South Dakota Advocacy Network for Women: A network providing education, an advocacy voice and collective action on behalf of individuals and organizations.

Founded in 1984, the South Dakota Advocacy Network for Women (SDANW) has been a force for equity, equality and positive change for women and their families.

We are dedicated to empowering women to achieve economic self-sufficiency and to improve their health and that of their children. We support women in their role as mothers as well as promote their inclusion in management, governance and decision-making.

Efforts by the SDANW have helped

• South Dakota women maintain control of their reproductive choices 
• Establish mandatory insurance coverage for mammography
• Garner state funds to support shelters for battered women and rape victims
• Establish the state Office of Child Care
• Organize the first annual South Dakota Women's Summit in fall 2005

There is, however, much yet to be done.  We welcome your involvement in shaping a future that gives every woman in South Dakota equal access to education, training and jobs that offer family-sustaining wages and fair employment benefits.

 SDANW supports the National Women's Conference Plan of Action