Welcome to GAWL

• Georgia Women for a Change, GAWL and GABWA invite you to an intimate reception with Lilly Ledbetter at the home of Rep. Kathy Ashe on Thursday, November 12 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm.  Ms. Ledbetter was the plaintiff in a pay discrimination lawsuit that reached the U.S. Supreme Court, and her persistent advocacy spurred passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 which changed the landscape for pay discrimination litigation.  Register for the cocktail party at gawl.org/cde.cfm, but hurry because space is very limited.  The cost is $20 for GAWL and GABWA members and $100 for non-members.

• APPLY NOW FOR THE 2010 GAWL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.  Applications are Due November 16, 2009.
• Join Team GAWL at this year's "Run for Justice"! The GAWL Foundation will be participating in its second run/walk of the Board year on November 14, 2009. Please register at either www.active.com or www.runningforfitness.com, and join "Team GAWL" when you register. The run/walk benefits Atlanta Legal Aid and starts at 9 a.m. in Oakhurst. Wear your pink GAWL Foundation t-shirt (one will be provided if you don't have one already) so that we can walk/run as a team. We'll also be gathering for a post walk/run brunch at Sweet Melissa's! Please e-mail Nicole Andres to let her know that you plan to join us so that we can e-mail you details about our meet up place and make sure you have a GAWL Foundation t-shirt!
• Join the GAWL Foundation at Eclipse de Luna at Miami Circle (764 Miami Circle, Atlanta, GA 30324) at 6:30 p.m. on November 17, 2009, for food, drink, knitting fun, networking, community service, and fundraising all in one! If you've never knitted, no worries - you can register as a beginner, and we'll provide you with a set of needles to keep and a lesson on the basics! We will all be knitting squares and then some of our more experienced knitters will knit the squares into a blanket that will be donated to Nicholas House - a facility and shelter in Atlanta that helps homeless families get back on their feet. All ticket prices include tapas, beverages (including wine), yarn, networking, and fun! In addition, a portion of each ticket goes directly to the Ruth and Ruby Crawford Endowment to benefit the GAWL Foundation! Experienced knitters: $25; Beginner knitters: $30 (which includes a set of needles and a beginner lesson); Registration at the door: $40
  To register, click here.
• New MENTORING CIRCLES are forming now.  Submit your Statement of Interest by November 6, 2009.  Join one of GAWL's small group circles to network, get advice, give advice, celebrate and commiserate.   
• The Trailblazers Series is Here!  Please join GAWL for Podcasts of Georgia's Trailblazers!   Hear compelling, inspiring, and sobering interviews from some of Georgia's trailblazing attorneys who are women!  Cathy Cox, Carol Hunstein, Chilton Varner, Mary Ann Sears, Daisy Floyd, and Deborah Johnson kick off this Series.  
• Advance your Career and Regional Network!  GAWL is collaborating with the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association for two exciting events of Supreme Significance!  Find out more here.
• Donate in Honor of the Crawfords.  The Georgia Association for Women Lawyers Foundation is pleased to announce the re-naming of its Endowment in honor of two women who were true pioneers in law and instrumental in the history of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers.  Contributions to the Ruth and Ruby Crawford Endowment will fund scholarships for law students in Georgia as well as grants to other charitable organizations throughout Georgia that support women and children. The GAWL Foundation is honored to name its Endowment fund after Ruth and Ruby Crawford. To make a donation in honor of Ruth and Ruby Crawford, please click here.
• PRESS RELEASES:  Click here for GAWL's latest Press Releases.
• GAWL held its Annual Dinner and Meeting on May 5th. Click here to see award winners from the evening.
• Are you wondering why you should join GAWL or be active in GAWL?  Read the ABC's of the benefits of GAWL membership and participation here! 
• INVESTING IN A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH GAWL MAKES BOTH GOOD BUSINESS SENSE AND ADVANCES SMART BUSINESS VALUES:  Read why your firm or business should sign on as a Strategic Partner NOW!