INVITATION: March 31 in San Francisco Take Action on Women's History Month FWN100™ Panel on Women in Public Service & Government
Filipina Women’s Network Members: Join us in celebration of Women's History Month on Thursday, March 31st in San Francisco. We will honor this year's theme Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government with a dynamic FWN100™ speaker panel moderated by Denise Miles, U.S. FWN100™ '09, Senior VP/Manager, Strategic Partnerships Government and Community Relations, Wells Fargo. This event is FREE for FWN Members. RSVP Required. No registrations at-the-door. Limited Seating Available. RSVP NOW!
FWN Women Take Action on International Women's Day at Manila Peninsula, March 8th
FWN members convened at the Ramon Magsaysay Room at the Manila Peninsula Hotel on March 8th to #TakeAction in celebration of International Women's Day. The celebration brought together over a dozen FWN members and awardees for an afternoon of great food, networking and inspiring conversations to kick off the 13th Filipina Leadership Global Summit in the Philippines this September. The discussion focused on gender parity and a thoughtful discussion of how we can mobilize Filipina women to lead on parity issues as a FWN strategy initiative.
FWN Women Take Action: Celebrate International Women's Day with Marily Mondejar
Women and War: Literary Event with Evelina Galang (Global FWN100™ '14)
Imagine living in a Tiny House. Dreaming Big with Vina Lustado's (GLOBAL FWN100™ '15)
Many of you have asked for a group tour of Vina's Tiny House. Now it's available! Take advantage of this rare opportunity on Sunday Feb. 28th. Spend a day (or the weekend) in beautiful Ojai and do something unique. It may just inspire you to live tiny.
RIGHT FOOTED: the Triumph of Jessica Cox (U.S. FWN100™ '09) Screens at CAAMFest2016 this March!
CAAMFest celebrates the close of the festival with RIGHT FOOTED, a documentary about expert martial artist, disability rights activist and the world’s only armless airplane pilot, Filipina American Jessica Cox (U.S. FWN100™ '09). Ride along on her journey as she overcomes adversity, finds romance and inspires the world. Buy tickets early as they are most likely to sell out!
PHILIPPINES: Women Human Rights Defenders Break the Silence on Unsafe Abortion
Each day, approximately 1,671 women in the Philippines undergo medically unsafe abortion procedures. 274 of them are hospitalized. With violence against women being on the rise in the Philippines, denying victims safe-abortion services just adds to their suffering. Story from Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights.