—Equal opportunity for all now

We are a community of individuals who share your commitment to inclusion and belonging. Our priority issues are the Equal Rights Amendment, Removing Bias from Education, Fighting for Fair Pay and Economic Equity, and Advancing Women in Leadership. We are AAUW HHL of Cleveland, Ohio’s East Side. Join AAUW for its advocacy and its community. Inspiration follows action.

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March 26 Hybrid Discussion at South Euclid-Lyndhurst Public Library

Sharri Thomas, will tell us about providing peer support to families and communities experiencing a devastating loss of a loved one due to violence. Sharri left politics to co-found the nonprofit Rivers in the Dessert and the mobile trauma unit, the Healing Room.

In an interview by News 5, Thomas said, “you look at a community where you see one murder and you see like three or four murders after that, a lot of times it’s retaliatory murders. People don’t have a place to put their pain. So yes, this could save not only the life of the person, the family member, but it could save the life of someone else’s family.” The Healing Room provides free access to peer support, case managers, and social workers who can meet people at the scene of a tragedy or wherever.

The mobile unit will be at the library for us to tour. Our hybrid meeting in person venue will be at the South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library at 1876 South Green Road, South Euclid, Ohio. Or join the meeting using the Zoom link here on the page for “Programs This Year” or find it on the front page of the newsletter.

Read the March 2025 AAUW HHL News

How to Update Branch Bylaws

AAUW Ohio presents Bylaws Primers for three Mondays at 10 am February 17, February 24, and March 3, 2025. A recording and the PowerPoint of each Primer is posted here on the AAUW Ohio website.

Books To Initiate Work & Thought

You are invited to the monthly online discussions on the third Saturday mornings at 9:00 AM ET. Register for free on Eventbrite to get the Zoom link.

Discussion Book List The book list for the year 2024-25 is posted on AAUW Ohio’s website on the Book Discussions Coffee & Convos page. You can also see the complete list of the 2022-23 books we discussed.

What Is The Equal Rights Amendment?

“Section 1: Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.

Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.”

It’s about rights–the rights of every person in the United States. We all should have equal protection under the law. Oppression is never acceptable. Our national Association AAUW supports its passage. Read more here.

AAUW and AAUW HHL Support ERA Coalition

We encouraged President Biden to do everything he could to publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution.

Make your voice heard to let Congress know what you want them to do. They need to know what you, the voter, want.

Call (202) 456-1111 and text (302) 404-0880 the White House and demand that they not overstep their responsibilities. Volunteers answer calls Tuesday through Thursday.

Need ideas of what to say? Here are some.

Use AAUW’s Two Minute Activist
Use the ERA Coalition’s page
Get Social Media graphics

A list of this year’s programs is posted here on the Programs and Events, This Year page. For a recap of previous programs find a list posted here on the Past Programs and Events page.

Pay Your Dues – Dates Vary

Members should renew their membership when they receive notice. For many, this is before June 30, 2025. Please renew online or mail a check to the branch finance officer.

Congratulations to HHL on Awards

In 2024, HHL Branch won awards at the AAUW Ohio Convention and Annual Meeting for its newsletter, website, social media, and blog, the Diversity Award and a Silver Model Branch Award.

Newly elected officers were announced and installed during the afternoon Annual Meeting. The Bylaws change to allow every member to vote and change the Voting Body required were adopted. Meet the officers for 2024-2026; view the branches that received awards for Model Branch, Communications, and Diversity. Follow the links above for more information.

AAUW Ohio Bylaws Change

It was announced April 13, 2024 at the Annual Meeting that AAUW Ohio delegates had adopted an important change to our State Bylaws. Each State member can vote. The change replaces our branch delegate voting system.

The Convention Book Discussion Was Open to All

From the moment we ask children what they want to “be” when they grow up, we exalt the dream job as if it were life’s ultimate objective. Many entangle their identities with their jobs, with predictable damage to happiness, wellbeing, and even professional success.

In The Good Enough Job, journalist and innovation designer Simone Stolzoff traces how work has come to dominate Americans’ lives—and why we find it so difficult to let go. Rather than treat work as a calling or a dream, he asks what it would take to reframe work as a part of life rather than the entirety of our lives. What does it mean for a job to be good enough?

The book discussion was open to all.

HHL Members: Your Vote Was Needed

The vote to eliminate AAUW’s degree requirement did not qualify for a voting quorum. Branch members–we needed your vote. Look how we did the last time this change was brought to a vote. Make it better. Read more at Open Up AAUW.org

Influencer Strategies

Use text banks at Ohioans for a cause.
Use social media to stress AAUW’s position.
Educate by storytelling about the times and means of Roe v. Wade.
Use 5 Calls (https://5calls.org) and AAUW’s 2 Minute Activist to let your legislator know what’s important to you.
Understand the responsibilities of allyship.

AAUW Supports ERA

AAUW’s Lobby Core went to Capitol Hill and met with lawmakers to urge them to affirm the Equal Rights Amendment.

You can lend your voice, too, by using AAUW’s Two-Minute Activist. Click here to begin.

More Ohio News …

Get Ohio news at AAUW Ohio‘s website and their Facebook page.

HHL – An Award Winning Branch

In 2024 AAUW Heights-Hillcrest-Lyndhurst Branch won the Communications Award (newsletter website, blog, and Facebook), The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award, and the Model Branch Silver Level Award (7 or more glitter points). For other branches winning awards, see the AAUW Ohio website.

We hope to bring home awards in 2025. Good luck AAUW Heights-Hillcrest-Lyndhurst, Ohio Branch!

AAUW Advocates for the ERA

Last year, the U.S. Senate voted to remove the arbitrary deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (S.J. Res. 4/H.J. Res. 25) as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.  Due to the nature of this vote, it would have required a two-thirds majority to pass. While the vote failed to meet the 60-vote threshold to pass, Senate Majority Leader Schumer entered a vote to reconsider so the issue can be voted on again later this session. We urge you to tell your Congresspeople to vote in favor of removing the deadline. Without the Equal Rights Amendment, women of the United States do not have equality before the law.

Looking for a Recap of a Previous Program?

Read recaps on the Past Programs & Events page.

Stand with Us

AAUW empowers you and helps you take a stand. We do the research to back up what we say. The American Association of University Women–taking a stand since 1881. Whether you follow the Equity Network or join a local branch you can Stand with us. HHL brings AAUW to the east side of Cleveland, Ohio. We welcome you to join us or support us.

Membership

What a great way to help women achieve equity in education, economic security, and leadership positions.

Online payment is secure and fast at https://aauw.org Choose the Heights-Hillcrest-Lyndhurst Branch or pay by check to the branch finance officer. (see below).

If you want to join now, you may mail a check, use the Heights-Hillcrest-Lyndhurst Branch HHL-BRANCH-MEMBERSHIP-APPLICATION 2024 Join us to make an impact. Questions? Use the Contact Us link at the top of the page.

Closing the Pay Gap

Learn To Negotiate: Work Smart Online Is Free

Learn how to research your target salary, highlight your accomplishments and find the right words — and the confidence — to negotiate for better benefits and pay. Sign up for a facilitator-guided virtual workshop or use our Work Smart Online e-learning tool, which takes less than two hours to complete and can be done at your own pace — both are free!

Use AAUW Work Smart Online — created as a free salary negotiation course to help women earn the pay they deserve, Work Smart teaches how to negotiate for your positions such as economic security later in life or staying in your home vs moving.

This easy, engaging e-tool will teach you . . . . Read more on our Family Life Issues page This is not a woman’s issue; it’s a family issue for families of one or many.

Speaking Out

Your advocacy is needed to protect and extend equal rights. If it were easy to call or write your members of Congress wouldn’t you do it? AAUW’s Two Minute Activist makes it easy to do just that. All it takes is two minutes and an internet connection. To sign up on our national website; click here. We work hard for equity for women and girls and civil rights. Our Two-Minute Activist has gone mobile. Check out the app for your phone. Details are available here at our national website. Or, members: respond to the emails national sends to ask AAUW members to make their voices heard to their representatives.

Where We Stand on Title IX and Compliance

Title IX is not just about athletics. Title IX covers access to course offerings and financial assistance and much more. It mandates that each school have a Title IX compliance officer. Read more on our Title IX page and get the Department of Education Title IX compliance resources.

AAUW is a top-rated 501(c)(3) charity, Tax ID: 52-6037388

Donations are tax deductible.

Give a little; give more–it’s your choice. We welcome new members; membership is not by invitation. The American Association of University Women (AAUW) empowers women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. Read the Annual Report 2019.

AAUW’s Diversity Policy
In principle and in practice, AAUW values and seeks an inclusive membership, workforce, leadership team, and board of directors. There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, geographical location, national origin, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status.