{"id":62761,"date":"2022-02-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/?p=62761"},"modified":"2024-01-31T04:05:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T04:05:24","slug":"art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/10\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\/","title":{"rendered":"Art For Thought: The Power of Women Through Associations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bewildered, intrigued, and marveled\u2014all describe how we feel about the incredible collections and coalitions of female artists, designers, and business owners that are stepping outside societal boundaries in the name of positive social change. These innovative professional women&#8217;s associations are proof of the power of joint forces in their fight for unity, diversity, and equality for women in the fields of design, architecture, fashion, beauty, and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Women supporting women is a concept that is continually tossed around by people in the public eye, used to gain public support for social media or political campaigns, etc. However, how one can join the fight for equality and uplift other women is often unaddressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These specific organizations, among others, do just that. They spread word of initiatives led by and for women, contribute to women\u2019s academic and professional growth, and inspire younger generations of females to follow in their creative, powerful, successful footsteps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As diversity advocate, writer, and Pulitzer Prize winner Gwendolyn Brooks once said, \u201cwe are each other\u2019s harvest; we are each other\u2019s business; we are each other\u2019s magnitude and bond.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"7-professional-women-s-associations-to-know\"><strong><em>7 Professional Women&#8217;s Associations to Know<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/janet-morais-1024x1024.png);background-position:46% 10%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/janet-morais-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"janet morais pawea\" class=\"wp-image-63537 size-large\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-portuguese-american-women-s-empowerment-alliance\"><strong>THE PORTUGUESE-AMERICAN WOMEN\u2019S EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Portuguese-American Women\u2019s Empowerment Alliance<\/em> (PAWEA) is all about lifting each other up. Its very mission is to welcome Portuguese-American women with open arms into a broad, worldwide network of like-minded professionals. A strong proponent of women empowerment, Janet Morais, founder and CEO of KOKET and <em>Love Happens<\/em>, always hoped to find a way to propel Portuguese-American women like herself forward in their academic and professional careers. In 2020, she joined forces with Carolina Rendeiro and Angela Sim\u00f5es to form <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/08\/meet-the-new-portuguese-american-womens-empowerment-alliance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PAWEA<\/a>. And do just that by creating stepping stones towards success, such as access to the organization\u2019s database, a wide variety of networking events, conferences, mentorships, internships, unique exposure opportunities, and more. | <a href=\"http:\/\/pawea-global.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pawea-global.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lora-Appleton-Founder-_-CEO-Female-Design-Council-copy-e1644872187174.jpg);background-position:46% 28.999999999999996%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lora-Appleton-Founder-_-CEO-Female-Design-Council-copy-e1644872187174.jpg\" alt=\"lora appleton female design council\" class=\"wp-image-62773 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lora-Appleton-Founder-_-CEO-Female-Design-Council-copy-e1644872187174.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lora-Appleton-Founder-_-CEO-Female-Design-Council-copy-e1644872187174-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lora-Appleton-Founder-_-CEO-Female-Design-Council-copy-e1644872187174-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-female-design-council\"><strong>THE FEMALE DESIGN COUNCIL<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When venturing to where race, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status converge, look up! The sign reads \u2018<em>Female Design Council<\/em>:\u2019 an intersectional organization for the promotion of womxn designers from all walks of life. The FDC is at the forefront of pivotal leadership promotion. Paying special attention to its members\u2019 career successes in the field of design. Founder and CEO Lora Appleton instituted the FDC after the 2016 U.S. Presidential election proved to the nation and the world that even in today\u2019s progressive climate, professional womxn in all fields are continually faced with inequality, skepticism, and blunt disrespect. Lora\u2019s vision in founding the FDC was to de-construct outdated gender roles and familial structure. Working to shift people\u2019s focus onto the countless technical or artistic skills and merits womxn have to offer. You go girl, indeed. | <a href=\"http:\/\/femaledesigncouncil.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">femaledesigncouncil.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Group-Photo_AWAD.jpg);background-position:54% 37%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Group-Photo_AWAD.jpg\" alt=\"professional women's associations the association for women in architecture and design\" class=\"wp-image-62774 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Group-Photo_AWAD.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Group-Photo_AWAD-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-association-for-women-in-architecture-and-design\"><strong>THE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you hear someone say \u2018<em>Association for Women in Architecture and Design<\/em>,\u2019 you can\u2019t help but think \u201cgirl power\u201d. This professional organization works to support female leaders in the field of architecture and design. They promote their members in their professional pursuits and expand architectural education to young females. All while shattering glass ceilings in the process. Initially, the association was founded in 1922 as an all-female architectural sorority, Alpha Alpha Gamma. For the last century, they have worked tirelessly to develop and fuel a nationwide network of females-supporting-females in their educational and professional career goals. | <a href=\"http:\/\/awaplusd.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">awaplusd.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Alexandria-Dauley-Sophie-Ashby_United-in-Design-Co-Founders-copy.jpg);background-position:56.00000000000001% 27%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Alexandria-Dauley-Sophie-Ashby_United-in-Design-Co-Founders-copy.jpg\" alt=\"united in design interior design industry association\" class=\"wp-image-62949 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Alexandria-Dauley-Sophie-Ashby_United-in-Design-Co-Founders-copy.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Alexandria-Dauley-Sophie-Ashby_United-in-Design-Co-Founders-copy-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Alexandria-Dauley-Sophie-Ashby_United-in-Design-Co-Founders-copy-90x70.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"united-in-design\"><strong>UNITED IN DESIGN<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In instituting <em>United In Design<\/em>, co-founders Alexandria Dauley and Sophie Ashby had a dream to create a collaborative that is powered by the people, for the people. The duo\u2019s priorities lie in opportunity. Delivering \u201centry into the interior design industry for people from black, Asian, ethnic minority and socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds\u201d while combining these diverse members\u2019 love of design, interior or exterior, with authenticity and unique purpose. Those that choose to take the <em>United In Design <\/em>pledge agree to take on certain responsibilities within their organizations. In place for the sake of accountability and transparency. Some examples include pushing for diversity, participating in school outreach efforts, utilizing internal diversity trainings, opening doors for and mentoring younger applicants, offering expertise at universities and colleges, and providing paid apprenticeship opportunities. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedindesign.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unitedindesign.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FGI.FOUNDERS.CHARTER.MEMBERS-copy-2.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FGI.FOUNDERS.CHARTER.MEMBERS-copy-2.jpg\" alt=\"professional women's associations the fashion group international\" class=\"wp-image-62950 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FGI.FOUNDERS.CHARTER.MEMBERS-copy-2.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FGI.FOUNDERS.CHARTER.MEMBERS-copy-2-300x76.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-fashion-group-international\"><strong>THE FASHION GROUP INTERNATIONAL<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Fashion Group International<\/em> is a global nonprofit headquartered in New York City. Since 1931, it has been active in supporting the achievements and names of fashion industry professionals all around the world. Founded by women and for women, the FGI has evolved to accept and welcome individuals of all gender identities. So well we are including them in this list of professional women&#8217;s associations, they are for all fashion industry members. Whether working with apparel, accessories, beauty, or home, the modern-day FGI continues to set its members up for effectiveness and longevity in their careers by providing fashion trend insights, access to a widespread, worldwide network of business professionals, and opportunities for expanding their reach in the industry and fashion marketplace. | <a href=\"http:\/\/fgi.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fgi.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-purple-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"more-to-love\"><strong><em>More to Love<\/em><\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/06\/the-emotional-side-of-entrepreneurship-with-scout-sobel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Emotional Side of Entrepreneurship With Scout Sobel<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/04\/meet-maria-porro-the-empowering-new-president-of-salone-del-mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meet Maria Porro, The Empowering New President of Salone del Mobile<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cew-board.jpg);background-position:53% 45%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cew-board.jpg\" alt=\"cosmetic executive women association board\" class=\"wp-image-64919 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cew-board.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cew-board-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cosmetic-executive-women\"><strong>COSMETIC EXECUTIVE WOMEN<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cosmetic Executive Women has been speaking out about the importance of \u201chigh-touch, personal connection\u201d within the beauty industry since the early 1950\u2019s. Over the years, it has evolved into a prestigious, prominent organization that aspires to make people believe in beauty\u2019s power to unify. CEW continues to open doors for young female professionals in the industry. Encouraging them to connect with the field\u2019s most established, notable figures through leader talks and mentoring. Joining Cosmetic Executive Women is about strength in numbers. Being a part of something \u201cbigger than ourselves&#8221;. CEW\u2019s emphasis on this message speaks to the organization\u2019s priorities and the pride they take in their work. The power and growth of the industry itself can only begin with an appreciation of beauty. And an admiration of each other\u2019s individual strengths. | <a href=\"http:\/\/cew.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cew.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Anine_05-copy.jpg);background-position:44% 12%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Anine_05-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Professional Women's Association founders - female founder collective \" class=\"wp-image-62952 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Anine_05-copy.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Anine_05-copy-300x289.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"female-founder-collective\"><strong>FEMALE FOUNDER COLLECTIVE<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another big player in the professional women&#8217;s associations game is the Female Founder Collective, instituted in 2018. This strong, inspiring collective of women began as a 501(c)3 organization, a network of businesses founded and led by women. Its mission was and continues to be empowering, promoting, and uplifting these businesses. Helping them to positively impact their communities economically, ethically, and socially. Marked by the easily identified FFC logo, participating female-founded companies reap the benefits of grants, growth opportunities, word-of-mouth awareness, and a supportive collective of like-minded professionals. | <a href=\"http:\/\/femalefoundercollective.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">femalefoundercollective.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Words by Emily Dimond<\/em><br><em>Feature Image: Colin Anderson Productions pty ltd \/ Getty Images<br>Article Originally Appeared in&nbsp;Love Happens Volume 5<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/magazine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Explore More of \u2018The Human Touch\u2019 Edition<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kk-serpentine-chandelier-750.jpg\" alt=\"koket serpentine sconce\" class=\"wp-image-62013\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kk-serpentine-chandelier-750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kk-serpentine-chandelier-750-300x78.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bewildered, intrigued, and marveled\u2014all describe how we feel about the incredible collections and coalitions of female artists, designers, and business&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":974,"featured_media":63553,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6938,7474,33,40],"tags":[929,1094,3185,4615,6010],"class_list":["post-62761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-be-empowered","category-lh5","category-magazine","category-women-empowerment","tag-business-woman","tag-charity-support","tag-koket-2","tag-powerful-business-women","tag-women-empowerment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>7 Professional Women&#039;s Associations to Know<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Read on to meet the professional women&#039;s associations supporting business owners in the name of positive social change for equality!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/10\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Art For Thought: The Power of Women Through Associations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Read on to meet the professional women&#039;s associations supporting business owners in the name of positive social change for equality!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/10\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Love Happens Mag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lovehappensmag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-02-10T00:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-01-31T04:05:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/power-of-associations.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"710\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"430\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sarah Swinsky\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sarah Swinsky\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/10\\\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/10\\\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Sarah Swinsky\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b49123c9227de22396a5635844683e4f\"},\"headline\":\"Art For Thought: The Power of Women Through Associations\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-02-10T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-01-31T04:05:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/10\\\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1119,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/10\\\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/power-of-associations.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Business Woman\",\"Charity Support\",\"Koket\",\"powerful business women\",\"women empowerment\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Be Empowered\",\"lh5\",\"magazine\",\"Women\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/10\\\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/10\\\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\\\/\",\"name\":\"7 Professional Women's Associations to Know\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/10\\\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/10\\\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/power-of-associations.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-02-10T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-01-31T04:05:24+00:00\",\"description\":\"Read on to meet the professional women's associations supporting business owners in the name of positive social change for equality!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/10\\\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/10\\\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/10\\\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/power-of-associations.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/power-of-associations.jpg\",\"width\":710,\"height\":430,\"caption\":\"power of associations\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/10\\\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Art For Thought: The Power of Women Through Associations\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Love Happens Mag\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Love Happens Mag\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/01\\\/logo-lh-04.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/01\\\/logo-lh-04.png\",\"width\":4463,\"height\":1440,\"caption\":\"Love Happens Mag\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/lovehappensmag\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/lovehappensmag\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b49123c9227de22396a5635844683e4f\",\"name\":\"Sarah Swinsky\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a5361feae4f945e7c4e1d325fece4adb31a3e8b0048982e2063de47ee5a18a5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a5361feae4f945e7c4e1d325fece4adb31a3e8b0048982e2063de47ee5a18a5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a5361feae4f945e7c4e1d325fece4adb31a3e8b0048982e2063de47ee5a18a5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Sarah Swinsky\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/sarahswinskybykoket-com\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"7 Professional Women's Associations to Know","description":"Read on to meet the professional women's associations supporting business owners in the name of positive social change for equality!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/10\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Art For Thought: The Power of Women Through Associations","og_description":"Read on to meet the professional women's associations supporting business owners in the name of positive social change for equality!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/10\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\/","og_site_name":"Love Happens Mag","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lovehappensmag","article_published_time":"2022-02-10T00:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-01-31T04:05:24+00:00","og_image":[{"width":710,"height":430,"url":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/power-of-associations.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Sarah Swinsky","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sarah Swinsky","Est. reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/10\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/10\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\/"},"author":{"name":"Sarah Swinsky","@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b49123c9227de22396a5635844683e4f"},"headline":"Art For Thought: The Power of Women Through Associations","datePublished":"2022-02-10T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-01-31T04:05:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/10\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\/"},"wordCount":1119,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/10\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/power-of-associations.jpg","keywords":["Business Woman","Charity Support","Koket","powerful business women","women empowerment"],"articleSection":["Be Empowered","lh5","magazine","Women"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/10\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\/","url":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/10\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\/","name":"7 Professional Women's Associations to Know","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/10\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/10\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/power-of-associations.jpg","datePublished":"2022-02-10T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-01-31T04:05:24+00:00","description":"Read on to meet the professional women's associations supporting business owners in the name of positive social change for equality!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/10\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/10\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/10\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/power-of-associations.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/power-of-associations.jpg","width":710,"height":430,"caption":"power of associations"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/10\/art-for-thought-the-power-of-women-through-associations\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Art For Thought: The Power of Women Through Associations"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/","name":"Love Happens Mag","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Love Happens Mag","url":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/logo-lh-04.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/logo-lh-04.png","width":4463,"height":1440,"caption":"Love Happens Mag"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lovehappensmag","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lovehappensmag\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b49123c9227de22396a5635844683e4f","name":"Sarah Swinsky","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a5361feae4f945e7c4e1d325fece4adb31a3e8b0048982e2063de47ee5a18a5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a5361feae4f945e7c4e1d325fece4adb31a3e8b0048982e2063de47ee5a18a5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a5361feae4f945e7c4e1d325fece4adb31a3e8b0048982e2063de47ee5a18a5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Sarah Swinsky"},"url":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/author\/sarahswinskybykoket-com\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/974"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62761"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64920,"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62761\/revisions\/64920"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}