October 2021 | Volume 8
Dear MWF Colleagues:
 
The Boston marathon, a Red Sox win, and 70° temperatures…how nice to savor these 'feel good' days!
 
Thanks to Tara Levine and our Programming Committee, we’re also feeling good about providing our members with opportunities to get to know one another in a more intimate setting. This month we launched MWF Pop-up’s – member-driven impromptu in-person gatherings at a location near you. Let Lauren know if you have an idea for a get together and she can put the word out.

We’re also super excited about a new series we’re calling Up Close and Personal With…. Check out our starting lineup through the end of the year. Each session will be limited to ten (10) members, and some already have a waitlist, so register soon! But don’t worry, we plan to keep it going in 2022!
 
Dine Arounds... an MWF signature favorite! So you won't want to miss this. Thursday, 10/28, IWF World Leadership Conference Dine Arounds are a great chance for personal connection to extraordinary women from other forums around the world. Registration deadline is Wednesday, 10/20 so sign up now. It's a great, albeit virtual, experience.

November 4th and 5th is the 2021 IWF Virtual World Leadership Conference. If you've never been to this conference, you can now experience these amazing sessions from the comfort of your home. Different times are offered so it is super convenient, and no travel hassles - at least not this year!

Be sure to join our own Priscilla Douglas and Fay Donohue on Tuesday, 11/16 for a Virtual Third Chapter Conversation.
 
And, if you missed our September Executive Briefing, The Future of Remote Work, with Tsedal Neeley, a national remote work expert and distinguished Harvard Business School professor, you can watch it by logging in here. Special thanks to Diane Hessan for moderating.
 
In closing, many thanks to Lauren Grymek and to our board and committees who are making great strides on MWF programming, membership and our rebrand to IWF/MA.

Looking forward to seeing you soon!
Judy A Habib
Massachusetts Women's Forum
President
IWF World Leadership Conference and Dine Arounds
Registration is now open for the 2021 IWF World Leadership Conference and Dine Arounds!

As members of the International Women’s Forum, our global parent organization, we are connected to more than 7,000 diverse and accomplished women from 33 nations on six continents, with access to unique events and programs that unite us in a mission of women being fully in the equation of leadership to a better world. With an array of virtual programming offered it's easy to access and make connections with other IWF members.

If you have any questions please contact Lauren Grymek.
Wage Equity Now Update
Wage Equity Now continues to make incredible progress, with dozens of organizations, national, state and local, supporting the legislation: An Act Relative to Transparency in the Workplace.

NEWS ABOUT OUR MEMBERS
Judy St Jude
MWF President Judy Habib, CEO and Founder, KHJ Brand Activation was recently named vice chair of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's national board of governors. In a Boston Business Journal article, Judy reflects on her parents' encouragement to collect money for St. Jude's as a child. St. Jude inspired Judy's name, as well as "a value instilled in us to give back, to be grateful, and to help those who are less fortunate,” Habib said.
Margherio
Cradles to Crayons Founder & MWF Member, Lynn Margherio recently hosted a live panel event on the US Diaper Need Crisis with expert panelists including US Senator to Illinois, Tammy Duckworth.

Read a Boston Globe article about the event or watch an event recording.
Jane Steinmetz, Boston Office Managing Principal, EY, was named chair, Massachusetts Business Roundtable. Read more in a Boston Business Journal article. She succeeds Eastern Bank CEO Bob Rivers who served as chair over an elongated term, from 2018 to 2021,
MWF members write articles, white papers, OpEds, books, and more on topics from the 2020 election to renewable energy, to leadership, medicine, the importance of art, and many more. Read what your fellow members are writing here.

Email Lauren Grymek to add your recently published works to the website.