Miranda Cohen

AWIU wishes to congratulate Mellody Hobson, the 2017 Honorary Chair of AWIU’s International Women of Courage Celebration, on being named Chair of the Board of Directors for Starbucks. Ms. Hobson is the co-CEO of Ariel Investments and a director at JP Morgan. Last month, Princeton University, her alma mater, announced […]

Martha A. Atherton Our Marty Atherton A Special Person Remembered & A Beautiful Life Honored July 4, 1928 – October 11, 2020 AWIU Member for Over 3 Decades Martha Atherton’s own life story, one of joys and sorrows and vast, enriching experiences made her an excellent Ambassador for women’s rights and human rights for

The 2019 International Women of Courage Celebration “Each one of you is a hero. Give it time to think how you can get this hero out to serve the world,” Magda Gobran Gorgy, the founder of a non-governmental organization in Egypt that serves the most impoverished urban slums and rural

The 2019 Bernice Behrens Founder’s Award committee is happy to announce Ms. Diane Mitchell Henry and Ms. Robin Winter Odem as the recipients of 2019 Bernice Behrens Founder’s Award.  Our committee has chosen Ms. Diane Mitchell Henry and Ms. Robin Winter Odem for their extraordinary efforts to implement the mission

For the past few years the American Women for International Understanding (AWIU) and the U.S. Department of State have jointly held what is known as Career Opportunities in International Relations (COIR) at the State Department in Washington, D.C. This past week AWIU and the DOS held the event in the

Member Spotlight MEET Diane Mitchell Henry Los Angeles County Chapter Chair COIR Program Chair Tell us a bit about your professional/career background: I have a marketing and sales background and have served in several social services and real estate positions. I’m a licensed California Realtor of 32 years.   Currently, most

“Together, we need to speak up,” Roya Sadat, a filmmaker, founder of the Afghanistan International Women’s Film Festival and 2018 Secretary of State’s International Woman of Courage Awardee, told the capacity crowd at the 11th International Women of Courage Celebration at the Jonathan Club in downtown Los Angeles. The Celebration