Welcome to the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women (OCSW).  We are inside of the Will Rogers Building, located at 2401 North Lincoln Blvd. You may contact our office at 405/522-6897, or cell, 405/401-6970. Our email address is ocswadmin@omes.ok.gov.

We are a non-partisan state Commission, and we help enable women to make their maximum contribution to society. We do not provide direct services; instead, we inform and educate the Legislature, Executive, and Oklahoma citizens about women’s issues. We partner with other organizations and agencies statewide to provide resource information, expertise and input on women’s issues.

OCSW provides leadership and direction. We celebrate the successes of Oklahoma women and encourage women in leadership. Our Appointments Project (TAP), located under membership, directly assists women who apply for appointments on state boards and commissions.

Our LINKs  establishes a registry of Commission recognized Oklahoma professional associations and organizations for the advancement of women.

Through the work of its members, OCSW helps Oklahoma women live healthier, more productive and prosperous lives. OCSW hosts the following events:

• annually, the Oklahoma  Women's Hall of Fame; 
• Community Conversations, coordinated with other distinguished partners; 
• annually, the Kate Barnard Award, awarded  to honor women in public service who have made a difference in Oklahoma; and 
• annually, the Guardian Award, which is given to a legislator who has championed legislation for women's issues. 

Our meetings are open to the public and are held on the fourth Thursday of each month, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Current meeting locations are listed below.

 Upcoming Business Meetings 

Thursday, March 26, 2020 3:00 p.m.  CANCELLED
Will Rogers Building
Room 214
2401 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105

Thursday, April 23, 2020,  3:00 p.m.
Location TBD

NOMINATIONS

Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2020 Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women's Hall of Fame. Anyone can make a nomination, and nominees may be either living or deceased.

To be eligible for nomination, the individual must:

• Be a current or former resident of Oklahoma
• Have made recognizable and/or sustainable contributions impacting the lives of women and families in her community, the state, nation and/or globally.

The deadline for submission is Monday, June 1, 2020. Please follow submission process on the nomination form. To submit your nominee, click on the link below.

 2020 Oklahoma Women's  Hall of Fame Fillable Word Document Nomination Form

2020 Marks the 100th Year Anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution: Women's Right to Vote. To read about this exciting time in history, please follow the link provided by National Archives https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/amendment-19

Congratulations to our 2019 Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame Inductees

The Honorable Noma Gurich Chief Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court

Ms. Judy Love, Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores

Ms. Ollie Starr, Cherokee Nation

Ms. Helen Freudenberger Holmes, Maj. (USA, Ret.)  Posthumous 

From left to right, Commissioner Linda Haneborg, Commission Chairman Riki Snyder, Ms. Andrea Holmes Volturo (accepting in memory  of Helen Freudenberger Holmes, Maj (USA, Ret, ) Ms. Judy Love, The Honorable Noma Gurich, Ms. Ollie Starr, and Commissioner Denise Castelli. The event was held Thursday, October 10, 2019 at the Oklahoma Judicial Center in OKC.  [Photo by Fran Kowaski]

 2019 Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame Sponsors

GOLD SPONSOR

BRONZE SPONSORS

LAURA BETH MURPHY, ATTORNEY AT LAW

PATRON SPONSORS

AMY, Consulting, Inc.

JONES PR

Purse Power

Frates Insurance

FRIENDS OF THE COMMISSION SPONSORS

Dr. Mehdi Adham

First Citizen Bank

Savvy Files

Kris and Denise Kinzie

Jean Lehr

Lopez Foods

Mary Larson

Sally's List

Kathy Banks - Monroe

Molly and Paul Wehrenberg

Victoria Woods

2019 Kate Barnard Awards Luncheon and Ceremony

Thursday, February 28, 2019 Oklahoma Judicial Center, Oklahoma City, OK

From left to right:   Riki Snyder, OCSW Vice Chairman, Kitti Asberry, Executive Director, Leslie Osborn, Commissioner of Labor, Dr. Maria  Trapp-Braly, OCSW Chairman and  Karen Sneary, Commissioner and Event Chairman. [PHOTO BY SHEREE ALLEN-BLACK]