About Us

The Association for Women in Communications (AWC) is a national organization primarily comprised of professional women communicators. The Denver Professional chapter hosts monthly programs centered around education and networking, and our signature events are the Pearls & Swine First Amendment luncheon in December and the Women of
Achievement awards in the spring. The national Web site is www.womcom.org .

Mission

The Association for Women in Communications is a professional organization that champions the advancement of women across all communications disciplines by recognizing excellence, promoting leadership and positioning its members at the forefront of the evolving communications era.

Goals

To promote the advancement of women in all fields of communications, to work for First Amendment rights and responsibilities of communicators, to recognize distinguished professional achievements, and to promote high professional standards throughout the communications.

Ethical Values

AWC is committed to working nationally and internationally for pay equity for women in the communications workplace and for freedom of information.

Commitment to Education

The Matrix Foundation, AWC's charitable foundation, provides scholarships and supports educational research and publications. Also, AWC's 100-plus student and professional chapters offer educational programming for their members.The Annual Professional Conference provides a forum for learning opportunities and interaction with communications leaders.

Recognitions of Excellence

• Women in Communications has a long tradition of recognizing outstanding communicators.
• Clarion Awards are an international competition with awards in more than 90 categories.
• The International Matrix Award recognizes exemplary communicators; winners include: JanePauley, Ellen Goodman, and Diane Rehm. The Headliner Award has been bestowed to: Gail Sheehy, Helen Thomas, Barbara Walters and Heloise.

Member Profile

AWC's 7,500 national members range in age from 18 through 90+. The average age is 41; most members are females from urban or suburban settings. Response from the AWC member survey indicates 94% are college graduates, 47% hold graduate study or degrees; just over half work in for-profit businesses and most work in companies with fewer than 100 employees; most are salaried, full-time employees; approximately 40% are in the executive or management roles. Of those who responded, roughly half work in public relations, marketing or communications management; the others work in fields including journalism, graphic design, photography, Web development, and publishing.

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