When eleven faculty who said Cornell University denied them tenure because they were women asked AAUW for funding, they inspired a concept that helps all women speak out for justice. Out of AAUW's support for that case grew the AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund (LAF), which is the nation's largest fund supporting women fighting sex discrimination in higher education.
Since 1981 the AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund has helped students, faculty, staff, and administrators in higher education challenge discriminatory practice such as sexual harassment, denial of tenure or promotion, pay inequity, and inequality in women’s athletics programs. For a list of current and past LAF-supported cases, click here.
Mission
The AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund provides funding and a support system for women seeking judicial redress for sex discrimination.
The AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund, a program of the AAUW Educational Foundation, is the nation's largest legal fund focused solely on sex discrimination in higher education.
LAF promotes equity for women in higher education by
How You Can Help
AAUW members and others contribute money, time, and expertise to strengthen LAF's efforts to end sex discrimination in higher education. For information about contributing to LAF in Montana, contact Rita Schmidt, AAUW-MT LAF Chair.
Your contributions to the AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund will help create an equitable environment for women on university campuses across the country. The AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund is a 501 (c)(3) organization. Contributions to LAF are tax deductible for federal income tax purposes to the full extent allowed by law.
To learn more about the AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund e-mail
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, call 800/326-AAUW, or write
AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund
1111 Sixteenth St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
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In principle and in practice, the AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund values and seeks the support of a diverse AAUW membership. There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of gender, race, creed, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or class.
