AFWA’S MISSION
To enable women in all accounting and finance fields to achieve their full potential and to contribute to their profession.
Empowerment // Integrity // Leadership // Passion
NETWORK
With more than 70 AFWA Chapters nationwide, you’re sure to find a network of professional women in accounting and finance near you.
AFWA hosts a variety of webinars throughout the year, interviewing industry professionals, and providing personal development. All webinars are free for members. Most offer CPE.
LATEST POSTS
5 Reasons to Seek Out a Mentor
As you start your career, you will hear everywhere and from almost everyone that you should have a mentor. The LEAP Council shares how having a mentor can be a benefit to your career.
LEAP Spotlight: Edronda Guiriba
There were many times while studying that I was frustrated and burnt out. I could have easily given up. In the end I am so glad I didn’t. Obtaining my CPA license has been one of my best achievements!
Mindful Movement at Work
By infusing short breaks of movement and time outdoors into a workday, a person can sustain higher energy levels, more whole-person health and increased happiness.
Navigating a Cancer Diagnosis
We all know somebody who has been touched by breast cancer. Many of our AFWA sisters have fought the fight. And many more of us have family members and close friends who have been diagnosed with this disease. So, what can you do when someone you love hears the words “you have breast cancer”?
AFWA has provided me with the ability to gain confidence in a safe environment. I tell members it gave me my voice. I have the confidence to deal with clients or sit at the board table and express an opinion.
Because of AFWA, I’m less afraid to try new things like changing industries, leaving situations that don’t work for me, taking on new roles in different associations, get involved with other organizations
