Interesting TED talk by Sally Kenney:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvqkabPnZDA&list=SPsRNoUx8w3rN6qAinOfxX0mTIShM0bsjE&index=4

Regional Director

Location: Nationwide (Telecommute Volunteer Role)
Salary: Unpaid
Duration: 6 months
Hours: 4-6 hours per week

Regional Directors operate independently from home and maintain contact with The Borgen Project’s Seattle office. Regional Directors sign a 6-month contract. The position is volunteer and is roughly 4-6 hours per week. Regional Directors attend a conference call every Monday evening. Regional Directors come from many diverse backgrounds, some of which include a news anchor, veteran, banker, teacher, relief worker, political staffer, sales manager, programmer, and college students.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Attend one (30-60 minute) conference call every week with the President of The Borgen Project and Regional Directors from across the United States (5PM PDT, 6PM MDT, 7PM CDT, 8PM EDT).
• Meet with local congressional leaders and lobby for legislation that improves living conditions for those living on less than $1 per day.
• Mobilize people in your community to contact their congressional leaders to support poverty reduction legislation.
• Manage and implement fundraising campaigns.
• Build a network of people engaged in the cause.
• Serve as The Borgen Project’s ambassador in your city.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Basic understanding of U.S. Politics and international development.
• Highly organized with the ability to prioritize multiple functions and tasks while managing their work time efficiently.
• Strong team player that loves to bring new ideas to the table.
• Ability to demonstrate frequent independent judgment with decisiveness.
• Excellent overall communication skills: oral, written, presentation

HOW TO APPLY:
To apply, send your resume to hiring@borgenproject.org.

Learn more about the Regional Director Program

Advocate

Location: Nationwide (Telecommute Volunteer Role)
Salary: Unpaid
Duration: 3-months
Hours: 4-hours per week

This is a great entry-level volunteer position for someone looking to be part of The Borgen Project. Advocates can operate from anywhere in the U.S.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Attend one (30-60 minute) national conference call every week (5PM PDT, 6PM MDT, 7PM CDT, 8PM EDT).
• Serve as an ambassador for the world’s poor. Build awareness of the issues and ways people can help.
• Manage and implement fundraising campaigns.
• Represent The Borgen Project’s in your city. Attend events and engage people in the cause.
• Contact congressional leaders in support of key poverty-reduction programs.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent overall communication skills: oral, written, presentation.
• Ability to self-manage and prioritize assignments.

HOW TO APPLY:
To apply, send your resume to hiring@borgenproject.org.

Breaking News: The Senate just confirmed Professor Nina Pillard to the D.C. Circuit, a renowned lawyer who litigated the historic case that opened the Virginia Military Institute to women and the critical case that ensured that the FMLA's protections extended to millions of state employees.

ABAW CLE and Holiday Party: December 12, 2013

Today the Senate will consider the nomination of Professor Nina Pillard. Tell your Senators to support the nomination of this highly qualified nominee today: [http://bit.ly/18wf79F or other action link]

Closing the Gap: Steps to Achieve Gender Pay Equity in Law Firm Compensation - ABA Section of Litigation Roundtable

Presented by the Woman Advocate Committee and Co-Sponsored by the Mass Torts Committee and the Commission on Women in the Profession

WHEN: Tuesday, December 11, 2013 at 1:15 - 2:00 pm Eastern Time (10:15 PDT)

Register online at https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=PTEEKXcwIb0JcnzL18LQ6g

Listen to Roberta D. Liebenberg and Stephanie A. Scharf discuss specific strategies and solutions for addressing and eliminating long-standing pay disparity in compensation between male and female attorneys practicing in law firms.

We welcome your questions, which can be emailed in advance or during the presentation to meeting co-chair Bronwyn Roberts atblroberts@duanemorris.com.

Note: The Woman Advocate Committee will be hosting in-person listening sessions for this program in numerous cities. For more information on attending in person, visithttp://apps.americanbar.org/litigation/committees/womanadvocate/home.html.

Featured Speakers:

Ms. Liebenberg, a senior partner at Fine Kaplan and Black in Philadelphia, serves as the Chair of the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession and was past Chair of the ABA Task Force on Gender Equity. In January 2013, she was the recipient of the inaugural Chambers Women in Law Award for "Outstanding Contributions to Gender Diversity and Equality."

Ms. Scharf, a founding partner of Scharf Banks Marmor LLC in Chicago, serves as a commissioner on the American Bar Association's Commission on Women in the Profession and as Co-Chair of the Compensation Committee of the ABA's Task Force on Gender Equality.

For more information and to register, visit https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=PTEEKXcwIb0JcnzL18LQ6g

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When:

Tuesday, December 10th, 2013, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Where:

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, 1201 Third Ave., Floor 22, Seattle, WA 98101

RSVP: through Big Tent (preferred if you are a MAMAS member) or by email to donnacochener@dwt.com.

Please join us for a fun and informal networking event. Light lunch and dessert will be provided. Due to the nature of this event, we will not be offering an option for telephone participation. Please join us in person!

We are pleased to invite you and your institution to participate in the Oxford Women’s Leadership Symposium 5 and 6 December, 2013.

The Symposium will be held at The Old Library in the Oxford University Church of St Mary. Constructed in 1320, The Old Library is the first university (as opposed to college) building in Oxford and therefore uniquely important; this is where the nascent University began.

You are invited to present a paper on an aspect of Women’s Studies, or you may wish to attend as an observer or panel member. This meeting is a sequel to an earlier session held in London in 2012.

Papers presented at the meeting will be subsequently peer reviewed by external readers for possible inclusion in Symposium Books or in sponsored academic journals

The Symposium is interdisciplinary in nature and seeks to cover a broad reach of women’s leadership issues in both the public and private sectors. The expectation is that much of the discourse will be concerned with cultural, religious, social, and economic conditions of women and the initiatives that may be most effective in the remediation of the various forms of gender discrimination. See topics.

Food for Thought:  10th Annual Report on the State of Women of the World

Thursday, November 21 at 6pm
 

Socializing at 6pm, dinner & program at 6:30pm
 

Women's University Club 
 

1105 Sixth Avenue
 

Seattle 98101
   

Women Won BIG in November Elections: The State Senate, the Port of Seattle, Mayors in Mukilteo, Anacortes, Kent, Milton & Enumclaw and more than 100 women winners in City Council races!
   

It was a great day for local government in the region as women won many upset victories in the November 5th election -- from an upset new County Council member in Spokane, to Jan Angel who won the most watched campaign in the state (26th District State Senate). More than 100 women won elected office from Snohomish County to Olympia, making it a perfect time for celebrating women coming back into the elected office circle where we need them most - on the way to more women in higher office.
 

So get ready to join us on Thursday, November 21 at the Women's University Club at Sixth & Spring in downtown Seattle for our 10th Annual Report on the State of Women of the World. This will be a perfect time to meet some of these fabulous women who have just won - and listen to a dynamic speaker: Rebecca Sive, the best-selling author of "Every Day is Election Day: A Woman's Guide to Winning Any Office from PTA to the White House." CWD co-founder, Cathy Allen, will deliver her annual international report on the status of women's leadership worldwide.
 

Early news: - the women in Rwanda whom CWD visited this past summer have managed a whopping 64% winning seats in the Lower House of Parliament to lead the world again in women's elected leadership.
 

 
Click here to register today.

Guest speaker, Rebecca Sive, is the author of "Every Day is Election Day," the delightful and visionary look at how women can, should and will be running for office in greater numbers. From the PTA to the White House, Sive's book is a concise, inspiring and "must read" for any women who is even thinking she might run for office. One of her fresh revelations: when women build their visibility, influence and hold public office, they also increase their professional and civic leadership opportunities.
 
 

 

A founding member of the Illinois Human Rights Commission, Rebecca Sive began her professional career at the American Jewish Committee, founded one of the nation's first women's centers, and now teaches a course on women and public leadership at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Studies.  A frequent columnist for the Huffington Post, Rebecca's articles have been picked up by USA Today, National Public Radio, and reported in the Washington Post.

 

Your sponsorship of this event would be noted as a sincere recognition of the role women play in our world, our country, our state and our region. Would you be willing to sponsor this celebration of women's leadership for $1,000?  We will acknowledge our sponsors in an email to all of our members - a comprehensive list of women leaders from across the state.  Your logo and website link will appear on our website.  You will be listed on our invitation.  You'll be invited to join us for a special reception with our guest speaker, Rebecca Sive.  And you'll receive a complementary ticket to our annual March at the Governor's Mansion event, including a seat on our "rock star" buses we take to Olympia for this great event.  Click here to sponsor.

 

 

 

Join us for a remarkable evening at our final, public Temple of Justice Centennial Celebration on the 21st of November, 5:30 to 7:30 PM. We are so pleased to haveThe Honorable Christine Gregoire and The Honorable Bobbe Bridge joining our program.

All aspects of the evening’s focus will culminate in our theme for the new Centennial:Images of Justice: Completing the Temple of Justice.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

5:30 to 7:30 PM

Temple of Justice Foyer

6:15 PM Program

Welcome By Mary Spillane, President WCHS

Introductions By The Honorable Christine Gregoire

Keynote By Professors Judith Resnik & Dennis Curtis, Yale Law School

The Temple of Justice Art Project By The Honorable Bobbe Bridge

This extraordinary Temple of Justice Centennial program arrives at the close of our 100 Year Anniversary celebrations. The cost is $30 and withlimited space in the Temple of Justice Courtroom, we advise you to register now to guarantee your seat. For your convenience you may register at this link: http://tofj.brownpapertickets.com

Keynote speakersProfessors Resnik and Curtis have won the 2014 Order of the Coif Book Award forRepresenting Justice: Invention, Controversy, and Rights in City-States and Democratic Courtrooms,the most prestigious book award in law, given only once every two years. Autographed copies will be available for sale at this Centennial reception.

Sincerely,

Mary H. Spillane, President

Washington Courts Historical Society