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The Gloria Awards: A National Salute to Women of Vision

Mark your calendars for the 2011 Gloria Awards.
Information will be provided throughout the year.


Read about the 2010 Gloria Awards below or see photos from the event, more information and sponsors here.


The 2010 Gloria Awards were a great success. Thanks to everyone who attended! And special congratulations to all the award winners!

Read a blog post about the event.


The 2010 Gloria Awards honored:

Jennifer & Peter Buffett and NoVo Foundation, Philanthropic Vision Award
Jane Stephens Comer, Woman of Vision and Action
Katie Grover, Special Tribute to Ms. Foundation's Chair

2010 Women of Vision Awardees:


Carol Burnett
Founder and Executive Director, Mississippi Low-Income Child Care Initiative, Biloxi, MS

Silvia HenrĂ­quez
Executive Director, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, New York, NY

Jasmin Woodbury
Youth Organizer, DARE (Direct Action for Rights and Equality) Providence, RI



The Gloria Awards: A National Salute  to Women of Vision is the Ms. Foundation for Women's largest annual event. The event honors grassroots women activists and philanthropists who ignite policy and culture change on behalf of women, families and communities nationwide. The dinner and awards gala pay tribute to the remarkable achievements of those whose courage and leadership move us toward our shared vision of a just and inclusive democracy.

 

Now in its 22nd year, the Gloria Awards are named after feminist organizer, writer and Ms. Foundation co-founder, Gloria Steinem.

 

Click here to see photos from previous Gloria Awards.

 


 

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2009 Ms. Foundation Women of Vision Awardee Naina Khanna, Director of Policy and Community Organizing at Women Organized to Respond to Life-Threatening Disease (WORLD), supports, educates and mobilizes women living with and affected by HIV/AIDS encouraging them to advocate for policy change that meets their unique and, often, unmet needs. Learn more and view video

2009 Ms. Foundation Women of Vision Awardee Gina Womack, Director and Co-Founder of Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children (FFLIC), is an impassioned community organizer dedicated to creating a better life for all of Louisiana's youth, especially those involved in or targeted by the juvenile justice system. Learn more and view video

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