The Memphis Area Women's Council celebrates its second anniversary with clear successes and excellent opportunities for more, thanks to strategic partnerships and community collaborations. Read More >>>

Membership in the Memphis Area Women's Council is open to any individual or organization that supports our mission of improving women's quality of life by affecting positive changes in policies related to women's health & health care, educational equity and reform, and economic self sufficiency. Read More >>>

• Documented needs of domestic violence victims and staff in the Criminal Justice Center
• Secured a private space near courtrooms where domestic violence victims and their advocates can meet.
• Helped ban corporal punishment in Memphis City Schools with our "Stop the Hitting" campaign!
• Pushed state legislators for increased penalty for breaking Orders of Protection. It passed!
• Rallied support for a Living Wage which in February was extended to all full-time city employees!
• Launched MemphisWomen.org with links to multiple issues of concern to women, a calendar of local events and voter registration in English and Spanish