Archive Press Releases

• Governor Beshear Appoints Member to Kentucky Commission on Women
  Monday, February 18, 2008
  Gov. Steve Beshear has appointed Linda B. Roach to the Kentucky Commission on Women. This appointment will serve for a term expiring Jan. 17, 2012.
• Governor Beshear Appoints Members to Kentucky Commission on Women
  Wednesday, February 06, 2008
  Gov. Steve Beshear has the following members to the Kentucky Commission on Women; Vera A. Newton, Aloma Williams Dew, Carolyn O'Daniel, Kerry S. Morgan, Joan Gregory. These appointments will serve for terms expiring Jan. 17, 2012.
• Governor Beshear Appoints Executive Director of the Kentucky Commission on Women
  Wednesday, January 02, 2008
  Gov. Steve Beshear today announced the appointment of Eleanor Jordan as Executive Director of the Kentucky Commission on Women. She is the first African-American to be appointed to this post since the commission’s initial creation in 1964.
• Kentucky Commission on Women Executive Director Re-elected to National Post
  Wednesday, October 10, 2007
  Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW) Executive Director Glenda R. Woods, M.A.Ed., has been re-elected as vice president of the National Association of Commissions for Women (NACW).
• Kentucky Commission on Women Presented National Award for Osteoporosis Awareness
  Wednesday, October 10, 2007
  The Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW), attached to Governor Ernie Fletcher’s office, has received the Platinum Award for osteoporosis awareness during the 2007 National Association of Commissions for Women (NACW) 38th Annual Business Meeting and Convention in Louisville.
• Kentucky Commission on Women Seeking Nominations for Annual Kentucky Women Remembered Honor
  Wednesday, October 03, 2007
  The Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW) seeks nominations of exceptional Kentucky women for Kentucky Women Remembered, an exhibit of watercolor portraits in the Capitol.
• KENTUCKY COMMISSION ON WOMEN TO PRESENT 2007 GOVERNOR’S CONFERENCE ON WOMEN
  Friday, June 01, 2007
  The Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW) will present the 2007 Governor’s Conference on Kentucky’s Women July 13th at the Kentucky International Convention Center in downtown Louisville.
• KENTUCKY COMMISSION ON WOMEN TO PRESENT 2007 GOVERNOR’S CONFERENCE ON WOMEN
  Friday, May 04, 2007
  The Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW) will present the 2007 Governor’s Conference on Kentucky’s Women July 13th at the Kentucky International Convention Center in downtown Louisville.
• NON PROFIT GROUPS TO HOST 2007 GOVERNOR’S PRIMARY ELECTION FORUM
  Tuesday, April 17, 2007
  A forum for candidates for governor in the primary election will be held on Wednesday, April 18th from 6:15 - 8:30 p.m. at the Frankfort Convention Center.
• Phoebe's On Main and Hazard Community & Technical College to host Kentucky River Area Regional Meeting
  Tuesday, March 27, 2007
  The Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW), an office within the Office of the Governor, is pleased to announce that the KCW Kentucky River Area Regional Meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 28th in Jackson.
• KENTUCKY COMMISSION ON WOMEN HONORS WOMEN FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
  Wednesday, February 28, 2007
  Three women will become a permanent part of the state Capitol on Tuesday, March 6th.
• Hazard Community & Technical College and Phoebe’s On Main to host Kentucky River Area Regional Meeting
  Thursday, February 01, 2007
  The Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW), an office attached to the Office of the Governor, is pleased that the Hazard Community & Technical College and Phoebe’s On Main of Beattyville, will be hosting the 2007 KCW Kentucky River Regional Meeting
• WOMEN’S DAY AT THE CAPITOL 2007
  Wednesday, January 17, 2007
  The Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW) is sponsoring "Women’s Day at the Capitol”
• KENTUCKY COMMISSION ON WOMEN TO HONOR THE LATE ALICE ALLISON DUNNIGAN AT MARTIN LUTHER KING Jr. CEREMONY
  Wednesday, January 17, 2007
  Commissioners and staff from the Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW) will honor the late Alice Allison Dunnigan of Logan County during a Martin Luther King Jr. ceremony
• Christian County Homemakers and League of Women Voters to Host Pennyrile Area Regional Meeting
  Monday, December 04, 2006
  The Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW), an office attached to the Office of the Governor, is pleased that the Christian County Homemakers and League of Women Voters, will be hosting the 2006 KCW Pennyrile Regional Meeting
• CUMBERLAND VALLEY NATIONAL BANK TO HOST CUMBERLAND VALLEY ADD REGION MEETING
  Monday, November 13, 2006
  The Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW), an office attached to the Office of the Governor, is pleased that the Cumberland Valley National Bank will be hosting the 2006 KCW Cumberland Valley Regional Meeting
• Kentucky Commission on Women Extends Deadline for Annual Kentucky Women Remembered Nominations
  Thursday, November 02, 2006
  The nomination deadline for Kentucky Women Remembered has been extended; nominations must be submitted by November 17, 2006.
• GREEN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO HOST KENTUCKY COMMISSION ON WOMEN REGIONAL SUMMIT TO FOCUS ON SOLUTIONS FOR WOMEN IN THE GREEN RIVER ADD
  Friday, October 13, 2006
  The Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW), an office attached to the Office of the Governor, is pleased that the Green River Area Development District (GRADD) will be hosting the 2006 KCW Green River Regional Meeting
• Gateway Community and Technical College – Ready-to-Work Program to Host the Kentucky Commission on Women’s Northern Kentucky Area Regional Meeting
  Monday, October 09, 2006
  The Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW), an office attached to the Office of the Governor, is pleased that the Ready To Work Program at Gateway Community & Technical College (GCTC) will host the NKY area Regional Meeting.
• WKU Women’s Alliance to Host the Kentucky Commission on Women’s BRADD Area Regional Meeting, October 10, 2006.
  Friday, October 06, 2006
  The Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW), an office attached to the Office of the Governor, is pleased that the Women’s Alliance of Western Kentucky University will be hosting the BRADD area Regional Meeting
• WKU Women’s Alliance to Host the Kentucky Commission on Women’s BRADD Area Regional Meetings
  Tuesday, September 26, 2006
  The Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW), an office attached to the Office of the Governor, is pleased that the Women’s Alliance of Western Kentucky University will be hosting two BRADD area Regional Meetings
• 2006 KCW Buffalo Trace Area Development District Meeting
  Monday, September 18, 2006
  The Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW), an office attached to the Office of the Governor, is pleased that the Maysville Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), will be hosting the 2006 KCW Buffalo Trace Area Development District Regional Meeting.
• LINCOLN TRAIL COMMISSION ON WOMEN TO HOST KENTUCKY COMMISSION ON WOMEN REGIONAL MEETING
  Friday, September 15, 2006
  The Lincoln Trail Commission on Women will host the Regional Meeting of the Kentucky Commission on Women on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at the Lincoln Trail Area Development Office, 613 College Street Road, Elizabethtown.
• GATEWAY WOMEN’S COALTION TO HOST GATEWAY AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT MEETING
  Tuesday, September 12, 2006
  The Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW), an office attached to the Office of the Governor, is pleased that the Gateway Women’s Coalition, will be hosting the 2006 KCW Gateway Regional Meeting.
• FEDERALLY EMPLOYED WOMEN AND LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS HOST KENTUCKY COMMISSION ON WOMEN KIPDA REGIONAL MEETING
  Tuesday, September 05, 2006
  The League of Women Voters (LWV) of Louisville and Derby City Chapter, Federally Employed Women, Inc., (FEW), hosted the 2006 Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW) KIPDA Regional Meeting on August 26, 2006, at the Lang House, Ewing Ave, Louisville.
• KENTUCKY COMMISSION ON WOMEN TO COMMEMORATE WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY WITH KIPDA REGIONAL MEETING
  Thursday, August 24, 2006
  The 2006 KCW KIPDA Regional Meeting will commemorate the greatest single expansion of citizenship rights in the United States.
• KIPDA ADD Meeting Announced
  Monday, August 21, 2006
  LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF LOUISVILLE AND DERBY CITY CHAPTER, FEDERALLY EMPLOYED WOMEN TO HOST KIPDA ADD MEETING
• Zonta Club of Paducah Hosting KCW 2006 Regional Meeting
  Monday, August 07, 2006
  Zonta Club of Paducah will be hosting the 2006 KCW Purchase Area Regional Meeting on August 8, 2006 at 5:30 p.m. at the Whaler’s Catch Restaurant in Downtown Paducah.
• Big Sandy Community and Technical College will be hosting the 2006 KCW Big Sandy Regional Meeting
  Thursday, July 06, 2006
  Carl D. Perkins Rehabilitation Center and Big Sandy Community and Technical College will be hosting the 2006 KCW Big Sandy Regional Meeting on July 18
• Three Women Honored by Kentucky Commission on Women
  Monday, March 06, 2006
  Three women became a permanent part of the state Capitol on Thursday, March 2nd as their portraits were unveiled as 2006 recipients of Kentucky Women Remembered.
• Kentucky Commission on Women to Host Events at Capitol
  Tuesday, February 14, 2006
  In recognition of Women’s History Month, the Kentucky Commission on Women will be hosting the second annual Women’s Day at the Capitol on Thursday, March 2nd.
• Artist Selected for Kentucky Women Remembered
  Tuesday, January 17, 2006
  The Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW) is pleased to announce that Mary Lou Hall of Elizabethtown has been selected as the artist for Kentucky Women Remembered 2006, an annual KCW project.
• KENTUCKY COMMISSION ON WOMEN—CALL FOR PORTRAIT ARTIST
  Tuesday, June 28, 2005
  The Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW) is now accepting entries for portrait artist
• Kentucky Women Honored at 2005 Women’s Economic Summit
  Friday, June 24, 2005
  Awards ceremony was held on the last day of the conference to honor Kentucky women and their accomplishments.
• Scholarships Awarded to Fifty Women to Attend the 2005 Women’s Economic Summit
  Wednesday, June 15, 2005
  Fifty women have been awarded scholarships to attend the 2005 Women’s Economic Summit.
• FIRST LADY GLENNA FLETCHER TO SPEAK AT 2005 WOMEN’S ECONOMIC SUMMIT
  Tuesday, May 31, 2005
  Honorary Chair, First Lady Glenna Fletcher will speak during opening remarks at the 2005 Women’s Economic Summit at the Frankfort Convention Center on June 17, 2005 at 1:00 p.m.
• Kentucky Commission on Women Seeking Nominations for 2005 Economic Summit Awards
  Thursday, May 05, 2005
  The Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW) is seeking nominations for the 2005 Economic Summit Awards.
• Three Kentucky Women Honored by the Kentucky Commission on Women
  Tuesday, March 15, 2005
  Three women became a permanent part of the state Capitol on Friday, March 4th as their portraits were unveiled as 2005 recipients of Kentucky Women Remembered.
• Governor Ernie Fletcher Appoints New Member to the Kentucky Commission on Women
  Tuesday, March 01, 2005
  Governor Ernie Fletcher announced the appointment of Amy Gilbert Kennedy, of Vanceburg, as the newest member to the Kentucky Commission on Women.
• KENTUCKY COMMISSION ON WOMEN CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY
  Thursday, December 09, 2004
  The Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW) celebrated an important milestone this week: its 40th anniversary.
• KENTUCKY COMMISSION ON WOMEN HOLD REGIONAL MEETINGS ACROSS THE STATE
  Monday, September 13, 2004
  In an ongoing effort to serve all women across the Commonwealth, the Kentucky Commission on Women will be holding Regional Meetings.
• Kentucky Commission on Women Seeking Nominations
  Friday, August 27, 2004
  Kentucky Commission on Women Seeking Nominations for Annual Kentucky Women Remembered
• KENTUCKY REPRESENTED AT NATIONAL CONVENTION
  Thursday, August 05, 2004
  Kentucky was represented at the National Association of Commissions for Women (NACW) 35th annual convention held at the Westin Pasadena in Pasadena, California, July 14-18, 2004.
• Kentucky Commission on Women hosts Open House
  Tuesday, July 27, 2004
  The Kentucky Commission on Women has moved into new offices.
• Kentucky Commission on Women Launches New Web Site at: http://women
  Tuesday, July 13, 2004
  The Kentucky Commission on Women now has a new online presence.
• Governor Ernie Fletcher announces more women are now in higher-level state government positions than at same time during previous administration
  Tuesday, July 13, 2004
  More women currently serving in non-merit, director and above positions
• Governor Ernie Fletcher appoints Executive Director to the Commission on Women
  Tuesday, July 13, 2004
  Governor Ernie Fletcher today announced the appointment of Glenda Woods as Executive Director to the Commission on Women.