social.
6:30 P.M. Program
7:15 P.M. Branch Meeting
Speakers: Dr. Paul Spradley
State and Nationals Programs
2026 Atlantic States Regional Conference
AAUW PA is hosting this event. Please plan to join your friends and AAUW colleagues from 13 states
at the Lancaster County Convention Center & Marriott Hotel in Lancaster, PA on September 25-27, 2026.
AAUW Pa is looking for volunteers from each branch to help with this event. More information will be forthcoming.
2026 Atlantic States Regional Conference | AAUW Pennsylvania
Book Clubs
Join us for Book Club! Morning and Evening book groups are available.
Save the date for the 7th Annual For the Love of Books Fundraiser, MAY 22, 2027!
The North Hills Pittsburgh Branch of AAUW is pleased to announce by popular request we are bringing back the authors event ”For the Love of Books” Fundraiser. Three talented female Authors will speak. This is a great opportunity to interact with 3 local authors and to raise funds for our scholarship and to support our mission for women and girls.
Grants
Do you go to La Roche University? Apply for our Sister Matilda Kelly AAUW Incentive Grant
SISTER MATILDA KELLY INCENTIVE GRANT
ANNOUNCING 2026 Sister Matilda Kelly Incentive Grant WINNERS
The Sister Matilda Scholarship committee is very happy to share that we will be able to present three $2500 Grants to three young ladies thanks to the generosity of donations made by her family and members in memory of Pauline Edison.
The Grants will be presented at the September meeting with family members, AAUW members and friends attending. Come join us for a wonderful time of celebration and remembrance.
This year’s grant recipients are: Pratima Sarki: Majoring in Information Technology. Taylor Ramsdell: Majoring in Criminology/ Criminal Justice and National Security studies. Ava Fox: Majoring in Biology with Forensics
Great Decisions
AAUW North Hills Pittsburgh is again sponsoring this educational outreach program for the North Hills community!
Be on the look out for 2027’s Great Decision Program.
Diversity Events
22nd Annual Peace Picnic Festival on September 20 in North Park. This year the North Hills Peace Picnic festival will be held on Sunday, September 20 at Point Grove in North Park from 2 to 4 PM. This is an event which is sponsored by our branch so let’s show our support!!! It is a wonderful opportunity to experience diversity in our community. See you there.
AAUW’s INCLUSION & EQUITY COMMITTEE – UPCOMING WEBINARS These webinars support state and branch leaders, diversity officers and other members as they work to make their affiliates more diverse, equitable and inclusive. They supplement the resources available in AAUW’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) toolkit.
Lunch Bunch 2026-2027 updated schedule
Please join the Lunch Bunch as we explore new and varied cuisine in the Pittsburgh area.
Public Policy
The North Hills Pittsburgh Branch works locally to advance the AAUW member-endorsed Public Policy Priorities addressing policies that break through educational and economic barriers for women.
CEDAW
The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is the 1979 United Nations international agreement that affirms fundamental human rights and equality for women around the world.
2026 Gateway to Equity Award
Ann Kay Yaghoubian received the American Association of University Women’s Gateway to Equity Award from the North Hills Branch on March 18, 2026 on the campus of La Roche University.
Gender Pay Gap
Learn to negotiate your financial future through an AAUW Work Smart Salary Negotiation Workshop!
Empowering Women in Pittsburgh
STEM
Get Empowered!
Check out AAUW national’s STEM page.
The Power of Women in STEM: AAUW NGOCSW Parallel
Event Innovation & Advancement
AAUW’s virtual parallel event, moderated by Gloria L. Blackwell, featured a panel of four outstanding
AAUW fellowships & grants alumnae — Catherine Adelman, Dr. Christine Marizzi, Dr. Rachel Marra,
and Yamilée Toussaint. Panelists discussed the critical need for strategies that inspire and educate
girls to choose STEM careers and how to remove barriers to increase the participation and
empowerment of women across these underrepresented fields.
Held in the frame of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) March 26, 2025,
this parallel event was part of a series of sessions organized by NGOs and other groups alongside
the official UN meetings, providing space to highlight key gender equality issues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHw6nnJ1rNk
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