News and Successes
Center awards $50K in grants to women-owned startups
10/28/25
The Center for Women Entrepreneurs (CWE), a program of the Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership at Texas Woman’s University, has selected 10 entrepreneurs out of 303 applications to receive $5,000 awards through its StartHER Grant Program, part of an ongoing effort to boost women-owned businesses across Texas.
Newly redesigned Texas Women in Politics exhibit now open at TWU
9/29/25
Texas Woman’s University (TWU) has unveiled a newly redesigned Texas Women in Politics exhibit at the Sue S. Bancroft Women’s Leadership Hall, the flagship installation of the Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership (JNIWL).
Research and workforce development center launches at TWU
9/3/25
The Jane Nelson Institute for Women's Leadership (JNIWL) has launched the Center for Leadership Research and Workforce Development. Research within the center will focus on rural entrepreneurship, educational leadership analysis and local elected office participation, and will serve as a hub for faculty scholarly activity.
Center to award $50,000 in grants to women startups
8/27/25
StartHER, the acclaimed grant program of TWU’s Center for Women Entrepreneurs (CWE), is entering its seventh year of supporting women-owned businesses in Texas. The program receives hundreds of applications yearly.
Center announces 2025 Texas Rural Woman Grant Awardees
7/17/25
The Center for Women Entrepreneurs (CWE) has announced the 10 recipients of its 2025 Texas Rural Woman Grant.