Programs

International Women Associates (IWA) is an educational organization promoting cross-cultural exchange, dialogue, and friendship. Among its activities, it:

Offers at least 18 educational programs each month, including:

  • Language groups (French, German, Polish, and Spanish)
  • Cultural groups (Arabic, Asian, English-Speaking World, European, Hellenic, and Turkish)
  • Activity groups (film discussion, literature, performing arts, gourmet, bridge, golf, and tennis)
  • One Special Event, usually showcasing educational, cultural, and global topics

Conducts educational programs called Culture in a Suitcase at Chicago-area schools Provides hospitality to international visitors participating in private and government-sponsored programs Serves as a community resource in providing language banks, educational assistance, outreach, and VIP support Arranges group tours and discovery field trips in Chicago and Illinois Enables foreign members returning home to serve as goodwill ambassadors for Chicago

Honors exceptional women at two award ceremonies, the Rising Voice of Woman and Woman Extraordinaire


Online Reservations for IWA Events and Membership Renewals

To register for many of our upcoming, exciting events, click HERE to go to the main IWA Event Registration Page.

Click here to renew your 2010 Resident Membership to IWA.

Click here to renew your 2010 Non-Resident or Consular Corp Membership to IWA. 

 

 

 

 

SAVE THE DATE: RISING VOICE OF WOMAN AWARD ON OCTOBER 14, 2010

IWA is pleased to announce that Ambassador Prudence Bushnell has been selected to receive its 2010 Rising Voice of Woman Award. As the former U.S. Ambassador to Kenya and Guatemala and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Bushnell has been on the front lines of U.S. international policy throughout her 23 years in diplomatic work.  No matter what the challenge, Bushnell responded to each crisis with extraordinary courage, resolve and strength.  Based on her remarkable experience, she will focus her remarks on leadership in times of crisis and in an age of terrorism.

 

Ambassador Bushnell will receive the award and make her address on October 14, 2010 at the Chase Bank Auditorium in Chicago.  The event will begin at 5:30 p.m.  Formal invitations will be sent on in early September.  If you are not an IWA member and would like to receive an invitation, please contact the IWA office at iwa@iwachicago.org or 312.263.1421.