The AAUW Florida Public Policy Issue Forums

2024 – 2025

Wouldn’t you like more in-depth information on the important issues facing Florida from an equity-focused viewpoint?   Then be sure to attend as many AAUW Florida Issue Forums this year as you can. All sessions will start at 6:00 PM and last for an hour. The series is open to AAUW members and guests.

TOPIC	DATE	SPEAKERS	RSVP
Education and School Board Amendment	Thursday, Sept 5, 2024	Join the League of Women Voters for an update on the outcomes of the Florida 2024 legislative session regarding its impact on education and what we might expect in the 2025session, along with an overview of the upcoming ballot amendment to make board elections partisan.	Click here to register for this session
LGBTQ+ Families and Florida’s Don’t Say Gay Laws	Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024	Join a conversation with Clark University Professor Abbie Goldberg where she shares some findings from her research on Impact of HB 1557 (Florida’s Don’t Say Gay bill) on LGBTQ+ parents in Florida; and we discuss next steps in regard to research and collaborations on this important issue.	Click here to register for this session
Addiction, Public Health & Criminal Justice	Thursday Nov 14, 2024	Come hear Rutgers Professor Patricia Roos talk about her new, deeply personal book sharing her son’s struggles with mental health and addiction, that led to his death at twenty-five years old. Professor Roos will share ways to realign our public health and criminal justice policies to address the overdose crisis.	Click here to register for this session
Black Girls in Florida Schools	Thursday Jan 9, 2025	Bayliss Fiddiman, National Women’s Law Center, will join us to discuss a case study of Black girls in Miami-Dade schools, and their experience with harsh school discipline policies. The girls reported harassment, harm, humiliation and other challenges. The study provides recommendations to promote a positive school climate through holistic school safety.	Click here to register for this session
Florida Legislative Preview	Thursday Feb 13, 2025	Come learn about AAUW Florida’s work in Tallahassee this year. Dr. Pat DeWitt, AAUW Co- Public Policy Director will share the upcoming AAUW Florida legislative agenda.	Click here to register for this session
Pay Gap, Caregiving & Economic Security	Thursday March 6, 2025	Come hear Dr. Mary Gatta, AAUW FL Co- Public Policy Director and Director of Research and Public Policy, National Association of Colleges and Employers share her latest research on the gender pay gap, caregiving and economic security.	Click here to register for this session
Gender and Race Equity in STEM	Thursday April 3, 2025	University of Central Florida Professor Amanda Koontz will join us to share her research on an NSF-funded project on gender and racial equity for women in STEM at UCF	Click here to register for this session

You will need to RSVP for each session individually. Once you RSVP you will receive a Zoom link for the session. If you have any questions, contact Mary Gatta, Co-Public Policy Director, AAUW Florida at gatta.mary@gmail.com