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.

• 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.

• Annual conference • Global Cities Events • Regional Networking Meetings • Donor Trips to Developing Countries.

• Electronic Member Directory • Electronic Newsletters and Communiqués • Web Site • Presidents’ Discussion Forum

• 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:TIAW is committed to fostering the economic independence and empowerment of women globally. The Entrepreneurship Programme offers members the opportunity to acquire the knowledge, strategies, practical tools and networks needed to help them become successful entrepreneurs, wherever they may be. By way of programme content, delivery and reach – using the web and other technologies -- we aim to support and add value to the programs our TIAW member associations already offer their members.
• 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:  Program’s objective is to prepare girls, ages 10-14, for financial independence.  In 2010 we are expanding this program to include other elements including physical, intellectual and emotional development of talented young university women through a global eMentoring program. We will be leveraging the strength of TIAW members and their associations to support and mentor these young university women in their chosen field by expanding their global awareness, building confidence and connections. 

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.

• African Alliance for Women Empowerment, Cairo, Egypt

• Federation of Woman Entrepreneurs Associations of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
• 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

• 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
• Kosovo Women’s Business Associations, Gjakove, Kosovo
• Professional Women International Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
• The Committee of 20, Moscow, Russia
• Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey (KAGIDER) Istanbul, Turkey
• Women in Banking and Finance, Kent, United Kingdom

• 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 in Capital markets, Toronto, Canada
• Women's Enterprise Centre, Kelowna, British Columbia

Latin America

• Asociación de Empresarias y Professionales de Panamá, Panama City, Republic of Panamá
• Congreso Permanente De Mujeres Empresarias De Nicaragua, Managua, Nicaragua
• Women Leaders Association, Coquimbo, Chile

• 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
• Colorado Alliance of Professional Women, Denver, Colorado
• Executive Women in Government, Washington, DC
• Financial Women’s Association of New York, New York, NY
• National Association of Women Business Owners, Washington, DC
• Network of Executive Women, Tampa, Florida
• New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners, Hamilton, New Jersey
• Organization of Women in International Trade, Colonial, California
• Pensacola Women’s Alliance, Pensacola, Florida
• Professional Women’s Network of Louisiana, Alexandria, Louisiana
• Towers Perrin Women's Leadership Network, Atlanta, Georgia
• Visa Women in Leadership, San Francisco, California
• Women Business Owners of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
• Women In International Security, Washington, DC
• Women International Leaders of Greater Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Women in Lodging Connect, Washington, DC
• Women in NCR (WIN) International, Dayton, Ohio
• Women Leaders Forum of Coachella Valley, Indian Wells, California
• Women Presidents’ Organization, New York, New York