TIAW – HELPING YOU CONNECT WITH WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD
What Would You Like to Know?
Who are We? TIAW unites supports and promotes professional women and their networks to work together, share resources and leverage ideas.
What’s Our Purpose? Encourage, develop, fund and implement programs that foster economic empowerment and advancement for women around the world.
TIAW is devoted to improving the economic status of all women around the world: from senior level executive and professional women, to career women just beginning their careers, to women in transition and young girls planning for their careers, to the most needy of all: impoverished women in developing nations.
What’s Our History? A not-for-profit corporation founded in 1980, TIAW has evolved over our history to have a greater focus on outreach to a much larger global community of women. This universal focus – without regard to culture, politics, race or religion – is economic. Connected through TIAW, our members further economic empowerment and positive change in the world.
What Are Our Goals?
To become the global voice of women who want to connect to make a difference.
To provide quality programs and initiatives that support TIAW’s vision, mission and purpose.
To continuously develop TIAW’s structure to effectively serve TIAW members and programs.
What Are Our Strategies?
Serve our members through a variety of innovative events, services and programs (see below).
Support economic empowerment of through TIAW’s state-of-the-art Web site, electronic publications and communiqués to members, networking and events.
What Kind of Events Do We Organize?
Annual conference • Global Cities Events • Regional Networking Meetings • Donor Trips to Developing Countries.
What Services Do We Provide to Members?
Electronic Member Directory • Electronic Newsletters and Communiqués • Web Site • Presidents’ Discussion Forum
What Programs Do We Offer Our Members?
TIAW Microenterprise Development Program: Leverages financial and leadership resources through micro credit loans to help impoverished women in developing countries to start or expand businesses and achieve self-sufficiency.
TIAW Women on Boards Program: Motivates demand for qualified women to serve on for-profit and non-profit boards: educates members on issues of directors’ responsibilities and liabilities, board governance, operations and trends: and works with member associations on educational and placement activities.
TIAW Entrepreneurs Program: Enhance the lives of TIAW’s entrepreneurs by reducing their sense of isolation, improving their abilities, and increasing their business opportunities. The goal of the Entrepreneurs’ program is to assist TIAW members to outperform their competition and exceed their prior growth rate.
TIAW Corporate Women’s Leadership Network Program: A special program for corporate women members, designed to build connections through topical conversations and relevant information.
TIAW Daughters Program: Prepares girls (ages 10-16) for financial independence through a proprietary mentoring program including one-on-one sessions, seminars, workshops and special events.
What Categories Do We Have For Membership? There are two categories of TIAW membership: Individual and Association.
Individual Membership is open to individuals supporting the purpose of TIAW
Professional Association/Network Membership is open to organizations that support the purpose of TIAW and fall into one of the four general not-for-profit categories: multi-industry professional association: professional trade association; professional networking group; an organization that promotes the advancement of women and/or girls.
How Many Members Do We Have? Located primarily in the Americas, Asia and Europe, our members includes both individuals and associations representing more than 50,000 members worldwide.
CURRENT MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS
AFRICA
Skills Development for Self Reliance, Nairobi, Kenya
ASIA
FEW (Foreign Executive Women) Tokyo, Japan
Filipino-Chinese Federation of Business and Professional Women, Manila, Philippines
National Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
National Council of Women of the Philippines
PrimeTime Business & Professional Women’s Association, Singapore
Women’s Business Connection, Singapore
AUSTRALASIA
Maori Women of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
EUROPE
Association of Business Women and Top Managers of Brasov, Romania
City Women’s Network, London, United Kingdom
European Women’s Management Development International e.V. Wiesbaden, Germany
European Professional Women’s Network, Paris, France
International Association of Professional Business Women of Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria
Kosovo Women’s Business Associations, Gjakove, Kosovo
The Committee of 20, Moscow, Russia
Women in Banking and Finance, Kent, United Kingdom
THE AMERICAS
Canada
Canadian Association of Women Executives and Entrepreneurs, Toronto, Canada
Canadian Women in Communication, Toronto, Canada
Company of Women, Oakville, Canada
Global Banking Alliance for Women, Oakville, Canada
Women Entrepreneurs of Canada, Canada
Women in Capital markets, Toronto, Canada
Latin America
Asociación de Empresarias y Professionales de Panamá, Panama City, Republic of Panamá
Women Leaders Association, Coquimbo, Chile
United States
All Bar None, The Women’s Network at UBS, Weehawken, New Jersey
Athena Society, Tampa, Florida
Atlanta Women in Transaction Services, Atlanta, Georgia
Board of Directors Network, Atlanta, Georgia
Capital Area Network, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Colorado Alliance of Professional Women, Denver, Colorado
Executive Women of Goizueta, Atlanta, Georgia
Executive Women in Government, Washington, DC
Financial Women’s Association of New York, New York, NY