National Summit Brings Legislative Action Regarding Human Trafficking to Arkansas

(Alexandria, VA) – The National Foundation for Women Legislators was honored to have elected women from across the country and numerous nonprofit and advocacy groups come together for their 2016 Human Trafficking Summit in Washington DC, June 16-17. Twenty-five elected women, from both the state and local level, joined Summit Co-Chairs Michigan State Senator Judy […]

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NFWL Honored to be Grant Recipient for Civil Discourse Initiative

  (Alexandria, VA) – The National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) has joined together with the State Legislative Leaders Foundation and the National Institute for Civil Discourse, Next Generation to combine forces to find a way to bring together legislative leaders and restore civility. This partnership has been made possible by Bridge Alliance inaugural collective […]

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Google’s latest endeavour in promoting women empowerment attracts more girls into computer science

Showing genuine support to the #WomenHistoryMonth, Google has come up with its own ways to celebrate “women in STEM” activities, fusing Google Play with Google’s Made with Code initiative. The sole purpose of joining two teams was to influence teen girls to study computer science. Just to make it alive, Google has also unveiled “Hidden Figures” […]

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NFWL Passes Resolution on Child Sex Trafficking

Today at the annual conference for the National Foundation of Women Legislators the members passed an important resolution on child sex trafficking. Shared Hope International has worked with NFWL to craft a resolution that addresses the key issues currently confronting legislators responding to child sex trafficking victims. You can read the whole resolution below. Resolution […]

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NFWL ELECTS 2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5, 2016 NFWL ELECTS 2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS  (Alexandria, VA) – The National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL), the nation’s oldest organization addressing the needs of elected women at all levels of government, recently held elections for their 2017 Board of Directors. “We have a great group of members serving on our […]

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REVISED: The National Foundation for Women Legislators Announces 2016 Elected Women of Excellence Honorees

IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The National Foundation for Women Legislators Announces 2016 Elected Women of Excellence Honorees   Media Inquiries: Morgan Arnold, 703-518-7931, morgan@womenlegislators.org    (ALEXANDRIA, VA) – The National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) is proud to announce their 2016 Elected Women of Excellence Award Winners. This award was established in 2013 as part of NFWL’s 75th Anniversary […]

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Scholarship Winners for the 19th Annual NFWL/NRA Essay Contest Announced

IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The National Foundation for Women Legislators and the National Rifle Association Announces Scholarship Winners for the 19th Annual NFWL/NRA Essay Scholarship   Media Inquiries: Morgan Arnold, 703-518-7931, morgan@womenlegislators.org    (ALEXANDRIA, VA) – The National Foundation for Women Legislators and the National Rifle Association are pleased to announce the winners of the 19th Annual NFWL/NRA Bill […]

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Author Jay Newton-Small Named Annual Conference Keynote Presenter

IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Author Jay Newton-Small Named Annual Conference Keynote Presenter   Media Inquiries: Morgan Arnold, 703-518-7931, morgan@womenlegislators.org    (ALEXANDRIA, VA) – The National Foundation for Women Legislators announced Jay Newton-Small as the Keynote Presenter of their 2016 Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, November 16-20. Newton-Small recently published the acclaimed book Broad Influence: How Women Are Changing […]

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Cindy Storer – Special Guest Speaker at 2016 National Conference

IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Cindy Storer Named Annual Conference Special Guest Speaker   Media Inquiries: Morgan Arnold, 703-518-7931, morgan@womenlegislators.org      (ALEXANDRIA, VA) – Cindy Storer, the CIA analyst on the team that discovered the terrorist organization Al Qaeda and built the plan to take out Osama Bin Laden, will be a Special Guest Speaker at the National Foundation […]

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