Iranian American Women Foundation

International American Women Foundation
Motto "Inspire. Empower. Connect."[1]
Founder(s) Mariam Khosravani
Established 2010
President Mariam Khosravani
Location Washington, D.C., New York City, Orange County, San Francisco, U.S.A
Website www.iawfoundation.org

The Iranian American Women Foundation, ("IAWF"), is an Iranian American national nonprofit membership organization. Members of all faiths; Muslims, Jews, Christians as well as those of the Bahá'í faith 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]

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

References

  1. ↑ "IAWF". IAWFoundation.
  2. ↑ "Mission-Vision". IAWFoundation.
  3. ↑ Shadia, Mona. "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. "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 2012.
  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.
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