Awareness & Advocacy
Our Mission
The International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM) fosters and encourages the activities of women in music.
The Vision
The IAWM is the world’s leading organization devoted to the equity, promotion, and advocacy of women in music across time, cultures, and genres.
Providing a voice for women in music since 1995
What We Do
Advocacy & community
Advocating for increased visibility and programming for women in music across all disciplines in our global community
Champions for Equity
Combating discrimination against women in all genres and disciplines in music with a focus on inclusivity and equitable opportunities
A Platform for women's voices
opportunities
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR WOMEN IN MUSIC
Latest News & Updates
Accepting Proposals for the Spring/Summer Journal
Please send your articles, reports, activities etc. by April 15!
IAWM Women Who Innovate Grant Winner
Congratulations to Donna Weng Friedman, IAWM’s inaugural recipient of the Women Who Innovate Grant!
2022 IAWM Programming Award Winner
Congratulations to LunART, Winner of IAWM’s 2022 Programming Award.
Radio Requests
Since 2004, the IAWM has used the Radio Requests campaign to promote broadcasts of music by women composers. Every week, participants in the IAWM’s listserv and visitors to this Web page are encouraged to ask local and Internet stations to play works by a chosen woman composer.
IAWM Calendar
April 7-8, 2023, New York City, USA
SEAMUS National Conference 2023: https://seamusonline.org/2023-conference-april-7-8-nyc/
May 30-June 4, 2023, Madison Wisconsin, USA
LunArt Festival https://www.lunartfestival.org/
June 22-24, 2023, Portland OR, USA
NEW MUSIC GATHERING, Portland Statue University, IAWM – Equity and Inclusion Through New Music www.newmusicgathering.org/nmg2023
Music Conference Listings, International
Music Conferences 2022/2023/2024 is an indexed listing of upcoming meetings, seminars, congresses, workshops, programs, and more.
Membership Opportunities
Concerts & Competitions
Search for New Music 2023
Coming Soon! The call for submissions to the Search for New Music Awards will be announced March 1 with a deadline of May 7th.
Annual Concert Call for 2023
In 2023, the Annual Concert will be held in Antwerp Belgium in November. The call for composers AND performers will go out in March. Watch for the call in the LATEST NEWS section of the website!
IAWM Members
Today’s Featured Members
Hasu Patel
Composer / Performer / Educator
Migiwa Miyajima
Composer / Pianist / Producer
Linda Dusman
Libby Meyer
