January 8, 2021
Women In Government Announces 2021-2022 Board of Directors
Washington, D.C., Women In Government, a national non-profit, nonpartisan membership organization representing women state legislators since 1988, approved the 2021 – 2022 Board of Directors at its October board meeting. A record number of women state legislators...
January 8, 2021
For Immediate Release 1/8/21
Women In Government Responds to Violence in the Nation’s Capital
Washington, D.C. The nation watched in horror as violence erupted at the U.S. Capitol this week, resulting in five deaths and many injuries. The impact on the individuals and their families is immense and...
July 30, 2020
WIG Twitter Watch Party: The Vote PBS
This year, Women In Government is celebrating the Women’s Suffrage Centennial. In honor of this celebration, Women In Government, in partnership with Women and Politics Institute at American University, hosted a live Twitter and Facebook Watch Party (#WIGTwitterWatchParty).
During this watch party, WIG was...
June 2, 2020
November 8, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 5, 2019
Give America Hope (GAH), a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Frederick, Maryland, is excited to announce the first public presentation of our Risk Assessment Monitoring System (RAMS) at the Women In Government (WIG) Healthcare and Technology Summit on November 15, 2019 in Washington, D.C. The RAMS instrument is focused on addressing...
October 18, 2019
Washington, D.C.—The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Women In Government (WIG) today announced that Massachusetts State Senate President Emerita Harriette Chandler is the 2019 recipient of the “Outstanding Woman State Legislator Supporting the Arts” award. This annual award recognizes a woman state legislator for her noteworthy support of the arts in her...
June 26, 2019
Washington, DC – Women In Government submitted comments to the U. S. Senate Special Committee on Aging for inclusion in their annual report to Congress about the needs of older Americans to bring attention to state initiatives to improve Bone Health.
Included in the comments is Women In Government’s...
June 21, 2019
January 29, 2019
Washington, DC – Women In Government is releasing a new white paper January 31, 2019, on “State Opioid Taxes: Economic & Health Policy Implications” to analyze the possible ways for states to decrease the impact of the opioid epidemic on the United States. Authored by Alex Brill of Matrix Global Advisors, the paper examines state opioid taxes and calls attention to flaws...
November 7, 2018
Women In Government celebrates all of the women who won their elections for state office yesterday!
2018 has been a blockbuster year for women, with a record number of candidates running for state legislatures - 3,388! (Source: Center for American Women In Politics)
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, it is very...
