Ms. Holden spoke to the convention on AAUW National Issues and Local Opportunities in 2018.

The top three issues are:

1. 1) Defending Title IX legislation
2. 2) Pay equity, with 42 states having initiated pay equity legislation, and in our part of the country, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are currently working on bills
3. 3) Voter education, focusing on the 2018 mid-term elections, from congressional races all the way down to state and municipal elections

In looking at local opportunities, Ms. Holden emphasized the importance of candidate and issue forums that have relevance to AAUW, have a specific focus, and that might be either prepared remarks by candidates with questions from attendees and AAUW, or panel discussions with a non-partisan moderator.

For all events media coverage is paramount, with media advisories, invitations to media in advance of the event, and press releases at the time of the event.