Women in Animation (now WIA) was created in 1993 to support the small number of women in the field of animation through community building and professional networking opportunities.  Since then, WIA has evolved into the foremost non-profit advocacy group supporting female-identifying and non-binary people in animation, visual effects, and gaming, and includes over 15,000 members worldwide. Read more about WIA’s history.

WIA has made great strides over the last 30 years to increase the number of professionals of underrepresented gender identities in the industry. In 2013, over 60% of animation school graduates were female, but women held only 20% of the professional creative roles. According to The Animation Guild, as of 2022, women held 34% of creative roles — a more than 50% increase since 2013 — but there is still much work to be done to create gender balance.

Today, WIA provides community, advocacy, and resources to professionals and students to support their career goals in all realms of animation.