About USWCC
The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce is the leading association for women and small businesses seeking access to government contracts. USWCC gives voice to the collective strength of women in the U.S. economy. Using a platform of influence, innovation, and opportunity, we work with and for our members to grow successful businesses and careers.
The Women’s Chamber helps women start and build successful businesses and careers, gain access to government contracts, grow as leaders and prepare for a secure retirement. We work to advance government policies that underpin Women’s Economic Priorities — a positive economic environment with policies, budgets, and leadership that support women as students, workers, mothers, breadwinners, caregivers, business owners, retirees, and policy leaders.
We are committed to transforming the economics of the business and labor markets and dismantling barriers that stifle sustainable business and economic growth. We support and advance these priorities every day and thank our many members, leadership team, and partners for their support.
The U.S. Women’s Chamber remains staunchly “non-captive.” We’re sponsored by the interests, aspirations, and needs of our members — not by big corporate sponsors who would moderate our voice or blunt our independent work. This independence powers our ability to always say and do what is right for our members.
When we focus our power, we shape the world.
Margot Dorfman, CEO
U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Margot Dorfman, CEO
Margot Dorfman is the CEO and Co-Founder of the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce. She is a visionary leader who has dedicated herself to promoting the economic and leadership interest of women and small businesses. Her extensive background in business, business ownership, publishing, and nonprofit leadership has prepared Ms. Dorfman to set the vision for the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce and represent the interests of women and small business.
Ms. Dorfman has spent two decades lobbying congress on behalf of women and small businesses. She has met with congressional leaders, testified before congress on key issues impacting women and small businesses resulting in needed legislation to benefit women and the small business community.
Additionally, Dorfman has built respected relationships with federal Agency and Large Prime acquisition team members to advance access to contracts for small businesses.
Dorfman founded Arizona Women’s News, Hispana News and the Greater Phoenix Chamber Business Connection. She holds a Master’s of Education from Lesley University and a B.S. in Education from Northeastern University. Additionally, her experience includes over ten years in executive positions with General Mills and other Fortune 500 firms.
Women’s Economic Priorities
A positive economic environment:
Women need governmental policies, budgets and leadership that support us as students, workers, mothers, breadwinners, caregivers, business owners, retirees and policy leaders.
U.S. governmental leaders should support women’s economic security, prosperity, opportunity and mobility and leadership through fostering:
Job creation, full employment & GDP growth.
Family-friendly work environments that provide equal opportunity, advancement, human rights, fair pay, a living wage, personal safety.
Access to affordable, quality healthcare.
Tax policies that support a strong middle class and do not provide unwarranted loopholes, privileges and giveaways to big business and elite influencers that drain and destabilize our economy.
A safety net that supports economic security and mobility and strengthens our economy.
Access to affordable, flexible and quality education. Affordable access to home ownership.
Access to the tools that drive business creation and growth.
Fair access to federal contracts including overseas opportunities.
Retirement security.
Women’s policy leadership.