About Us

The Nevada Women's Lobby is a statewide non-partisan coalition of organizations, and individual women and men who work on issues affecting women and families. The Nevada Women's Lobby was formed in 1988 and founded in 1989 to improve the status of women and families by lobbying public officials and law makers. Marlene Lockard will be NWL's lobbyist for the 2011 legislative session. We track legislation and we alert our members when action is needed from them. We lobby cooperatively with other organizations for maximum effect, and we educate and assist NWL members to participate in the legislative process with a bi-annual newsletter and group events.

The Nevada Women's Lobby encourages participation in the legislative process by hosting Grassroots Lobby Days at the Nevada Legislature in Carson City every other year during legislative sessions.

Our “Principles of Unity” are our guiding principles. For every decision, action, or issue that the Nevada Women's Lobby undertakes, we consult our Principles of Unity to determine it's relevancy to our organization and our level of support or opposition.

The Nevada Women's Lobby is a 501 (c) 4 nonprofit organization and derives its income from memberships, donations, events and grants. This pays for our lobbyist, newsletters, telephone, postage, web hosting, events, clerical costs, and incidental expenses.

The Lobby's Steering Committee is composed of volunteers who, along with our lobbyist, do most of the work required to keep the Lobby running.

Founding Information

Nevada Women’s Lobby was founded in 1988 by a dedicated group of women concerned about the status of women and children in Nevada. Organizational meetings began in early 1988 and included representatives from many interested organizations. By the end of that year, a core group drafted our Principles of Unity and other organizational documents, and on January 17, 1989, held the first public meeting to introduce NWL to the community. The original NWL Steering Committee consisted of Sarah Chvilicek, Beth Elliot, Elaine Enarson, Diana Glomb, Helen Jones, Diane Loper, Nancy Moore, Elizabeth Pope and Diane Williams.