National Foundation for Women Legislators


National Foundation for Women Legislators is a 501 tax-exempt foundation established by the National Order of Women Legislators in the USA. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, it assists women legislators with public opinion and legislative issues.

Organization

Through annual educational and networking events, the National Foundation for Women Legislators supports elected women from all levels of governance. As a non-profit, non-partisan organization, NFWL does not take ideological positions on public policy issues, but rather serves as a forum for women legislators to be empowered through information and experience.

Commentary

The greatest rising force in American politics today is not a political party, nor is it a lobbying community, it is women. Thirty years ago, women held a mere 10% of all state legislative seats in the country, today they hold 24.8% of 7,383 seats nationwide. Currently 20 women currently serve in the US Senate and 84 serve in the US House of Representatives, while 74 women hold statewide elective office including 6 state governorships. Women chair numerous committees, they influence policy and they understand the importance of building bipartisan coalitions in support of the nation's most pressing concerns to ensure widespread change in both thought and policy on a variety of issues.