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Since June 1989, the NY Grace LeGendre Endowment Fund, Inc. a 501 (c) (3) corporation has awarded 146 Fellowships ranging from $1000 to $1500 each to women enrolled in graduate study at New York State Colleges and Universities.

The 6th Annual NYS Women Inc Conference is scheduled for May 29-31, 2015 in Buffalo NY. Learn our accomplishments for this year and goals for next year. You’ll become re-vitalized; when you return to your chapter, plan on accomplishing great things!

This is the symbolic day in 2015 when women’s salaries catch up to men’s earnings from 2014.

This year we are focused on passing the equal pay portion of the Women’s Equality Act which is coming up for a vote as early as the week of April 20! A separate bill –A6075/S1 – was introduced by Assembly member Michele Titus in March.

Earlier this week on the The Daily Show, Jon Stewart cited a new study from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) that predicts women won’t reach pay parity with men until 2058.

Assembly’s anti-trafficking justice and prevention package offers real reform and victim relief

The state Assembly is poised to take up several of the individual components of the Women’s Equality Agenda as separate bills, ending a two-year impasse caused by a controversial reproductive rights plank.

Governor Cuomo Launches "Enough is Enough" Campaign to Combat Sexual Assault on College and University Campuses.

NYSW is posting an RFP for the maintenance of their web site for a 3 year term. Responses are due April 15, 2015.

Web Site Maintenance RFP

Recently I viewed a makers' website slideshow and I found it to be impressive.  Seven female entrepreneurs lifted up the big mistakes or failures that actually moved them forward to success.  The slideshow title was termed Fail Fast - meaning, admit mistakes quickly - no languishing; instead, move on and be proud that you tried and gave it your best.  But (and this is a big but), don't let failure immobilize you or prevent  you from ,moving forward, risking again, and walking the edge again.  It is important to understand the learning power of failure.