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January 2009
Wyoming Women's Foundation ENews
Happy New Year! We've got our New Year's resolutions, how about you? Wyoming Women's Foundation Resolutions This year the Wyoming Women's Foundation plans to: Work to improve the worst gender wage gap in the nation by working with the WAGE project.  Last year the Wyoming Women's Foundation helped host a series of trainer training to educate and empower women to get out in their communities and help themselves and others. We  provided workshops to over 120 individuals in five different communities throughout Wyoming. Over 40 individuals attended the "Train the Trainer" workshop, enabling them to facilitate future workshops. This year, the Wyoming Women's Foundation plans to continue hosting training across the state.  Interested in adding the improvement of women's lives through wage equality to your list of New Year's resolutions?  Contact the Wyoming Women's Foundation at info@wywf.org or call 307/721-8300 and find out how. Encourage more women to become leaders in their communities and run for political office by attending the second annual "Leap into Leadership" event in Cheyenne.  Leap into Leadership will familiarize participants with Wyoming government's legislative and executive branches, encourage women to express themselves, and help strengthen women's leadership at all levels of community and public service. Founded in 2006, one of the primary goals of the bipartisan Wyoming Women's Legislative Caucus is to encourage more Wyoming women to run for political office and increase the number of women in elected positions.  That's why the Caucus is hosting the second annual Leap into Leadership event and that's why we're supporting it.  Is strengthening women leadership in your community on your to do list for 2009?  Sign up for Leap into Leadership at www.wyowlc.org and change the face of Wyoming public service in 2009. Bring together women across Wyoming to help them network and connect with one another and explore their own creative ways to empower women and girls across the state.  Our first "friendraising" event of the year will be in Cheyenne on February 9th, 2009.  During our delicious lunch, sponsored by State Farm Insurance, we will honor Women Trailblazers and inform you of our initiatives and programs that are leading the way for women's economic self sufficiency.  Lynne Boomgaarden will present "The Art of Living: Every Woman's Vocation."  Start the year off right by joining us and finding out more ways that you can add supporting Wyoming's women and girls to your New Year's resolution.  RSVP by February 2nd at 307-721-8300 or 1-866-708-7878. For more information call or email us at info@wywf.org		In This Issue Our Resolutions Women running Sweetwater County Quick Links WAGE Project Wyoming Women's Foundation NEW WEBSITE!!  Leap into Leadership Learn more about this exciting project's history We Invite You to... Give the Money to broaden the awareness to fuel the change to impact the future for women and girls in Wyoming   Join our Mailing List!
Get used to it, gentlemen.  Women are now running Sweetwater County Casper Star By JEFF GEARINO Southwest Wyoming bureau Monday, January 5, 2009 7:03 PM MST Sweetwater Commission swearing-in a history-making moment GREEN RIVER -- Get used to it, gentlemen. Women are now running Sweetwater County. The county's good old boy network took a hit Monday after Rock Springs resident Paula Wonnacott officially became a Sweetwater County commissioner, in what many believe is a historic first for the county, and perhaps for the state. Read more...
Happy New Year!  We are looking forward to 2009 and the new beginnings that January seems to instill.  Katie Boysen, our new program assistant (check out her bio on our website) and I went to Cheyenne to the Demystifying the Legislative Process training hosted by the Equality State Policy Center and financially supported by WyWF.  We continue to work toward economic self-sufficiency for all Wyoming's women.  By supporting organizations like ESPC we are empowering women to have a voice in their communities to tackle issues that matter to them.  With our WAGE trainings, funding to organizations and educational events like our Cheyenne luncheon we hope to raise the bar in the dialogue of the gender wage gap in Wyoming and what we all can do to reduce this economic discrepancy.    Please note the national legislature has past the Paycheck Fairness Act in the House and it has been introduced in the Senate, it has yet to be voted on.  If you want to track this bill follow the link, http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-12 Richelle Richelle Keinath Executive Director Wyoming Women's Foundation

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The WyWF has a new look to our Website! www.wywf.org	Please check out the new look at our website. You can learn about upcoming events, more about our foundation, resources for research, and ways to give and receive.
When women and girls prosper, communities thrive.