Women Rallying for Change Across the Region

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Women Rallying for Change
Across the Region

Annual Equal Pay Day events and activities will be held
in three southwest PA counties in partnership with
the Women and Girls Foundation this April

In recognition of national Equal Pay Day, the Women & Girls Foundation will host our
7th Annual Equal Pay Day Rally to raise public awareness about equal pay and the need
for economic justice for women and girls in our region.

DATE:  Tuesday, April 9th
TIME:  12:00-1:00pm
LOCATION:  Market Square, Downtown Pittsburgh
Help spread the word:

Please forward this message to your networks to encourage turnout, and
visit pittsburghequalpayday.wordpress.org
to learn more about how the wage gap impacts women in Pennsylvania

If you are on Facebook, please join the event.
If you Tweet, please use #EqualPayday and tag @wgfpa
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Our Partners will also be holding Equal Pay Day activities:

GREENSBURG
Seton Hill University Feminist Collective
Faculty Panel of experts on gender issues, mainly the gender wage gap.
Monday, April 8th, evening
Coffee and snacks will be provided.
For more information, click here
Rally/March beginning at Seton Hill’s Maura Solarium
Tuesday, April 9th, 11:30am
Ice Cream Social for Rally Participants
Tuesday, April 9th, afternoon

UNIONTOWN
MyOWN Campaign in partnership with BPW (Business Professional Women)
at Penn State Fayette (local hosted at PSU Fayette) will host a series of events
during the week of April 8 through April 12, including:
Equal Pay Day Rally on the Fayette County Courthouse Steps
Tuesday, April 9th, at 12:00pm

BPWOW (Women Of the World) Networking event and Salary Negotiation Workshop
Thursday, April 11th,  at 5:00pm
For more information, click here
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For more information about any of these events,
visit www.wgfpa.org or call 412.434.4883

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YWCA Announces Alliance with Cornell University

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                          

CONTACT:        

Laura Harwin
YWCA Greater Pittsburgh
412-255-1279

YWCA Announces NEW Cornell University Diversity and Inclusion Training in Pittsburgh

Classes begin in February 2013

PITTSBURGH, PA (January 30, 2013):  Pittsburgh professionals will now be able to take Cornell University Diversity and Inclusion classes in their own back yard. The YWCA Greater Pittsburgh Center for Race and Gender Equity and Cornell University’s ILR School are collaborating to offer Cornell’s Diversity and Inclusion Certificate and its Advanced Practitioner Certification (CCDP/AP) in Pittsburgh, beginning in February 2013.

“We are delighted to join forces with Cornell University to offer their prestigious certification program here in Pittsburgh,” said Magdeline E. Jensen, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA Greater Pittsburgh. “The YWCA encourages local professionals to enroll in the certification program, or consider taking individual classes to update their knowledge.”

Participants will work with and learn from colleagues while participating in lectures, thoughtful discussions and group exercises. The curriculum and professional exchange of experiences help D&I professionals, as well as HR professionals and managers tasked with diversity responsibilities to:

• Enable teams to function effectively and engage well in a diverse workplace and create metrics to evaluate success in doing so.
• Assist your organization with strategic diversity recruiting and retention strategies.
• Establish and utilize effective employee resource groups, supplier diversity programs, and diversity councils.
• Develop and implement powerful diversity and inclusion training for your workplace.

Spring/summer semester 2013 classes will be conducted from February-July, and registration is now open. Participants may take one or more individual classes of interest, or enroll in the certificate or certification programs. Fall classes will be available for registration in mid-spring. To find out more about certification or to enroll in classes, go to http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/hcd/certificates/dm/.

The YWCA Center for Race and Gender Equity seeks to promote a society in which all people receive equal treatment and have equal access in the workplace, public services, justice system, classroom, and throughout the Greater Pittsburgh community.

The YWCA Greater Pittsburgh strengthens our community by creating and advancing opportunities for all women to seek equality and self-sufficiency.  For more information about the YWCA’s programs and services, visit www.ywcapgh.org or call 412-391-5100. To learn about the YWCA Center for Race and Gender Equity, call 412-255-1270.
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Laura Harwin
Director of Development and Marketing
YWCA Greater Pittsburgh
305 Wood Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-255-1279 (phone)
412-391-5109 (fax)
lharwin@ywcapgh.org

Posted on behalf of Dreamweaver Marketing Associates.  Joyce Kane is the owner of Cybertary Pittsburgh, a Virtual Administrative support company, providing virtual office support, personal and executive assistance, creative design services and light bookkeeping.  Cybertary works with businesses and busy individuals to help them work 'on' their business rather than 'in' their business.  www.Cybertary.com/Pittsburgh