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Alliance for Women Agenda

To promote economic autonomy, the alliance is hosting 10 regional summits of women entrepreneurs and women interested in developing a business. For information about the summit in your area, click here.

Increasing women's representation in policy level decision roles. With the worst rate of women in elected office of any state in the country, it is time to build bridges for women into policy decision roles with the hope that they will then run for office. Two Alliance initiatives are working to get women on boards and commissions.

The Talent Bank is a systematic way to promote women for appointments to government, non-profit and corporate boards. If you are ready for policy level roles, click here.

Other agenda's supported by The Alliance for Women:

- Alliance for Women assists in national action to ensure access to health care.

- Alliance for Women tracks Criminal Domestic Violence legislation in SC legislature.

- Assisting SCCADVASA in its work to ensure a viable bill that will change the rates of criminal domestic violence in SC, The Alliance and the South Carolina Commission on Women have attended each legislative meeting, made recommendations for legislative improvements and communicated key issues to folks registered with The Alliance. For a complete update, go to the SCCADVASA website.