NEW ORLEANS, LA - Since 1939, the Independent Women’s Organization has worked for reform in the areas of government and education, and promoted racial integration, voting rights and women's rights. IWO would like to congratulate the candidates who qualified

NEW ORLEANS, LA - At its endorsement meeting held on February 22, 2022, the Independent Women’s Organization (IWO) issued its endorsement for Lisa Ray Diggs for Clerk of Second City Court.

NEW ORLEANS, LA - The Independent Women’s Organization (IWO) issues its best wishes to the new elected officials for the City of New Orleans, who are taking office today.

NEW ORLEANS, LA - The Independent Women’s Organization (IWO) issues its warm congratulations to the following candidates who carried IWO’s endorsements and who won their races on November 13.

NEW ORLEANS, LA - The Independent Women’s Organization (IWO) issued several key endorsements for the upcoming open primary elections on October 9, 2021. Due to the large number of races and candidates on the ballot, the remaining endorsements - for the New Orleans City Council races -will be made on August 7.

NEW ORLEANS, LA - History was made Thursday, May 6 in the House Labor Committee of the Louisiana Legislature when HB 245 by Representative Barbara Carpenter passed without objection to the House Floor.

The Independent Women’s Organization (IWO) notes that Wednesday, March 24 is Equal Pay Day – a day to which the average woman in the United States must work a year and 3 months to earn what men make on average in one year. This pay gap is worse in Louisiana, where women earn 72 cents to the dollar, and where Black women earn only 47 cents to the dollar an average White, non-Hispanic man earns.