The AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund (LAF) works to combat sex discrimination in higher education and the workplace.

LAF initiatives include community and campus outreach programs, a resource library and online advocacy tools, a Legal Referral Network, and various research reports. LAF also provides support to workplace sex discrimination cases that have the potential to make a difference for all women.

Case Support

LAF provides financial and organizational support for a select number of cases in the workplace and in academia that have the potential to provide significant protection for all women .

LAF Resource Library

Access legal information, case examples, statistics, answers to frequently asked questions, and outside resources on various sex discrimination topics.

Legal Referral Network

The AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund does not provide legal advice, but it does offer referrals through a network of legal experts.