About Nevada Women’s Lobby
The Nevada Women’s Lobby is a statewide non-partisan coalition of organizations and individual women and men who are committed to women and families in Nevada. NWL was formed in 1988 and founded in 1989 to improve the status of women and children by lobbying public officials and lawmakers.
Our founding members, Sarah Chvilicek, Beth Elliot, Elaine Enarson, Diana Glomb-Rogan, Helen Jones, Diane Loper, Nancy Moore, Elizabeth Pope, and Diane Williams, served as the first steering committee. NWL’s Steering Committee is composed of volunteers who, along with our lobbyist, direct the work necessary to keep the NWL running. In 1992, the organization expanded its presence statewide with the addition of a southern component to the steering committee.
Our “Principles of Unity” provides the basis for every decision, action, or issue that the Nevada Women’s Lobby undertakes. We hire a lobbyist who is present full-time at the legislative sessions and works with us between sessions to monitor legislative interim committees and prepare for the next legislative session.
The Nevada Women’s Lobby encourages participation in the legislative process by hosting Grassroots Lobby Days (GLD) at the Nevada Legislature in Carson City every other year during legislative sessions. GLD, first held in 1991, informs participants about the current issues and prepares them to lobby their legislators and testify at hearings.
The Nevada Women’s Lobby is a 501 (c) (4) nonprofit organization and derives its income from memberships, donations, and special events. Dues and donations to NWL are not tax-deductible.
