What does it mean to be a member of FWA?

You are part of collective to move Foodservice toward an equity-balanced industry. Some members will join us because they have a passion to bring this effort forward. Others will join because they want to be empowered to control their own career paths.

Can anyone join?

Yes. She/her, they/them, he/him are welcome to become members and/or allies. Although we are Foodservice Women's Alliance, we exist to provide support and resources to people who are marginalized due to gender.

How is FWA different than WFF, NextUp or other women-focused groups?

FWA does not aim to duplicate the resources available through these organizations, rather to act as an incubator in matching resources with needs in helping women gain autonomy over their foodservice career growth. There's no fee to participate.

There's no fee to be a member! What's the catch?

We know in order to truly impact change in our industry and place women in the driver's seat of their own career growth, we must align behind two distinct though complementary platforms:

1. Providing a pathway to growth for all women in all stages of their foodservice careers with no strings attached (no fee)
2. Work with Foodservice companies and associations to help move the industry forward as a whole.

What does the logo represent?

Our logo design holds great importance in our purpose. The colors in the design represent diverse skin tones along with emerald green, typifying growth in all aspects of life. The upward motion of the logo can be interpreted as paving stones aligned to our tagline - "Paving it Forward...". Throughout history stacked stones marking a trail for those who would follow holds particular significance for us.

How do you provide resources if there are no fees?

1:1 Support, referral fees for placements through our job board, fund-raisers and private (often anonymous) support of all kinds.

When are meetings?

Our meetings are held monthly for 30 minutes. We know your time is valuable. We promise to make the most of it. We are precision focused on making this a safe place to share, learn, connect to resources and grow.

Is FWA similar to an employee resource group for women?

Yes & no. We are focused industry-wide (versus company-wide) and are a grassroots collective (versus a corporate-led initiative). We are set on building an environment where women can share their truths (we go there!), live in their authenticity and experience a true sense of belonging - all while we work to make the industry a more inclusive and safe space for women.

Is FWA focused only on the Foodservice industry?

Yes. Our industry is well behind gender equality progress made in other areas. Our focus is both intentional and unyielding. Our goals are aggressive and equally matched by our passion to disrupt the status quo and influence change.

How can I help and/or get involved?

Align your passion to our purpose! We will gladly accept hand-raisers. Synergy is magnified by all of us pulling in the same direction with focus and intention.

Are we angry?

We've all been there and are of the mindset that we can't waste precious energy needed to progress this effort being mad. Our full, focused attention is on disrupting the current cycle in order to drive equality.