Leading with Lived Experience

The Leading Women's Society (LWS) is a group of over 200 extraordinary women and female-identifying persons who have lived with HIV for 20 years or more.

The LWS is made of advocates, change agents, and community leaders who use their own lived experience to raise awareness and champion the cause of expanding access to HIV testing, providing HIV prevention education, and confronting HIV stigma head on.

The Leading Women's Society Awardees from the 2023 Gala in Atlanta, GA

20/20 Leading Women's Society Awards Gala

Every year, SisterLove honors 20 women who have lived with HIV for 20 years or more at an annual event called the 20/20 Leading Women's Society Awards Gala.

This diverse group of women and female-identifying persons come from different backgrounds, professions, and age groups, but all share a common goal - to put an end to impacts of HIV.

Hermeyone Bell and Tori Cooper, Boardmember of SisterLove Inc in Atlanta, GA The Leading Women's Society Awards in Atlanta, GA

The LWS also inducts new members who have lived with HIV for less than 20 years, but still have made a substantial impact in their community through HIV prevention work, art, entrepreneurship, faith-based outreach, medicine, science, legal advocacy, and more.

The Leading Women's Society Awards held by SisterLove, Inc in Atlanta, GA

This year, we will welcome new sisters in solidarity, uplift current Leading Women who are making an impact in our communities, and honor the allies who serve as an example of the power of partnership, all in the backdrop of the beautiful Marriot Gateway Hotel in the metropolis of Atlanta, GA.

A group of women standing together at the Leading Women's Society Awards

Get your ticket today to support the incredible Sheroes of the Leading Women's Society. Even if you can't join us in person, consider making a donation to support these leaders, sharing their story on social media, or starting a fundraising team using the team fundraiser option on this page.

A group of women at the The Leading Women's Society in Atlanta, GA

We can't wait to see you there!

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