The New York Women's Bar Association Foundation Empowering Women and Children and Providing Support for Unment Legal Needs
About Us
Because Everyone Deserves Justice
Our Mission
Empowering Women, Advancing Justice
How do we accomplish our mission, to promote social and economic equality and to address the unmet legal needs of women and children? We regularly discuss and analyze important issues, such as Domestic Violence, the impact of economic inequality on Breast Cancer screening, Racial Justice, Voting Rights, Sexual Assault and Sex Trafficking. We host speakers and discussion meetings with authors of books of social relevance. We identify ways to help women and children who are affected by these issues, through our grant process and by supporting fellowships whereby law students are tasked with helping out disadvantaged persons through the legal process.
Our Team
Board of Directors
Officers
Laurie Berke Weiss
President
Marian C. Burnbaum
Vice President
Katherine Cassirer
Recording Secretary
Gigi Tewari
Treasurer
Directors
Gail Bader
Diana G. Browne
Martha E. Gifford
Hane Kim
Marilyn Kunstler
Ilana Lubin
Karen M. Mitchell
Gretchen Beall Schuman
Helen Wan
Sabrina E. Morrissey
Jocelyn Jacobson
(ex officio)
Our Values
What We Fight For
Equality and Justice
Empowerment
Community
Our Goals
Make a Lasting Difference
Our goals are: (1) to eliminate gender bias and other forms of discrimination from the legal system and legal profession, (2) to promote the social and economic equality, safety and well being of women and children, and (3) to address the unmet legal needs of women and children.
We are a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization which supports and funds charitable and philanthropic programs to aid women and children throughout Manhattan.
Legal Troubles?
We Fight Against
Gender Bias
Discrimination
Social Injustice
Build a better future
Here's how you can help.
Help us to further our mission. Donations come in many ways, large and small. We welcome annual, monthly or quarterly gifts. End of year donations are helpful, as they allow us to plan for the year ahead. Retirees who gift a Minimum Required Distribution or leave a gift in their estate planning documents are so appreciated.
If you have a question about how best to give, or what we need, or how your gift will be used, please reach out to us at info@nywbaf.org.