Why Join The Foundation for Filipina Women’s Network

The Foundation for Filipina Women’s Network (FWN) is the organization for the Most Influential Filipina Women Awardees. They are leaders in the public and private sectors from 34 countries selected yearly from a worldwide search for Filipina women with a track record of accomplishments with a lasting global imprint through their work in their professional fields, industry sectors, and local communities. They are nominated by their peers and selected by the award selection team of awardees from previous years.

From Marily Mondejar, FWN Founder:

I and a group of Filipina women leaders who served as the Steering Committe for two years prior was founded in 2001 for two reasons:

1)    In our corporate world then, we did not find women in executive positions who looked like us and of Asian heritage; and

2)   After a 2001 internet search for "Filipina," the results returned millions of hits as "mail-order brides, sluts, exotic, sexy, and submissive wives." FWN launched the Shape the Filipina Image Campaign to highlight Filipina women's leadership roles and economic contributions in the public and private sectors.

FWN is committed to leveraging its pool of Most Influential Filipina Women Awardees to commit to the following initiatives:

1)   “Pay forward” by developing a short-term project that will benefit women in their respective geographic locations where they live, raise their children, and build a career. Here are the countries where these projects are ongoing. Read about their projects in the Global Pitch Forum.

2)    FemtorMatch: Femtor (female mentors) a young Filipina to help develop our next generation leaders

3)    Write their leadership journeys and get published in the FWN DISRUPT Leadership Book Series. FWN now has four books – 140 authors (35 in each book) from 16 countries.

FWN seeks to increase the influence of Filipina women as leaders and policymakers on economic, social justice, and women’s rights in the private and public sectors. FWN campaigns to increase the odds that more Filipina women advance to the C-suite influential positions in companies worldwide.

With members in 34 countries, FWN provides INFLUENCE. KNOWLEDGE. ACCESS.

FWN convenes programs and activities that enhance public perceptions of Filipina women's capacities to lead, build the Filipina women community's pipeline of qualified leaders, and help Filipina women achieve previously unimaginable levels of performance in the public and private sectors, breaking barriers that make it difficult or impossible to succeed.

FWN achieves its goals through public education forums, community, and corporate outreach, research on Filipina women’s issues, leadership and skill-building/career development programs at the annual Filipina Summit, and influencing popular culture.

FWN’s current membership represents Filipina women from corporations, government, and nonprofit sectors including organizations that support FWN’s mission. Countries represented by FWN Members:

• Africa: Mozambique

• Australia: Victoria, Adelaide, Mylor

• United States of America (23 states)

• Canada

• South America: Brazil

• Asia: Bangladesh, China (Hong Kong), Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi and Dubai)

• Europe: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

JOIN AND BE PART OF A NICHE GROUP OF INFLUENTIAL FILIPINA WOMEN IN 34 cOUNTRIES.

FWN MEMBER DEMOGRAPHICS

• 700 Most Influential Filipina Women in the United States and the World 

• LEADERSHIP POSITIONS: 44% at C-suite and Executive Management level; 42% in professions and management 

• EDUCATION: 31% have post-grad degrees, 35% have graduate degrees, 33% have university degrees 

• HOME OWNERSHIP: 75% are homeowners vs 20% renters. 

• GENERATIONS: 52% Millennials/Gen Y, 38% Baby Boomers, 10% Gen X 

Requirements to join FWN: 

• Recruit at least one new FWN member a year

• Attend Filipina Summit annually held in the Fall

• Annual contributions are $350, renewable annually on your anniversary date, and include participation as a FEMtor or FEMtee on FEMtorMatch™. Contributions are tax-deductible based on tax laws in your country. FWN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizaation

FWN’s Powerful Programs

FWN’s programs are project driven:

• Filipinas Against Violence

Since 2004, in collaboration with V-Day (in May during Asian Pacific Heritage Month), raising awareness about the severe problems of domestic violence in the Filipino community with the all-Filipina productions of The Vagina Monologues, A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer (MMRP) film viewing of Until the Violence Stops and CourtWatch of domestic violence issues, legislation and court cases affecting the Filipino community.

• Vagina Warriors

Vagina Warriors are the women and men who have experienced violence personally or witnessed violence within their own families or communities. Instead of taking a gun to seek revenge or becoming an abuser, they have dedicated themselves to ending violence against Filipina women and girls through effective, grassroots means. Vagina Warriors are selected to coincide with the Filipinas Against Violence annual campaign.

• Filipina LEADERSHIP GLOBAL Summit

The Most Influential Filipina Women in the World Award™ recognizes Filipina women who are influencing the face of leadership in the global workplace, having reached status for outstanding work in their respective fields and are recognized for their leadership, achievement, and contributions to society, femtorship, and legacy. The Global FWN100™ Awards support FWN’s Mission: A Filipina woman leader in every sector of the global economy. More info: http://www.filipinawomensnetwork.org/fwn100

The Filipina Summit is held in October to recognize the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental United States when on October 18, 1587, “Luzones Indios” came ashore from the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Esperanza and landed at what is now Morro Bay, California. FWN was founded, and its headquarters is in San Francisco, California.

• Pinay Power 2025

Pinay Power 2025 is a dream with a meaningful purpose—A Filipina leader in every sector of the global economy by 2025. We launched a nationwide search to identify the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the United States in 2006 and the Global FWN100™ Awards in 2013 to achieve this goal. To view the US and Global FWN100™ Awardees, click here.