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2009 Women of the Year Announced
The Rhode Island Commission on Women (RICW) is pleased to announce the 2009 Women of the Year. This award recognizes influential women in Rhode Island who demonstrate a history of individual achievement, or who have made lasting and positive contributions in the community to help elevate the presence of women and improve the quality of life for women in the state.
This years honorees are:
Created in 1989, the Women of the Year Award celebrates the work of pioneering Rhode Island women who are influential in areas such as the arts, business, economic development, employment, education, health, legal rights and politics. These women have a positive impact on the lives of women and/or girls in our state through their work as role models and mentors.
The 2009 Women of the Year dinner and reception will be held Thursday, October 8, 2009, at the Radisson Airport Hotel, Warwick, RI. All net proceeds from the event will be donated to the RICW Project, to help support projects of the RICW such as the Freda H. Goldman Education award, which provides annual awards to Rhode Island women who need financial assistance to pursue an education or job training beyond high school.
RICW is a state agency whose purpose is to advance women toward full equity in all areas of life, through the promotion of rights and opportunities for all women. Past honorees include Marguerite A. Beaubien, Freda H. Goldman, Anna Maria Saritelli-DiPanni, Lila M. Sapinsley, Eleanor F. Slater, Diane M. Disney, Florence K. Murray, E. Naomi Craig, Roberta Richman, Ann Clair Assumpico, Ruth Barge Thumbtzen, June N. Gibbs, Elizabeth A. Laposata, Marlene C. McCarthy, M. Christine Benoit, Judith B. Fox, Cheryl Watkins Snead, Susan D. Wallace, Linda A. Bailey, Kimberly M. Cipolla, Kathy Jellison Lynn T. Antonelli, Sister Mary Reilly, Karen F. Stein, Dr. Susan Cu-Uvin, Joyce Dolbec and Carol Englander.
Rhode Island Coalition Against Human Trafficking
The Rhode Island Commission on Women is a proud member of the RI Coalition Against Human Trafficking (RICAHT). RICAHT is a group of individuals and community organizations combating the issue of human trafficking in the state of Rhode Island.
Human trafficking as defined by the U.S. State Department, is “the recruitment, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion” usually by means of sexual exploitation or labor. Sex trafficking according the the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 is the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act induced through force, fraud, or coercion.
To find out more about Human Trafficking and what YOU can do to help stop it, click HERE.
The mission is to support women in achieving full equity in all areas of life, through the promotion of rights and opportunities for all women. The Commission is a forum where all women can be heard. Our logo is the Rhode Island Independent Woman.
The Commission embraces the concept of full participation by all Rhode Island women. The Commission facilitates opportunities for education and advocacy, through collaboration and networking. The Rhode Island Commission on Women envisions a society where all women have achieved equity in all aspects of life.
