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January 2022 Meeting Lineup
You’re invited to the first ICSEW meeting of the new year! Our meeting is scheduled from 8:30 to noon Tuesday, January 18. Visit our meetings page for a link to register and a look at the agenda. Here’s a summary of the presentations: Overcoming the Double Bind So much leadership advice sounds good, but doesn’t…
Updated Paid Family Medical Leave Expands Definitions of Family, Includes Those Impacted by Pandemic-Related Job Loss
Image from Employment Security Department video on PFML program By Stephanie Goedecke, Employment Security Department Recent updates to Washington’s State’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program, PFML, through House Bill 1073, have expanded who may use it. This program, launched on Jan. 1 of last year, is one of the first of its kind in…
Periods are No Problem: Middle School Students to Speak About Their Non-Profit Supporting Free Menstrual Care Products in Schools
By Dierdre Bissonnette and Leslie Wolff, ICSEW Legislative & Policy Co-Chairs Period poverty is the burden that lack of access to menstrual products can present. Financial burdens or perceived taboos around the topic of menstruation can cause people who are menstruating to go without. And health advocates say it can have a ripple effect. This…
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Last Day To Register – Empowered Women, Empower Women
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Angela Jones – Leadership: A Journey, Not a Destination
There is still time to sign up for the conference on November 2. Angela Jones with the Black Future Co-Op Fund will shares her leadership journey from shy child to awkward teenager to transformational change agent. This session provides leadership lessons learned that you can operationalize no matter where you sit in your organization. …
ICSEW & WSWC Conference in 1 Week
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ICSEW & WSWC Conference in 2 Weeks
Two weeks left to sign up for the conference, on November 2. Departments of Commerce and Ecology, Employment Security Department and Office of Financial Management have a “fireside chat” about their agencies’ approach to and progress on their diversity, equity and belonging journey. Sign-up here. Empowered Women, Empower Women. Let’s get empowered!