May 2019 Meeting Keynote Topic: Overcoming Gender Bias Patterns in the Workplace
by Rachel Friederich, ICSEW Communications Chair Just 5% of Fortune 500 companies are headed by women. Amazon Senior Product Marketing Manager, Karen Greigo shared that fact, along with her own experiences dealing with inaccurate perceptions hiring managers and corporate leaders can have about female employees at the ICSEW’s May 21 meeting and career fair. In…
ICSEW Announces New Member Appointments
The Interagency Committee of State Employed Women, ICSEW, is pleased to announce two new committee appointments. The Office of Financial Management has appointed Ayanna Colman as its agency representative for the ICSEW. The agency has also appointed Carly Kujath as an alternate representative. Colman is a senior performance advisor and Kujath is a capital budget…
Agents of Change: Washington State History Museum Celebrates Jewish Women
How to Make 'Take Your Child to Work Day' a Success
By Jane Chapman, Department of Licensing Representative & ICSEW Vice Chair Governor Inslee has proclaimed April 25, 2019 as this year’s “Take Your Child Work Day” for state agencies. It’s recognized nationally on the fourth Thursday of April each year. The annual event is an educational program in the U.S. and Canada where parents take…
National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day is Thursday, April 25
National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day is recognized on the fourth Thursday in April each year. This annual event is an educational program in the United States and Canada where parents take their children to work with them for one day. HOW TO OBSERVE Employers are encouraged to invite employees to bring their…
March 2019 Meeting Recap
The Interagency Committee of State Employed Women, ICSEW, had another successful meeting March 26 full of informative presentations and interactive training. Below is a recap of the guest presentations. Note: Meeting minutes and training session handouts are available on our Meting Minutes page. Amy Leneker Amy Leneker gave an interactive training on identifying and maximizing…
Health & Wellness: Oral Health Impacts Overall Health
By Tanyah Williams, Washington State Patrol Did you know healthy teeth and gums can affect your heart health? Dr. Arne Gundersen, from Gundersen Dental Care in Thurston County gave a health and wellness talk at at a recent ICSEW meeting. His presentation, “The Link between Oral Health and Wellness,” illustrated the correlation between periodontal disease…
Women's History Month Panel
March Meeting Information
Our next Membership meeting is Tuesday, March 26, at Labor & Industries, 7273 Linderson Way SW, Tumwater, WA 98501. Please use the overflow parking at the Mountain View Church of the Nazarene at 940 Israel Road SW, Tumwater, WA 98501, just a block away. Speaker: Amy Leneker, Compass Consulting, Presenting: CliftonStrengths: How to Identify your…
Bill Alert: SB 5327
Bill alert SB 5327 ICSEW BILL ALERT SB 5327 Expanding career connected learning opprotunities Link to the bill: SB 5327 Why does this bill matter to you? Creates a career connected learning cross-agency work group to: Scale up and expand high-quality career connected learning opportunities in communities across the state; and Coordinate agency functions and…