Personal Statement: When I created WomenArts (formerly known as The Fund for Women Artists) in 1994, I had been working as an arts manager for twenty years. I was disturbed that stereotyped images of women were often accepted without comment in "works of art," and I had experienced many situations where women artists were not paid as well as their male counterparts. I decided to create an organization that would address these two issues.

WomenArts helps women find the resources they need to do their creative work by providing free networking, fundraising, and advocacy information on our website. We maintain the WomenArts Network, a directory of over 1,400 women artists; we provide information about funding sources through our e-newsletters and website; and we organize activities like Support Women Artists Now Day/SWAN Day that draw attention to the needs and status of women artists in the U.S. and around the world.