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March 2010
Wyoming Women's Foundation Enews
Celebrate Women's History Month by Giving Wyoming's Women and Girls the Power to Make History Women are Powerful Assets   The women of Wyoming are powerful and valuable resources.  Here are some facts to think about during this year's Women's History month.   March 8th marks International Women's Day which started in the early 1900s and is now observed on every continent. The day is a time to celebrate the achievements of women and to call attention to continuing issues of gender inequality. Women now make up almost half of the workforce, and are the primary or cobreadwinners in over 63% of American families. Women owned businesses created or maintained 16% of all jobs in the U.S and generated over $3 trillion in revenue. Fortune 500 companies with a high percentage of women officers have on average a 35% higher return on equity and a 35% higher total return to share holders than companies with a low percentage of women corporate officers. The Wyoming Women's Foundation is working to fill the gap by funding programs that help increase women's economic security. You can join in today! By giving to a women's fund, you help accelerate change for women and girls. Women's funds spread money to multiple organizations leading the way for womens' and families' economic security.   This month we highlight the work being done to address the care giving portion of the economic wheel of self-sufficiency. We look at the work being done to improve care giving for children in the state as well as education so women can give more care to the wages they earn and the living they make.    Don't wait!  Help the women of Wyoming make history.		10 Year Anniversary   Celebrating 10 years of blazing trails for Wyoming's women and girls. In This Issue RFP Announcement Child Care and Workforce Initiative Wage education in Sheridan Resources Women in the News Quick Links WAGE Project Wyoming Women's Foundation  Web site!! 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!
Wyoming Women's Foundation Announces Request For Proposals for Wage Negotiation Workshops   The Wyoming Women's Foundation is soliciting proposals to provide wage negotiation workshops across Wyoming. For more information or to begin the application process please visit: http://www.wywf.org/RFPWageNegotiationWorkshops.html Celebrating 10 Years of Advancing Women and Girls The Wyoming Women's Foundation held a press conference in Cheyenne on Monday March 8th to discuss the findings of our research on child care and workforce issues in Wyoming.  The event was attended by members of the press and community.  Richelle Keinath, executive director of the Wyoming Women's Foundation, Sarah Mikesell Growney, WYWF program director, and Sunny Kaste, mother and nurse, spoke about the importance of quality and affordable child care in Wyoming.   Child Care Crunch (Casper Tribune) More Read the reports:   Improving Wyoming's Child Care Makes Dollars and Cents Community Solutions to Workforce and Child Care Shortages Wyoming Pays the Price For the Lack of Quality Child Care and Early Childhood Education Systems WYWF and AAUW Host Wage Education Workshop Sheridan, Wyoming    A workshop designed to educate women about the wage gap and offer tools and techniques for women to use in negotiating wages and benefits drew a dozen women to Sheridan College. More> Resources Free Tax Preparation Services More Think Green Jobs for Women More Women in the News   Small Business Administration to increase federal contracts awarded to women-owned businesses (New York Times) More   Commentary on women's history in the workplace (Women's e-news) More   Breaking the glass grandstand in women's sports (WMC) More Do something for yourself, Join us Online! If you haven't already joined our cause on Facebook, make today the day!  Join Us Want to help make the newsletter better?  Send your feedback to Katie@wycf.org.  We would love to hear from you and bring you the information you want! The Wyoming Community Foundation     Would you like to learn more about the Wyoming Community Foundation?  Sign up for their newsletter by emailing rose@wycf.org and tell them "Sign me up!"

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