The FWA Mission

The ASU Faculty Women’s Association is a volunteer organization that has been an active advocate for increasing the status and participation of women on campus since 1954.  

FWA and its executive board strive to be an effective voice for the women faculty at ASU.  In addition to working for changes in policies, practices, and attitudes on campus, FWA provides career development and networking opportunities for women at all faculty ranks, and graduate student awards and stipends that recognize and celebrate women's achievements.  FWA maintains an ongoing dialogue with university leadership to improve the climate for women at ASU and provide a congenial atmosphere for faculty at all levels.

The continuing discussions on the underrepresentation of women in tenured faculty ranks and administrative positions in higher education remind us of the need for a strong faculty women's organization to work for institutional change in the academe.  In this time of growth and transition at our university, FWA endeavors to be an active force on behalf of gender and diversity concerns.