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 Who is OWL?
OWL, the Voice of Mid-life and Older Women, is the only national grassroots organization dedicated to providing a voice for the 58 million American women mid-life and older. OWL, is a nonprofit 501(c3) organization with nearly 5,000 members in 70 chapters nationwide. The local Gateway Chapter, founded in 1985.
The OWL Mission
OWL works boldly through programming and activities:
- to provide mutual support
- to better economic and social conditions
- to improve the status and image of mid-life and older women.
The Gateway Chapter of OWL, established in 1981, has been involved in legislative activities leading to the passage of COBRA, insurance payment for mammography, osteoporosis education and managed healthcare reform legislation.
Gateway OWL sponsors the Women’s Divorce on the Horizon seminars, the annual Women of Worth Awards and the Women’s Financial Education Series. More information can be found on each of these services under OWL Services on this website.
OWL provides an informal referral service to the women who contact OWL to discuss their problems.
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