For Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife I am the agency representative at ICSEW, the Interagency Committee for State Employed Women (
Home). Their mission is to "better serve the lives of state employed women" and have sub-committees that discuss mentorship opportunities, collect fantastic speakers for our professional development conference in the Fall and are very involved in any legislative work that affects women and families in Washington State. We also participate in outreach opportunities for our community (like the toiletries drive) and our state workers (the health and wellness fair).
They have definitely been a fabulous resource for me as a fairly new state employee and the professional development opportunities they provide are really beneficial. Even if you're not a representative for your agency there is a lot of benefit you can glean from this network and they regularly welcome visitors. There's even a Executive Order that says the state should allow people to participate during work time! (You can check that out on this page: https://icsew.wa.gov/about/policy/ .
I'm sure I'm missing a few things, but I bet there's groups like this all over the place!
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Carissa Bourdon
Wa Dept of Fish and Wildlife
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-23-2018 11:34
From: Jessica Lombardo
Subject: Professional Networks You'd Recommend for Women
Hi Everyone!
As we prepare for next month's Women in Information Management webinar on "Your Network is Your Power" -- I was wondering if anyone had recommendations of professional networks they participate in that help leverage women?
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Jessica Lombardo
Director of Membership
AIIM
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