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Equal Pay Day
Members of the Interagency Committee of State Employed Women joined other community groups at the Olympia City Council meeting April 12 to recognize Equal Pay Day. The City Council issued a proclamation highlighting that more than 50 years after the passage of the Equal Pay Act, women, especially minority women, continue to earn less than…
March is National Kidney Month!
According to the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), “Kidneys filter 200 liters of blood a day, help regulate blood pressure and direct red blood cell production. But they are also prone to disease; 1 in 3 Americans is at risk for kidney disease due to diabetes, high blood pressure or a family history of kidney…
100% Talent: A Gender Equity Initiative for King County
Recognizing the value of women in the workplace is good business. This is the concept behind 100% Talent, the five-year initiative of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Women’s Funding Alliance to increase gender equity in King County. Go to wfalliance.org to learn more. 100% Talent has identified 31 straightforward best-practice solutions for employers…
Governor Inslee reaffirms support for ICSEW
The Interagency Committee of State Employed Women (ICSEW) thanks Governor Jay Inslee for his renewed support of the committee and its mission of bettering the lives of state employed women. In honor of International Women’s Day, March 8, 2016, Inslee signed a proclamation on efforts to reduce the pay gap and issued an executive order reiterating his…
Spring 2015 InterAct Newsletter
3/17/2015 General Membership Meeting Minutes
2/18/2015 Executive Board Meeting Minutes
In the News: Madam C.E.O., Get Me a Coffee
LATE one Friday afternoon at a leading consulting firm, a last-minute request came in from a client. A female manager was the first to volunteer her time. She had already spent the entire day meeting with junior colleagues who were seeking career advice, even though they weren’t on her team. Earlier in the week, she…
1/20/2015 General Membership Meeting Minutes
In the News: ICSEW Does it Again!
THANK YOU to the Intergagency Committee of State Employed Women (ICSEW) for another INCREDIBLE Product Drive for the Other Bank. Thousands and thousands of dollars in shampoo, toilet paper, dish soap, toothpaste, and much, much more! How much? How about $14,228 in products which will help so many families… Read more at ywcaofolympia.com