Women In Government

What Women In Government does

Women In Government (WIG) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded around 1986 and headquartered in Washington, DC, that convenes women state legislators across all 50 states with private-sector policy experts and corporate stakeholders. Its core programming consists of biannual national conferences (the National Legislative Conference in June and the Leadership & Innovation Summit in November), a biennial Medicaid Policy Symposium, webinars and virtual policy roundtables, Bill Share Sessions for cross-state legislative collaboration, and a Public Service Announcement program. The organization is governed by a 14-member all-legislator Board of Directors and operates a State Director Program with bipartisan and bi-chamber representation in every state. Its content is organized into three policy pillars—Access to Health Care, Resilient Communities, and Strong Economies—and distributed through a digital Resource Library.

Name

Women In Government

Legal name

Women In Government

Website

https://womeningovernment.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Women In Government is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit convening women state legislators across all 50 states with private-sector policy experts via national conferences, webinars, and resource libraries. Funding is generated through Business Council memberships, sponsorships, and individual donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Affairs and Policy Education Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF)

Keywords

• Policy conference services
• Legislator engagement programs
• Trade association sponsorship
• Nonprofit policy education
• Government affairs networking

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Business Council Memberships: Annual membership program for private sector companies and trade associations with four tiers: Whip ($12,000), Leader ($18,000), Pro-Tem ($24,000), and Speaker ($30,000). Higher tiers receive more conference registrations, pre-conference meetings, networking events with Board Members & State Directors, and content contribution opportunities.
2. Conference Sponsorships: Sponsorship opportunities at the National Legislative Conference and Leadership & Innovation Summit offering thought leadership and visibility to women state legislators. Contact Director of Corporate Relations for details.
3. State-Based & Virtual Event Sponsorships: Virtual engagement opportunities including podcast sponsorships ($12,000), audio media tours ($10,000), sponsored website content (various durations), co-branded events at partner organization conferences ($10,000), and state capitol networking events ($2,500).
4. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible donations to support policy programming for women state legislators and the Future Women In Government program. Women In Government is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Women In Government is a non-profit convening and educational platform that hosts annual policy conferences, summits, and symposia for women state legislators, supplemented by virtual webinars, bill share sessions, and a digital resource library organized around healthcare, resilient communities, and economic policy. It monetizes private-sector access through a tiered Business Council membership program ($12,000–$30,000 annually) and targeted sponsorship opportunities at conferences and virtual events.

Product overview

Women In Government is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that operates as a convening and educational platform for women state legislators. The core offering consists of annual conferences (National Legislative Conference, Leadership & Innovation Summit, and Medicaid Policy Symposium), a digital resource library with policy materials organized across three pillars (Access to Health Care, Resilient Communities, Strong Economies), webinars and virtual roundtables, Bill Share Sessions for cross-state legislative collaboration, and a State Director program recruiting women legislators as ambassadors in all 50 states. The organization supports private sector engagement through a Business Council membership program with four tiers (Whip, Leader, Pro-Tem, Speaker) offering networking, content contribution, and sponsorship opportunities at conferences. Additional engagement products include podcast sponsorships, audio media tours, sponsored website content, and state capitol networking events. The organization also produces public service announcements and supports a Future Women In Government youth program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• National Legislative Conference Annual policy conference hosted by Women In Government that brings together women state legislators and stakeholder experts for learning, networking, and policy discussions. Session slides and materials are made available as resources after each event.
• Leadership & Innovation Summit Annual summit providing actionable information about innovative policy ideas for female state legislators, focusing on Access to Health Care, Resilient Communities, and Strong Economies topics.
• Medicaid Policy Symposium Biennial symposium for legislators serving on health committees or in positions affecting Medicaid policy, providing policy education through authorizing legislation and appropriations discussions.
• Webinars and Virtual Policy Roundtables Virtual engagement events including nationally recruited policy webinars and roundtables covering healthcare, community resilience, and economic policy topics, hosted for women state legislators nationwide.
• Bill Share Sessions Legislative collaboration sessions where women state legislators share bills and policy proposals with peers across states for cross-state learning and potential replication.
• Women In Government Resource Library Digital resource library containing conference presentations, legislator bill share sessions, virtual policy roundtables, webinars, and PSA campaigns organized by policy topic areas including Access to Health Care, Resilient Communities, and Strong Economies.
• Business Council Membership Tiered annual membership program for private-sector companies and trade associations offering exclusive access to women state legislators through conference registrations, pre-conference 1:1 meetings, networking events, and content contribution opportunities. Four tiers (Whip $12,000, Leader $18,000, Pro-Tem $24,000, Speaker $30,000) provide increasing benefits including speaking opportunities and Round Robin presentations.
• Conference Sponsorships Thought leadership and visibility opportunities at the National Legislative Conference and Leadership & Innovation Summit, providing private-sector brand exposure to women state legislators across the country.
• Podcast Sponsorship Virtual engagement opportunity featuring a professionally produced 45-minute to 1-hour non-branded policy content podcast disseminated to women state legislators through Women In Government promotions and social media. Sponsor receives the recording for internal and external dissemination. Pricing: $12,000 per sponsorship.
• Audio Media Tour Series of 12 to 20 pre-booked audio interviews with a policy expert on radio programs and online platforms across major U.S. markets, produced via phone. Pricing: $10,000 per tour.
• Sponsored Website Content Sponsored content placement (toolkits, research briefs, infographics) posted prominently on the Women In Government website homepage, with quarterly content updates available across various durations.
• State Capitol Networking Events In-person networking events including Grab and Go Breakfast or Lunch held in state capitals during legislative session, featuring sponsor branding on invitations and signage. Sponsor may provide leave-behind materials. Pricing: $2,500 per event.
• Co-Branded Event Partnership Partnership opportunity where Women In Government hosts policy briefings or networking receptions at conferences of partner organizations such as NCSL, targeted to women state legislators. Pricing: $10,000 per event.
• Public Service Announcements (PSA) PSA campaigns recorded by women state legislators on health topics such as osteoporosis awareness and rare liver disease, disseminated through SoundCloud and social media channels.
• Legislative Energy Horizon Institute (LEHI) Energy policy training program for state officials partnered with Women In Government, with a joint LEHI Advisory Board that selects cohort participants. Over 440 legislators, governor's advisors, and policymakers have graduated over the past decade.

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• Legislative Energy Horizon Institute (LEHI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen In Government serves as a partner organization of LEHI, North America's premier energy policy training program for state officials. WIG maintains a LEHI Advisory Board to advise selection of participants, consisting of three current women legislators who are LEHI alumnae, a WIG staff representative, and a Schneider Electric representative.
• Schneider ElectriccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchneider Electric collaborates with Women In Government to maintain the LEHI Advisory Board. Schneider Electric provides a representative to the advisory board that selects LEHI cohort participants.
• National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen In Government partners with NCSL to host policy briefings and networking receptions targeted to women state legislators at NCSL conferences.
• The Council of State Governments (CSG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWIG meets with legislators at CSG conferences and engages in cross-promotion of events and programming.
• AstraZenecaflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerAstraZeneca serves as Chair of the 2026 Business Council Leadership Team. The company holds Speaker-level membership ($30,000/year) and participates in conference programming and networking events.
• Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA)flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerHealthcare Distribution Alliance serves as Co-Vice Chair of the 2026 Business Council Leadership Team. Holds Speaker-level membership.
• Johnson & JohnsonflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerJohnson & Johnson serves as Co-Vice Chair of the 2026 Business Council Leadership Team. Holds Speaker-level membership.
• PhRMAcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPhRMA holds Speaker-level membership and has collaborated with WIG for over 10 years. Representatives participate in WIG conferences and provide resources to legislators on healthcare policy.
• State Government Affairs Council (SGAC)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerSGAC is a proud partner with Women In Government, supporting the work of women legislators through valuable programming and collaboration in a non-partisan environment.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Running Start: Nonprofit training young women for political leadership; comparable women-in-government pipeline mission and overlaps with WIG's 'Future Women In Government' youth program.
• She Should Run: Emerging peer focused on recruiting and preparing women to run for office; complementary rather than directly competitive, but competes for the same pipeline of women-in-government engagement and corporate sponsorship dollars.

Direct peers

• National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL): Direct peer serving state legislators with conferences, policy research, and convenings across all 50 states. WIG already partners with NCSL to host women-legislator briefings, making it the closest comparable in audience and mission.
• National Order of Women Legislators (NOWL): Direct peer organization dedicated specifically to women state legislators, offering networking, policy programming, and conferences — most directly comparable niche mission to WIG.
• State Government Affairs Council (SGAC): Direct peer as a corporate trade association supporting state-government-relations professionals; SGAC is a formal WIG partner with shared non-partisan convening philosophy and overlapping corporate membership base.
• The Council of State Governments (CSG): Direct peer organization for state-elected officials offering policy research, convenings, and cross-state programming. WIG's Kate Ritchie previously worked at CSG, and the two organizations cross-promote events and programming.

Broad incumbents

• EMILY's List: Broad incumbent political organization supporting pro-choice Democratic women candidates; overlaps with WIG's women-in-government mission and competes for similar corporate partner attention.
• American Association of University Women (AAUW): Broader incumbent women's-advocacy organization with policy and lobbying operations; comparable in operating model (501(c)(3), membership-supported) but with a wider scope beyond legislators.
• National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB): Broad incumbent trade association that engages state legislators on small-business policy via tiered membership, lobbying, and convenings — analogous revenue model (tiered membership + sponsorships targeting legislators).

Regional players

• Close Up Foundation: Civic-education nonprofit bringing students and policymakers together through Washington-based programming; adjacent in legislator-engagement programming and corporate-partner activation model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/WomenInGovernment/?ref=hl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/women-in-government-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/womeningovernmentfoundation

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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