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Misbehavin’ Notification: Women Veterans and Military Spouses Mentorship Program

Posted by YWM on September 14, 2011

USO, AARP and Military to Medicine Support BPW Foundation’s Joining Forces for Women Veterans Mentorship Program

Master Sgt. Juanita Milligan Wounded Warrior Tells Advisory Council Her Story

Business and Professional Women’s (BPW) Foundation’s Joining Forces for Women Veterans Mentorship Advisory Council (MAC) held its second meeting September 14 and heard from Master Sgt. Juanita Milligan, a wounded warrior preparing to retire from active duty Army service this year. Milligan was wounded in August 2005 when an IED exploded near her vehicle and she reached up to save her gunner.  Since then she has undergone numerous operations and is still in long-term physical therapy.  In hearing her inspirational story, the MAC members also learned of the challenges women wounded in service to their country face as they get ready to leave the military and prepare themselves for civilian life.

“Through its Joining Forces for Women Veterans Mentorship Program, BPW Foundation is working with public and private partners to develop the tools, outreach, and capacity to engage 100,000 women mentors to connect with women veterans like Juanita Milligan, as well as military spouses” said MAC Chair, Dr. Lynda Davis.  “By the end of 2012, in collaboration with our launch partner the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, we will have 10,000 mentors in place.”

During the meeting, Deborah L. Frett, BPW Foundation CEO, announced three new partnerships. “We are proud to have the support of these outstanding and caring organizations as we move forward to assist women veterans and military spouses find and develop successful careers. It is very exciting to be working organizations so committed to supporting our women veterans of all eras.”

  • A $25,000 grant from USO to support a targeted six month pilot project that will address career transition challenges and facilitate job access and adjustment for 15 female wounded, ill, and injured (WII) service members in the Ft. Carson area and the National Capital Region with women based out of Ft Belvoir and the Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment. This project is a partnership of USO and Hire Heroes USA with support for job access by the US Chamber of Commerce.
  • AARP Foundation has joined BPW Foundation as a Leadership Partner. Emily Allen, Vice President, Income of the AARP Foundation will become a member of the Joining Forces for Women Veterans and Military Spouses Mentorship Council and lend her expertise on senior women’s issues to the program.
  • A pilot initiative with Military to Medicine (M2M) will provide 12 women veteran and/or military spouse M2M graduates with mentors through the Joining Forces for Women Veterans Mentorship program.  Mentoring will afford the women support and expert, trained guidance as they prepare to use their new skills in the workplace and embark on careers in the medical field.  Mentors will provide the workplace know how, encouragement, coaching and support needed to help the M2M graduates find appropriate jobs and then successfully navigate the new workplace environments, advance in their careers, and find work-life balance and personal growth.

“The USO sees the Joining Forces for Women Veterans Mentorship Program as a perfect complement to the services we already offer to support our nation’s wounded warriors as they transition to the civilian workforce,” said Susan Thomas, Vice President of Programs- Wounded Warriors.  “We look forward to working with BPW and following the progress of these 15 women as they move into the next phase of their lives, and are looking forward to the prospect of expanding this reach in 2012.”

Members of the MAC include: Patricia Adams, Dep Asst Sec of Navy Civilian HR, Dept of Navy; Emily Allen, Vice President, Income, AARP Foundation; Erica Banks, Director, Talent Programs, USAA; Bonnie Carroll, President and Founder, TAPS; Dr. Lynda Davis, Senior VP, Service Member, Veterans and Family Support, ICF International; Pamela Eggleston, Director, Blue Star Families; Susan Feland, President, AcademyWomen, Deborah Frett, Chief Executive Officer, BPW Foundation; Dawn Halfaker, Founder and CEO, Halfaker and Associates, Inc; Deborah Lee James, Executive Vice President, SAIC; Dr. Kimberly McClain, Lead of Military Interest Group, Accenture; Jim McMahon, Director, Talent Acquisition and Military Outreach, Traveler’s Insurance; Kathy Moakler, Government Relations Director, National Family Military Association, Robin Portman, Senior Vice President, BoozAllenHamilton; Elaine Rogers, President, USO Metro, Lisa Rosser, President, The Value of a Veteran; Kevin Schmiegel, Vice President, Veteran Employment Program, US Chamber of Commerce; Dorothy Skube, Secretary of the Board, Alliant Credit Union Foundation; Linda Speed, Deputy Director for Transition Services, MOAA; Dr. Celia Szelwach, Founder, WOVEN; Charlotte Tsoucalas, Senior Advisor, TRIWEST; and Catherine Wilson, Executive Director, VA Wounded Warrior Program

To learn more about the Joining Forces for Women Veteran’s Mentorship Program, visit the BPW Foundation website.

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Misbehavin’ Notification: Vote for Women Veterans and BPW

Posted by YWM on September 10, 2011

Business and Professional Women’s Foundation and women veterans need your vote!  BPW Foundation is very proud to have been selected as one of four charities to be part of Alliant Credit Union Foundation’s Make It Count: Vote to Give Back social media charity campaign.  Based on the number of votes we receive, Alliant will donate between $7,000 and $13,000 toward our programs supporting women veterans.

All of the charities are worthy, but we hope you will vote for BPW Foundation, so we can carry on our important work supporting women veterans and military spouses as they seek successful careers and lives.  This is a much overlooked yet deserving group, and they need all of our help!  Voting started at midnight on Thursday, September 1 and ends at 5:00 PM CST on October 31, 2011.  You may vote three times.

Visit the Alliant Credit Union Foundation website to read about the four charities and vote for BPW Foundation: Joining Forces for Women Veterans three times on the Alliant Facebook page .

Please contact your friends, and urge them to vote as well. To make the process easy after voting, click on the links that let you e-mail friends to encourage them to vote and the link that will post the information on your Facebook page.  We need to get the word out so we can get the maximum dollars possible to support women veterans.

BPW Foundation’s Joining Forces for Women Veterans Mentorship Program is working to establish a network of 10,000 mentors to help and support women veterans and military spouses by the end of 2012.  We are also providing scholarships to women veterans to help them develop the skills and training they need to pursue successful civilian careers. Join us in this effort by voting three times for BPW Foundation: Joining Forces for Women Veterans.

In summary:

1) Visit this link: https://www.facebook.com/alliantcreditunion

2) Vote for BPW Foundation three times

3) Share this link and instructions on your Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn

4) Ask 20 friends to vote for BPW Foundation

Thank you for your support for women veterans,

Read more about BPW Foundation’s work for women veterans and join us as a mentor.

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Misbehavin’ Notification: A Salute to Women Veterans

Posted by YWM on August 18, 2011

Excerpts from remarks by Deborah L. Frett, CEO, Business and Professional Women’s Foundation at the Salute to Women Veterans, in Chicago, August 12, 2011.

Deborah L. Frett, BPW Foundation CEO

Business and Professional Women’s Foundation is pleased to be here tonight with the Chicago Sky, saluting our women veterans.   I would like to thank the Chicago Sky team and staff for joining us in hosting this special Salute to Women Veterans tonight.   We are very grateful that they are raising the visibility of women veterans in our society  – as women veterans often do not self-identify and are often overlooked.

I also want to Thank you Col. Sylvia Moran. We are delighted that you could join us tonight and share some of your insights based on your 35 years of experience in the military, as part of that historic West Point Class of female firsts and as well as your personal transition experiences.

BPW has been advancing the cause of working women since 1919; and BPW Foundation comes naturally to our work of supporting women veterans.

  • We were the first to focus our research and programs exclusively on women in the workforce.
  •  We were the first to elevate issues of women in non-traditional occupations.
  • And we were the first to examine the domestic and workplace needs of women veterans as they transition from military to civilian life.

BPW Foundation has always focused on working women – and more specifically, women working in non-traditional occupations including the military.

Women have fought for and served our nation since its beginning.  Women now represent more than 15% of our service members and there are almost 2 million women veterans with an anticipated 150,000 more transiting from military to civilian life in the next five years.   Our country has been slow to acknowledge this demographic change and is just now recognizing that veteran services and programs designed for men don’t necessarily work for our women veterans.  It is time to be sure that we recognize their strengths and abilities and ensure that they easily transition into successful civilian careers.

BPW Foundation recently launched the Joining Forces for Women Veterans Mentorship Program.  How we developed this program and got to where we are today can be summarized in three steps:

  • We actually asked women veterans what they needed.
  • We didn’t stop with research.
  • We are implementing a course for change.

The first step – We actually asked women veterans what they needed.

  • In 2005 we recognized that the surge of women veterans returning home from two wars was an unaddressed issue;
  • In 2007 we conducted and published the first research that examined the transition of women veterans of all eras back into the civilian workplace

The second step – We didn’t stop with research.

Last fall we organized and hosted the Joining Forces for Women Veterans Summit, to educate the government and employers from all sectors about the gender distinct issues and challenges faced by women veterans.  The discussions at that meeting resulted in the publication of a Summary Report outlining recommendations and the next steps that need to be taken to support our women veterans.

And the third step – We are implementing a course for change.

  • Because of what we learned from our research and during the Summit, we launched the Joining Forces for Women Veterans Mentorship Program. Evidence pointed to the need for one-on-one mentoring to help women veterans make the transition to successful, meaningful jobs and fulfilling civilian lives.

In addition, The Office of the First Lady and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce highlighted this “mentorship gap” with their recognition of BPW Foundation as point organization for a large-scale mentoring initiative to benefit women veterans and military spouses.

Working with our partner, the U.S. Chamber, and others, we intend to significantly increase women veteran and military spouse employment by joining forces in public private partnerships and establish a network of 10,000 women mentors from corporate, government and nonprofit communities across the country and connect them with women veterans and military wives by the end of 2012.  Beyond this joint program, BPW Foundation’s Mentorship Program has a goal of eventually engaging 100,000 women mentors.

We will be partnering with corporations and businesses across the country to accomplish this and I hope that some of you will join us in the effort.  Of course I hope many of you will also agree to join us as mentors.  You can sign up on our website, BPWFoundation.org, to get updates and information on how you can participate.

Again, I want to thank the Chicago Sky, Colonel Moran, William Schmutz of the Chicago Mayor’s Office and all of you for joining us in this Salute for Women Veterans tonight.

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BPW Foundation and WNBA Chicago Sky Salute Women Military Veterans

Posted by YWM on August 3, 2011

Meet Col Sylvia Moran and Business and Professional Women’s Foundation CEO Deborah L. Frett

 Business and Professional Women’s (BPW) Foundation and the Chicago Sky are joining together to salute our women military veterans at 7:30 pm on August 12, 2011, when the Chicago Sky face the Minnesota Lynx at Allstate Arena. Game tickets for women veterans are free, and their family members can join them for just $10 each.

“We urge everyone in Chicago to join us at this important event, to show our appreciation for area women veterans and their commitment to our country,” said Deborah L. Frett, BPW Foundation CEO.

During the evening, information will be available about BPW Foundation’s Joining Forces for Women Veterans Mentorship Program, recently launched in conjunction with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as part of First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden’s Joining Forces initiative.  This program will significantly increase women veteran and military wives’ employment by establishing a network of 10,000 women mentors from corporate, government, and nonprofit organizations across the country and connect them with women veterans and military wives by the end of 2012.

BPW Foundation CEO Deborah L. Frett will outline the mentorship program and explain how individuals can get involved at a special reception before the game.  Col. Sylvia Moran, a member of the first West Point class to include women, will also speak. Recently retired from a successful 35-year military career, she will share her thoughts on the challenges of transitioning from a military career to a civilian one.

Tickets for the 6:00 pm pre-game reception with Ms. Frett and Col. Moran and Floor Center tickets can be purchased for $75 by calling Justin Kirk at 312-994-5983. The Chicago Sky will donate a portion of proceeds from ticket sales to BPW Foundation’s Joining Forces for Women Veterans Mentorship Program. Women veterans who would like to attend the game for free should call Justin at the same number.

To learn more about the Joining Forces for Women Veteran’s Mentorship Program, visit the BPW Foundation website.

BPW Foundation supports workforce development programs and workplace policies that recognize the diverse needs of working women, communities and businesses. BPW Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) research and education organization. To learn more, visit BPW Foundation – Business and Professional Women

The Chicago Sky, one of six independently owned WNBA teams, is currently in its sixth season as a member of the WNBA’s Eastern Conference. For information on 2011 Season tickets to see the Sky play at Allstate Arena, call 866.SKY.WNBA or visit www.chicagosky.net.

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Misbehavin’ Notification: Leading Women Executives Join Forces to Mentor Women Veterans and Military Spouses

Posted by YWM on June 20, 2011

BPW Foundation and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Launch Mentorship Program

Washington, DC – Working with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Business & Professional Women (BPW) Foundation intends to significantly increase women veteran and military spouse employment by combining forces and establishing a network of 10,000 women mentors from corporate, government and nonprofit communities across the country and connect them with women veterans and military wives by the end of 2012.

In support of this effort, successful women executives and business owners from across all economic sectors have agreed to personally mentor women veterans and military spouses and to participate in a senior-level advisory council for the Joining Forces for Women Veteran’s Mentorship Program (JFWVMP).

“Women, who have served our country selflessly in uniform, understand the necessity of teamwork.  Women who have supported those in uniform know the value of sharing. These women will now have access to one-on-one mentoring from successful women leaders across the country through this much needed formal network of information and best practice sharing,” noted former soldier Dr. Lynda Davis, Senior Vice President of ICF and advisory council chair.

On June 17, 2011 at 10:00 am, the first meeting of the JFWVMP advisory council will convene at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce at 1615 H St. NW, Washington, DC. This select group of women will provide the expertise and authority needed to promote the mentorship program within their organizations and personal networks and to act as advisers for the national effort.  

“In particular women veterans are among the most underutilized resources in our economy. This program isn’t about helping out a group of women in ‘need.’ Instead, it is about recognizing that our economy needs the leadership skills and expertise these women can bring to our workplaces. Mentors will act as trusted resources for these talented women as they find their place in the nation’s workforce,” explained Deborah L. Frett, Chief Executive Officer of BPW.

As part of the program’s launch, the advisory council members will lead a public discussion on the importance of mentoring and put forth promising ideas for mentoring women veterans and military spouses.  Council members, BPW Foundation and the U.S. Chamber will also enlist other employers, associations and individuals to pledge their support for women veterans and military spouses.

Working with public and private partners, BPW Foundation is developing the tools, outreach, and capacity to support a long term goal of engaging 100,000 women mentors to support and assist women veterans and military spouses. The JFWV Mentorship Program will enable women mentors to tap their own experiences in the workplace to help women veterans successfully enter the civilian workforce, positioning their military expertise and skills for long-term career stability and success. The program will also help make connections for military spouses who often can not find jobs that match their skills and education because of the hardships of military life including many moves and living in areas dominated by a military base.  

First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden have recognized the BPW-lead program as part of the national Joining Forces.gov initiative that mobilizes all sectors of society to give America’s service members and their families the opportunities and support they have earned.

To learn more about the mentorship program, visit www.womenjoiningforces.org.

 BPW Foundation supports workforce development programs and workplace policies that recognize the diverse needs of working women, communities and businesses. BPW Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) research and education organization. To learn more, visit BPW Foundation – Business and Professional Women

 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business federation representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions, as well as state and local chambers and industry associations. http://www.uschamber.com/

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BPW Foundation CEO Attends White House Launch of Campaign for Military Families and Veterans

Posted by YWM on April 12, 2011

BPW Foundation CEO, Deborah Frett Expresses Support for New Joining Forces  Initiative

The Business and Professional Women’s (BPW) Foundation released the following statement from CEO Deborah Frett in response to the Administration’s announcement today of a new national initiative led by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden to educate, challenge, and spark action from all sectors of our society to ensure military families have the support they have earned. Mrs. Obama highlighted the new joint mentoring program of BPW Foundation and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.   

“I am honored to have been invited by the White House to attend this ground breaking event supporting a cause that is a long-standing BPW Foundation priority.

We are truly gratified that the White House recognizes our work with women veterans and mentioned our efforts with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Together we are launching a mentoring program to help women veterans and military wives receive tools and training to help them contribute to the nation’s workforce through meaningful jobs and businesses. Our goal is to connect 10,000 women mentors with women veterans and military wives by the end of 2012.

For hundreds of years, America’s military families have quietly borne the brunt of our nation’s conflicts without asking for anything in return. BPW Foundation welcomes the White House’s commitment to support members of the military, their families and veterans — citizens who proudly serve our nation and make sacrifices every day so that we can enjoy the freedoms that we cherish. With approximately 150,000 women transitioning out of the military over the next five years, women veterans are an increasingly vital part of this equation.

Yet our research finds that too many women veterans are “invisible” — they fail to self-identify as veterans and miss out on the benefits and services for which they are eligible, or they face the challenges of dealing with an outdated system designed with male veterans in mind.

This is why we recently launched Joining Forces for Women Veterans (www.womenjoiningforces.org) to help women veterans find and utilize benefits due them and help them make connections with other women veterans through scholarships, a career center, Connect-A-Vet resources, Facebook, and Twitter. To read a blueprint for this campaign, visit the BPW Foundation website. To hear first hand from women veterans check out our recently posted YouTube video from our Joining Forces for Women Veteran’s Summit.   

We also stand ready to respond to the First Lady’s call for all citizens to get involved in volunteer activities to support our military families.  BPW supporters and constituencies already are working in communities across the country assisting women veterans and will expand their efforts based on this new call from the Administration. 

We pledge to work with the White House and other corporations and non profits to help provide women veterans the support and resources they need to become engaged and productive members of society.”

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After Serving Their Country, Women Veterans Miss Out on Important Benefits and Services

Posted by YWM on March 15, 2011

 Causes Include Lack of Awareness, Failure to Self-Identify as “Veterans,” and Veterans Services Designed with Men In Mind 

The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that about 150,000 women will be transitioning out of the military over the next few years. However, too many of them fail to take advantage of the benefits and services for which they are eligible, according to a report released today by the Business and Professional Women’s (BPW) Foundation.

The report, “Joining Forces for Women Veterans,” shares among its key findings that: “Many women veterans do not access transition programs, services, and benefits that address their distinct needs,” primarily because they often are not aware of these resources, and because policies and practices related to benefits and service delivery often do not fit the distinct needs of women veterans.

“Joining Forces for Women Veterans” summarizes the findings of a day-long summit involving 80 leaders from the White House, federal agencies, veterans community, and the business and nonprofit sectors.  Convened by BPW Foundation in Washington last fall, this group discussed the challenges facing women veterans and plotted a course for action. The event was made possible through the partnership of the McCormick Foundation and Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust, and support by businesses and organizations.

The report builds upon the first-ever survey of women veterans, conducted four years ago by the BPW Foundation. After surveying 1,600 women vets in 2007, the group found that many programs and policies designed for veterans were set up to meet the needs of male veterans from a different era.

“Women veterans of all eras have been invisible for too long,” says Deborah Frett, CEO of the BPW Foundation. “Today there are more than 1.8 million women veterans in the United States and that number is growing exponentially. These ‘sheroes’ are four times as likely as non-veteran women to be homeless, they suffer a higher rate of unemployment than their male counterparts, and many are single heads of households with children. The report we are releasing today is a blueprint for a multi-year initiative to leverage public and private support to implement solutions for this distinguished group of women.”

Key Report Findings

Key findings of “Joining Forces for Women Veterans” include:

1) There is an economic and moral imperative for addressing the needs of women veterans. Women represent 15% of the military and are the fastest-growing population segment. The wealth of training and experience they bring to the civilian workplace as employees and employers is squandered when their unique transition needs are ignored.

2) Women veterans lack awareness of or access to benefits, services, programs that address their distinct needs for a number of reasons.  Among them, many veterans’ services and programs were designed with men in mind, and many women veterans do not self-identify as veterans.

3) Efforts to address women veterans’ transition challenges must include a dual focus: support for women veterans and capacity-building for organizations. Business, government and community leaders lack knowledge about the women veterans employed in their organizations and living in their communities.

4) Actions and solutions that address women veterans’ transition challenges should be informed, holistic, collaborative, and community-based. Supporting women veterans’ employment transition, for example, requires companies, training organizations, and support systems for solutions. Public and private agencies should share the risks and rewards of supporting women veterans.

More information on women veterans:

Family and Community Reintegration Issue Brief
Homelessness Issue Brief
Employment and Careers Issue Brief

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Supporting Our Veterans

Posted by YWM on March 1, 2011

Business and Professional Women’s (BPW) Foundation supports President Obama’s decision to provide increases in the Department of Veterans Affairs budget for FY2012.   The proposed budget for next year demonstrates his commitment to providing vital services and programs to assist veterans in important areas.  Despite this time of austerity when many areas are seeing spending cuts, the President’s budget provides the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with $61.85 billion — a 10.6 percent increase above the FY2010 funding level.

A major focus of BPW Foundation’s mission is to support women veterans and their families. Therefore the organization endorses proposed budget funding for several critical programs that will support this underserved population.  This includes $6 billion for specialized care to veterans for post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, and other mental health needs. These funds are vital because of the growing number of men and women returning from Afghanistan and Iraq with these types of physical injuries and mental health traumas.  In addition, the proposed funds will support needed collaborative programs between VA and Department of Defense (DOD) for research on psychological health and increased outreach to veterans.  

Currently, there are more than 100,000 homeless veterans in this country, 13,000 of them women, which is unacceptable. Therefore BPW Foundation fully supports that the budget includes $939 million dollars dedicated to ending homelessness among veterans by not only expanding the existing VA services for homeless and at-risk veterans but also supporting important collaborative partnerships.  

Women veteran’s health care is a vital issue that must be addressed and improved.  For too many years VA only focused on men’s health care needs but with 1.8 million women veterans today, and 1.9 million by 2020, this must change.  BPW Foundation fully supports the President’s budget of $270 million to invest in health care for women veterans—which is a 12 percent increase from the 2011 medical care enacted amount. This amount is at a minimum of what is needed to ensure that our women veterans can obtain the health care they need and deserve.  

Veteran’s unemployment, especially among those who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, is higher than that of the general population.  In January 2011, veteran unemployment rates were reported to be 15.2% with the rate for women veterans higher than their male counterparts.  Therefore BPW Foundation is pleased that there were no funding cuts in the Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) budget.  Three of the VETS programs – State Grants, Veterans Workforce Investment Program, and National Veterans Employment Training Services Institute – will be funded at the same levels as 2010 and 2011. The proposed budget includes increases for two other VETS programs: an additional $2 million for the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) and an additional $3 million for the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program. 

 BPW Foundation will continue to follow the budget debate and educate lawmakers and the public about the importance of keeping our promises to all veterans, especially to our women veterans whose unique needs and circumstances deserve the best services our nation has to offer.

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News to Chew On: Link Love for Lunch

Posted by sherrysaunders on February 18, 2011

Female vets struggle in job market.  BPW Foundation is a source. [USA Today]

Managing Workplace diversity [Chicago Now]

MBAs no longer just for men [New York Life]

Super Moms wear blue collars too [Pasadena Star News]

Gender pay gap by industry [New York Times]

First Lady pushes breast feeding, employers need to act [bnet.com]

Pregnant women harassed and discriminated against at work [PRWeb]

Editorial: True Grit and Title IX [New York Times]

Voice pitch and gender equality [About]

Women under represented in academic medicine [UPHS.UPenn]

Ask for a raise? Most women hesitate [NPR]

Business plan contests: Where are the women? [Business Week]

Sexual Harassment: At work, home, play and school [Examiner.com]

National Women’s Law Center: Spending cuts will devastate women, families and the economy [The Hill]

Workplace equity [Examiner.com]

Three tips for work flexibility success [WorkLifeFit]

False choice: Good job or flexible job [Huffington Post]

Turn over lower at companies with established flexibility programs [WorldatWork]

Case announced against sexual assault in the military [Ms Magazine]

Women veterans diving back into school [Examiner.com]

Female Marine Drill Sergeant shares combat experiences to help other women [Live5News]

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It Happened This Week: Black History Month

Posted by sherrysaunders on February 16, 2011

Did you know? Here are some interesting facts to remember during Black History Month

February 15

1848 – Sarah Roberts barred from white school in Boston. Her father, Benjamin Roberts, filed the first school integration suit on her behalf (Roberts vs. City of Boston).

February 16

1951 – New York City Council passed bill prohibiting racial discrimination in city-assisted housing developments

1923 - Bessie Smith makes her first recording, Down Hearted Blues which sold 800,000 copies for Columbia Records

 

 


February 17

1938 - Dr. Mary Frances Berry, the first woman to serve as a chancellor of a major research university, is born in Nashville, Tenn

February 18

1931 - Pulitzer Prize winner, Toni Morrison is born in Lorain, Ohio.

1688 – The historic “Germantown Protest” by Germantown, PA Quakers denounced slavery and the slave trade.

February 19

2002 – Vonetta Flowers became the first black gold medalist in the history of the Winter Olympic Games. She and partner Jull Brakken won the inagural women’s two-person bobsled event.

1919 – The Pan-African Congress, organized by W.E.B. Du Bois, held its first meeting, in Paris. There were fifty-seven delegates: sixteen from the United States and fourteen from Africa. Blaise Diagne of Senegal was elected president and Du Bois was named secretary.

February 20

1936 – Jazz singer, actress, Nancy Wilson born in Chillicothe, Ohio

1936: Barbara Jordan, the first African American woman elected to the House of Representatives, is born

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