Welcome to AAUW Silicon Valley, CA
We welcome you to the AAUW Silicon Valley website. AAUW has been in this area for close to 100 years. Our branch began in 2023 with the merger of the Palo Alto Branch (est. 1930) and the Los Altos-Mountain View branch (est. 1953). We look forward to continuing the projects and activities of both branches and creating new projects and activities that will work for equity for women in the 21st century in support of AAUW’s mission of Advancing gender equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy. To see more about our new national 2025 Strategic Plan: Empowering Equity Through Education see the link in the right column: View AAUW’s Strategic Plan.
September 2025 AAUW SV Kick-off
Thursday, September 25, 2025,
4:00 pm-5:30 pm Sequoia Room,
Los Altos Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave, Los Altos
Join us to hear from the Tech Trek 2025 campers from Los Altos, Mountain View, and Palo Alto middle schools. Our speaker, AAUW Tech Trek Camp Hopper co-director Molly Mudgett, is currently the Senior Associate Dean for the Natural Sciences and a professor in Stanford’s Department of Biology since 2002. She received a BA from Ithaca College in Biochemistry, her doctorate in biochemistry at UCLA, and was a Postdoctoral Scholar at UC 
Berkeley. Mudgett is also passionate about teaching and mentorship. She has launched new initiatives within biology to embrace different learning styles and enhance student experience. No wonder she has been perfect as Camp Hopper co-director in Summer 2025.
Come a few minutes early to browse our first time Member Exhibit – learn about our members’ avocations. Find business cards from members who are authors, design crafts, and provide services.
Check out our portfolio of events from the past year; our sidebar calendar shows various events of interest, including small “interest groups” which meet in member homes.