Iranian American Women Foundation
Motto"Inspire. Empower. Connect."[1]
Founder(s)Mariam Khosravani
Established2010
PresidentMariam Khosravani
Location
Washington, D.C., New York City, Orange County, San Francisco
,
U.S.
Websitewww.iawfoundation.org

The Iranian American Women Foundation (IAWF) is an Iranian-American national nonprofit membership organization. Members of all faiths are allowed to join, and Muslims, Jews, Christians and those of the Bahá'í religion are involved in the organization.[2][3]

History

In 2010, Mariam Khosravani sought to form an organization to highlight the accomplishments of Iranian American women.[4][5]

Activities

Iranian American Women's Leadership Conference

Since its inception, the Iranian American Women Foundation has hosted their annual Women's Leadership Conference in various cities across the United States.[6][7][8]

  • 9th Annual 2015 Women's Leadership Conference
Date: October 18, 2015
Location: New York University School of Law in New York City, New York
  • 8th Annual 2015 Women's Leadership Conference
Date: May 3, 2015
Location: San Francisco, California[9]
  • 7th Annual 2014 Women's Leadership Conference
Date: November 2, 2014
Location: Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California[10]
  • 2013 Women's Leadership Conference
Date: October 27, 2013
Location: New York City, New York[11][12][13]
  • 2013 Women's Leadership Conference
Date: September 8, 2013
Location: Costa Mesa, California[14]
  • 2012 Women's Leadership Conference
Date: September 23, 2012
Location: Irvine, California
  • 2012 Women's Leadership Conference
Date: June 23, 2012
Location: World Bank in Washington, D.C.[15][16]

Mission

The IAWF's mission is to provide a platform for Iranian American women to connect, engage, and empower each other, The organization aims to promote leadership, professional development, and community involvement among its members.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "IAWF". IAWFoundation.
  2. ↑ "Mission-Vision". IAWFoundation.
  3. ↑ Shadia, Mona (2 February 2011). "Conference highlights successful Iranian American women". Daily Pilot. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  4. ↑ http://www.iawfoundation.org/community/mariamkh/profile/
  5. ↑ Walker, Theresa. "Tea and empathy are hallmarks of Coastline Community College foundation's executive director". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Walker, Theresa (5 November 2014). "Tea and empathy are hallmarks of Coastline Community College foundation's executive director". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "The Iranian-American Women's Foundation Partners with Diamond Ticketing Systems". Diamond Ticketing Systems. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ Moughari, Layla. "Fostering Community among Iranian-American Women". Women's Leadership Partnership (WLP). Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Iranian American Women's Leadership Conference". Payvand News. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "7th Women Leadership Conference Presented for the First Time in Los Angeles". PR Newswire. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Iranian-American Women Inspire, Empower, Connect". iReach by PR Newswire. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  12. ↑ "Iranian-American Women Inspire, Empower, Connect". The Business Journals. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  13. ↑ "Anoosheh Mostafaei-Oskouian invited to speak at Iranian-American Women's Leadership Conference". PRWeb: Online Visibility from Focus. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  14. ↑ "Women Leadership Conference, OC 2013". Iranian Hotline. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  15. ↑ "The Iranian American Women's Foundation Takes Washington DC by Storm". PAAIA. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  16. ↑ "Iranian-American Women's Leadership Conference". Payvand News. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  17. ↑ "Hundreds of Iranian-American Women Gather in Georgetown". NIAC. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
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