Upcoming Events

Theatre Season 2016 - 2017
October 2, 2016 - June 4, 2017 | Bay Area Theaters
The 2016 - 2017 Theatre Season is upon us!  Join the IWF Theatre Group for 6 exceptional plays, no-host dinners, and theatre discussions.

U.S. Supreme Court: Cases to Watch This Term
Wednesday, October 5 2016 | Menlo Park
The South Bay Supper Club proudly presents a U.S. Supreme Court Preview. Attorney and IWF NorCal Member Barbara B. Creed will present a brief description of several important cases to be addressed by the United States Supreme Court during the term that begins on October 3.  Don't miss this special opportunity to join an intimate discussion and dinner while gaining insights into key cases! 

Cooking Class: Fall Flavors & Italian Cuisine
Thursday, 13 October 2016 | San Francisco
Last spring we enjoyed the bold flavors of Israel and the Middle East. This fall we’re traveling to Italy to explore the flavors of Tuscany and to enjoy the bold flavors of the fall season.  This promises to be a memorable class with guests working in teams and then coming together as a group to dine.

Max Mara Private Shopping Event for IWF Legacy Foundation
Tuesday, October 18 2016 | San Francisco
Join us for an evening of shopping, connecting, and fun sponsored by Max Mara at their flagship store in San Francisco (valet parking provided).

Marin and Northbay Book Club - October
Monday, October 17 2016 | Corte Madera
Book:  Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner

Peninsula Book Club - October
Monday, October 24 2016 | San Mateo
Book: Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World by Linda Hirshman

Intertwined: Women Ensuring Tribal Communities and Grasslands Remain Deeply Rooted in the Northern Great Plains
Tuesday, October 25 2016 | San Francisco
Please join us for this engaging Advancing Women's Futures presentation by Martha Kauffman, Managing Director of WWF’s Northern Great Plains Program and IWF NorCal member, Cynthia Eisenberg, who has been actively engaged in this restoration project for over a decade to learn more about how partnerships with tribal leaders and powerful politicians are helping to restore tribal communities’ culture and iconic species such as plains bison to this vital North American landscape.

Rosie the Riveter / WWII Home Front National Historical Park
Saturday, November 5 2016 | Richmond
Celebrate the 100^th Birthday of the US National Park Service and Veterans Day with IWF Northern California.  Tour the Visitor Center and hear the personal story of park ranger, Betty Reid Soskin working with other Rosies in the war assembly factories.

Annual Holiday Party
Tuesday, December 6 2016 | San Francisco
Save the date for the Annual Holiday Party hosted at a member's home in San Francisco.  More information and registration to follow.

Members in the News

Bar Association Considers Striking 'Honeys' From the Courtroom

Former executive director of the San Francisco Bar Association, former dean of the Golden Gate School of Law in San Francisco and IWF NorCal Member, Drucilla Ramey was featured in a recent NY Times article describing the efforts of a a group of 5,200 women to add to the American Bar Association's model rules of professional conduct an amendment to prohibit harassment and discrimination by lawyers in the course of practicing law. 

The political economy of Donald Trump was the focus of a spirited discussion recently by leading experts in London, Washington and San Francisco. Marsha Vande Berg weighed in on the probability of new spending by government should either Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton or her GOP opponent be elected in November but that the corresponding hike in the deficit will be trillions higher under Trump.  Listen to the conversation monitored by David Marsh, OMFIF managing director in London and joined also by speakers from the London School of Economics and the American Enterprise Institute. Marsha’s recent articles for OMFIF on the topic are: The Political Climate of Donald Trump and Search for Scapegoats.