69,768 women and girls experienced their first flight in a small aircraft in response to the Week's Fly It Forward® call to action.

In January 2010, Mireille Goyer, an airline-rated pilot and aviation educator, launched an international grassroots initiative to celebrate the centennial of the first female pilot license worldwide earned by Raymonde de Laroche on March 8, 1910.

[5][6] On September 10, 2012, Mireille Goyer founded the Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide (iWOAW), a not-for-profit global industry alliance.

Led by a gender-balanced, all-volunteer, Board of Directors, iWOAW's mission is to foster gender balance in the air and space industry through outreach, education, and advocacy.

[7] Female-centric activities take place at airports and aerodromes around the world as well as in museums and aerospace businesses.