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IWF members come from a diverse range of professional backgrounds.  They are the newsmakers and opinion-shapers in business, government, nonprofit, media, education, and the arts and sciences.  IWF members are on the move and making a difference in their local communities and around the world!  We invite you to read more about our “Members in the News” and see for yourself how our members are impacting change. 

 

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IWF Jamaica Founding President Pat Ramsay shares her enthusiasms with Jamaica Observer about opportunities for Jamaican women of achievement in the International Women's Forum.              


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Western Pennsylvania Women's Forum Member News
Western Pennsylvania Women's Forum Member News Dr. Susan M. Kapusta is a winniner of the 2010 Hunger Day Awareness Award.

Kentucky Women's Forum News
Kentucky Women's Forum Celebrates the Upcoming Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

Illinois Women's Forum Member News
Illinois Women's Forum Member Christie Hefner stepped down as CEO of Playboy Enterprises but remains an excellent role model for business women.

IWF Jamaica Member News
IWF Jamaica Founding President Pat Ramsay shares her enthusiasms with Jamaica Observer about opportunities for Jamaican women of achievement in the IWF

New Jersey Women's Forum Member News
New Jersey Women's Forum Member Sharon Elliott is appointed Chief Human Resources Officer at AREVA.

Northern California Women's Forum News
Northern California Women's Forum June 2010 Newsletter

IWF Canada News
IWF Canada Spring/Summer 2010 Newsletter

Massachusetts Women's Forum Member News
IWF member and 2009 IWF World Leadership Conference speaker Rosabeth Moss Kanter Chairs The Harvard University Advanced Leadership Fellowship.

Utah Women's Forum Member News
Utah Women's Forum Member and IWF Vice President Deedee Corradini is one of two Utah women chosen to represent their home state at Vision 2020, a United States leadership project focused on advancing gender equality and women’s leadership.

Oklahoma Women's Forum Member News
Oklahoma Women's Forum Member Lou Kerr to lead author's discussion and book signing at a Barnes and Noble in New York.

Kentucky Women's Forum
Kentucky Women’s Forum Dine Arounds 2010

Illinois Women's Forum News
Illinois Women’s Forum Member Evelyn Echols has celebrated her 95th Birthday, and she finds many ways to remain active in social, civic, and business activities.

IWF Spain News
IWF Spain member Maria Moreno has been awarded a Women Together Award 2010 by the General Assembly.

IWF News
IWF Remembers Dorothy Height

IWF Member News
IWF Hall of Fame Honoree Wilma Mankiller, the first female chief of the Cherokee tribe succumbed to pancreatic cancer on April 6.

Florida Women's Forum News
Florida Women's Forum Spring 2010 Newsletter -Miami Chapter

IWF Morocco Member News
IWF Morocco Member Zineb El Adaou was recently appointed by His Majesty Mohammed VI, King of Morocco a member of the Advisory Board of Regionalization (CCR).

Forum UK Member News
Forum UK member and artistic director of Opera Circus UK, Tina Ellen Lee has commissioned a new opera with the eminent American/Chilean writer Ariel Dorfman and the great British composer Nigel Osborne.

Colorado and Washington DC Women's Forums Member News
Colorado Women's Forum Members Elinor Greenberg and Jill Tietjen and Washington DC Forum Member Madeleine Albright are the 2010 Inductees to the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame.

Arkansas Women's Forum News
The Arkansas Women’s Forum hosted more than 80 national and international women January 29, 2010 at the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion for a dinner and discussion of advancing female leadership across careers, cultures and continents.

Missouri Women's Forum News
Missouri Women's Forum January 2010 Newsletter

IWF News
Recruitment is on for the 10th year of the joint initiative of the IWF with Harvard's Weatherhead Center to recruit more women leaders into the Center's Fellows Program.

IWF Canada News
IWF Canada Fall 2009 Newsletter

IWF News
Recruitment is on for the 10th year of the joint initiative of the IWF with Harvard's Weatherhead Center to recruit more women leaders into the Center's Fellows Program.

New York Women's Forum News
The Women's Forum of New York celebrated its 35th Anniversary

Forum UK
Forum UK’s 20th Anniversary Celebrations

Washington DC and North Carolina Forums Member News
Washington DC and North Carolina Forums Member Linda Hudson appointed to BAE Systems plc Board and President and CEO, BAE Systems, Inc.

New York Women's Forum Member News
New York Women's Forum Member Jeanette C. Takamura will be honored with The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon by the Government of Japan

New York Women's Forum Member News
New York Women's Forum Member and IWF Director Westina Matthews Shatteen featured in the November 2009 issue of Black Enterprise.

Washington State Women's Forum News
IWF Immediate Past President meets with Washington State Women's Forum.

Vancouver Women's Forum News
Vancouver Women's Forum Fall 2009 Newsletter

Washington State Women's Forum
Washington State Women's Forum Wine and Dinner Evening at the home of out-going Forum President, Debbie Bevier in Seattle on August 3, 2009.

IWF Morocco
Morocco joins the International Women's Forum

2008 IWF World Leadership Conference Speaker News
2008 IWF World Leadership Conference Speaker Pal Saptarshi continues to promote a sustainable vision to solve the world’s environmental issues.

Missouri Women's Forum News
Missouri Women's Forum June 2009 Newsletter

Northern California Women's Forum News
Northern California Women's Forum June 2009 Newsletter

Utah Women's Forum Member News
Utah Women's Forum Member Deedee Corradini is a recipient of the 2009 Snowsports Builder Award by Far West Ski Association.

IWF Massachusetts Women's Forum Member News
IWF Massachusetts Women's Forum Member Ellen Langer authored the book entitled "Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility".

Tennessee Women's Forum Member News
Tennessee Women's Forum Member Deborah Tate received the ITU World Telecommunication & Information Society Award.

IWF Hong Kong Member News
IWF Hong Kong Member Lois Dougan Tretiak represented the IWF as special delegate to the International Conference on Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction.

IWF Canada News
IWF Canada remembers Alison Youngman

IWF Hong Kong Member News
IWF Hong Kong Forum Member Judith Mackay was presented with the British Medical Journal Group's first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award.

Vancouver Women's Forum News
Vancouver Women's Forum April 2009 Newsletter

IWF Hong Kong Member News
IWF Hong Kong Member Professor Fanny Cheung co-edited the book entitled "Mainstreaming Gender in Hong Kong Society".

IWF Canada Member News
IWF Past President, The Right Honourable Kim Campbell, former Prime Minister of Canada will receive the 2009 Eve Award from Equal Voice

Northern California Women's Forum News
Northern California Women's Forum March 2009 Newsletter

Southern California Women's Forum Member News
Southern California Women's Forum Member Stephanie Streeter to head the U.S. Olympic Committee.

IWF Hong Kong Member News
IWF Member Prof. Fanny M. Cheung co-authored the book entitled "Women at the Top: Powerful Leaders Tell Us How to Combine Work and Family"

Harvard University Weatherhead Center Fellows Program News
Harvard University Weatherhead Center for International Affairs accepting applications from IWF members for its 2009/2010 Fellows Class.

New York Women's Forum Member News
New York Women's Forum Member Ursula Fairbairn was named a 2009 Outstanding Director in a recognized program supported by ODX and several other governance oriented organizations.

Oklahoma Women's Forum Member News
Oklahoma Women's Forum Member Sue Hale is a recipient of the Volunteer Award by United Way of Central Oklahoma

IWF Ecuador Member News
IWF Ecuador President Joyce Ginatta Featured Speaker At United Nation's Conference On Financing For Development in Doha

Georgia Women's Forum Member News
IWF Member Susan Grant has been appointed as member of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) Board of Trustees.

IWF Israel Forum News
IWF Israel holds holiday event at the home of IWF Israel Immediate Past President Mina Teicher featuring Tzipora Livini, Israeli Foreign Minister as special guest speaker.

IWF Argentina and Georgia Women's Forum Member News
IWF members Fay Gold and Teresa Anchorena host exhibitions of Argentinean Artist Milo Lockett in their galleries.

New York Women's Forum Member News
IWF member Carole Feuerman's solo exhibition "Silence, Passion, Expression: The Sculptures of Carole A. Feuerman" features 50 of her sculptures at the Amarillo Museum of Art in Amarillo, TX.

Missouri Women's Forum News
Missouri Women's Forum November 2008 Newsletter

Southern California Women's Forum Member News
IWF Member Loreen Arbus, producer, philanthropist and minorities advocate, to serve as honorary chair for the Cerebal Palsy International Research Foundation Power Heroes Gala

International Women's Forum
IWF loses its Co-Counder, Elinor Guggenheimer

Women's Forum West
Women's Forum West September 2008 Newsletter

IWF Israel
IWF Israel President, Mina Teicher and members of IWF Israel welcome IWF President Esther Silver-Parker.

IWF Vancouver
IWF Vancouver Fall 2008 Newsletter

New York Women's Forum News
New York Women's Forum September Newsletter

New York Women's Forum News
New York Forum Member Mickie Siebert to be Honored by the Center for Educational Innovation - Public Education Association (CEI-PEA).

Texas Women's Forum News
Texas Women's Forum Member Karyl Innis Featured in the Dallas Morning News Article.

IWF Canada Member News
IWF Past President, The Right Honourable Kim Campbell, former Prime Minister of Canada named a companion of the Order of Canada.

New York Women's Forum News
New York Women's Forum hosts 2nd Annual Colloquium

NY Women's Forum News
NY Women's Forum Members News

NoCal Women's Forum Member News
The California Redevelopment Association awarded the 2008 Award of Excellence to Nina Gruen.

IWF Mexico News
IWF Mexico Delegation - Líderes mexicanas en Jordania

IWF Mexico News
IWF Mexico Members and IWF Buenos Aires Conference featured in Mujer Ejecutiva magazine.

IWF Canada
IWF Canada hosts Russian Forum Members in Ottawa.

IWF Canada Member News
IWF Canada Member Michèle Stanners has been accepted as a 2008-09 Fellow of Harvard University's prestigious Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.

IWF Spain Member News
Nuria Basi, IWF-Spain member received the International Women's Entrepreneurial Challenge award.

New York/New Jersey Women's Forum Member News
Marsha Dubrow has recently won a blind competition for new Jewish liturgical musical and has been selected as a featured artist in the “Culture in Context” opening exhibit of the newly re-opened New Jersey State Museum.

Arizona Women's Forum Member News
Barbara McConnell Barrett was nominated on March 13, 2008 by President George W. Bush as Ambassador of the United States to the Republic of Finland.

IWF South Africa Member News
IWF South Africa Member Ms Bridgette Radebe was awarded International Business Person of the Year Award in recognition of her pioneering work as an entrepreneur.

NY Women's Forum Member News
IWF New York Member Loreen Arbus to Chair Ms. Foundation 2008 Gloria Awards.

Hawaii Women's Forum
IWF Hawaii Forum Member serves as the first female fellow of the National Geographic Society!

Canada Women's Forum Member Honored
IWF Canada Member Liz Dowdeswell to be inducted into the Argentine Academy of Environmental Sciences in Buenos Aires.

Washington, DC Women’s Forum Photo
Washington, DC Women’s Forum Deliberate “Solemnly” Over Dine Around!

New York Women's Forum Member Featured
New York Women's Forum Member Susan Stautberg Featured in The New York Times and the International Herald.

Florida Suncoast Members Honored
Florida Suncoast members Carol B. Green and Dr. Laurey Stryker were honored at a luncheon in February by the National Council of Jewish Women as Women of Power.

Utah Women's Forum Member on NPR
Utah Women's Forum Member Deedee Corradini featured on "All Things Considered" as part of the movement to bring women's skijumping to the Olympics.

NY Women's Forum Member Featured in Art Book
NY Women's Forum Member Carole Feuerman is featured in a coffee table book entitled, "A History of Western Art".

NY/DC Women's Forum Member to Join Board
New York and Washington, DC Women's Forum member Nina McLemore will join the Board of Directors of inMotion, an organization dedicated to providing legal service to low-income women.

IWF LF Fellow Alumna honored
The Asia Society has named Vivian Lau, Fellow Alumna (2006-2007 Fellows Class) and CEO of Junior Achievement Hong Kong, as a member of the 2008 Class of Asia 21 Fellows.

IWF Remembers Adrienne Hall
Women’s Advocate, Friend & IWF Catalyst for Forum Development

IWF LF President at NY Stock Exchange
IWF Leadership Foundation President and Washington, DC Women's Forum member Carol Cox Wait rings the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange with other CIGNA executives.

Ohio Women's Forum Member in the news
Ohio Women's Forum Member and Co-founder of the Family Business Center of Central Ohio Bea Wolper receives a major endorsement.

IWF Conference Presenter Carolyn Porco Honored
2008 IWF World Leadership Conference Presenter and Lead Imaging Scientist on the Cassini Saturn Project Carolyn Porco honored by the American Humanist Association with the Isaac Asimov Science Award.

Washington, DC Women's Forum Member Honored
Washington, DC Women's Forum Member Susan Davis was awarded Flax Trust Award.

IWF Press Releases

Buenos Aires Conference Press Release May 2008 Buenos Aires Conference Press Release May 2008 - English

 

Buenos Aires Conference Press Release May 2008 Buenos Aires Conference Press Release May 2008 - Spanish

 

Madrid Conference Press Release May 2006 Madrid Conference Press Release May 2006

 

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