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Welcome!!

It is evident that you possess a wealth of knowledge and experience, making you a valuable asset to any team. 👊💪

This was a really intimate time to meet and get to know each other personally! We all loved it! @Kim Bos @Melanie Brown @Victoria Fusco @Madison Powell @Kelly Green, PE VIDEO: Short Video of Sharp Shooters

So thankful to know you @Dr. Sabrina Starling! Thanks for being here and supporting businesses.

@Alex - 84 Lumber@Victoria Fuscois someone sending details to the volunteers soon? We will be there at 730am Thursday, please feel free to join us. 😀

Welcome! 😀 Thanks for joining!

Hey! What a great session, I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. The Capability statement I mentioned is attached!

Welcome, Alicia 😊

So many great ways to support our students and businesses!!

Thanks for joining. I've shared this link with a few folks who are inquiring about interns. Merry Christmas 🎄 and Happy New Year.

Welcome! So excited to have you here!

Speakers: Amy Smiley - 84 Lumber VP Marketing Victoria Fusco - Leader HQ Christy Benitz - Hey You Kelly Kommel - Rawls Realty Martine Helou-Allen - Rize prevention Jessica McCoy- GirlUP Gvl Ash - Grant Writer Ava Smith - Flat Fee Recruiting Angela Gardner - Panel - why marketing is important Alex Iacovelli - WBE certification - 84 Lumber Sherry Pittinger - SBDC - Small Business Dev Council Julie Selof - Truliant - Financial Dena Cordova-Jack- WLBM

I can't wait to come 💙

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Growth Support for Women & Minorities!!! We are always happy and excited to meet women in business and Women in non-traditional roles! Here are just a few of the things we are doing to support! @Angela Gardner and Hill Electric are big supporters of GROWTH as well! Listen to our colleagues and peers in most industries. We are doing everything we can to highlight amazing women and leaders who support women! Women Talk Construction Sign up and introduce yourself to all the amazing women and men we`ve met throughout the country! Breaking Barriers Forum See what 84 Lumber is doing to help Women & Minorities Grow Build The Way Please sign up, introduce yourself, and engage with all of our amazing women and men who support women all over the world! Women Confidence Builders Members See what we are doing to help High School students and Young Professionals...it's so exciting to see the look on their faces when they see how much we want to help them!! 🙂 Best, Christi

Thank you @Dave! We have already sent this out to several of our connections. We love how easy it is to share via any platform from the BBF (Breaking Barriers Forum). 🙂

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The Women’s Bureau has championed the rights of working women and served as a convener of conversations critical to an equitable economy for women for more than 100 years. Follow us at @WB_DOL [lnks.gd] to learn more about the latest research, initiatives, policies and updates related to working women and their families. The Women's Bureau Fact Sheet (dol.gov) [dol.gov] contains an overview of our work and the strategies the Women’s Bureau uses to support women in the workplace. The Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) [dol.gov] grant helps to expand pathways for women to enter and lead in all industries. Organizations receiving funds will provide one or more of the following types of technical assistance: Developing pre-apprenticeship or nontraditional skills training programs to prepare women for those careers; Providing ongoing orientations for employers, unions, and workers on creating a successful environment for women to succeed in those careers; and Setting up support groups, facilitating networks, or providing support services for women to improve their retention. Please check here [dol.gov] for the grant announcement, information on past recipients, and frequently asked questions about the grant. There is a list of Funding Opportunities [dol.gov] available through the U.S. Department of Labor and encourage you to review those funding opportunities as well. Also, please see below for our most recent newsletter. There are some great links to information that may be good resources. Marlaina Guillaume Regional Administrator | Women’s Bureau | U.S. Department of Labor Tradeswomen Building Infrastructure Grant Announcement Last week, Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, Women’s Bureau Director Wendy Chun-Hoon, and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced the award of the $1.35 million Tradeswomen Building Infrastructure (TBI) grant to the State of Illinois and Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT). The TBI grant furthers efforts to create pathways for women into building trades apprenticeships and public works construction careers, at a time when federal funding for public works is flowing to states and cities. The Women’s Bureau and the entire Biden-Harris administration are committed to implementing federal funds with equity, worker voice, and job quality front and center. Acting Secretary Su and Director Chun-Hoon traveled to Chicago for an event with Governor Pritzker, Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton, and CWIT, where they discussed the impact of the TBI grant and the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing In America agenda. Read the press release [lnks.gd] Read Chicago Sun-Times coverage of the announcement [lnks.gd] View photos from the announcement [lnks.gd] Learn more about the TBI grant [lnks.gd] Watch a video of Acting Secretary Su, Gov. Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Patton discussing TBI [lnks.gd] Women's Equality Day The Women’s Bureau celebrated Women’s Equality Day on August 26, marking the 103rd anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Director Wendy Chun-Hoon penned a blog discussing recent labor force developments and how the Women's Bureau, alongside the rest of the Biden-Harris administration, is working to ensure that women benefit from the administration’s historic investments in infrastructure and clean energy. Read the blog [lnks.gd] Chart of the Month Since 1948, when the U.S. government began collecting data on labor force participation among women, the participation rate of women ages 25-54 (“prime-age” workers) has more than doubled. Breastfeeding Awareness Month The Department of Labor undertook a variety of activities to acknowledge Breastfeeding Awareness Month – August – including outreach to stakeholders about two new federal laws that support pregnant and nursing workers, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). Women’s Bureau Director Wendy Chun-Hoon and Wage and Hour Division Principal Deputy Administrator Jessica Looman participated in a press call with the U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Women’s Caucus to discuss the importance of these laws. Read our Nursing Employees Workplace Protections flyer [lnks.gd] Check out resources on pumping at work from the Wage and Hour Division [lnks.gd] View PWFA resources from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and comment on their proposed rule [lnks.gd] Labor Rights Week The Department of Labor uses Labor Rights Week – the week leading up to Labor Day – as an opportunity to help employees get to know their rights, and employers their responsibilities, with hundreds of outreach events across the country. This year, the Department affirms that all workers in the U.S. have rights, regardless of their immigration status. On August 28, in partnership with the Embassy of Mexico, agencies led by the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) held an event in Washington, D.C. to mark Labor Rights Week and roll out new resources. Women’s Bureau Director Wendy Chun-Hoon made remarks. This year the Department is especially pleased to offer a new tool, the MigrantWorker.gov and TrabajadorMigrante.gov websites, which are a one-stop shop of resources for migrant employees who are working in the U.S. Visit MigrantWorker.gov [lnks.gd] or TrabajadorMigrante.gov [lnks.gd] Read the press release [lnks.gd] Watch and share ILAB’s short videos for migrant workers [lnks.gd] New Releases from the Women's Bureau and Partners For Safe + Sound Week 2023, [lnks.gd] Women’s Bureau staff wrote a blog about some of the ways gender intersects with workplace safety. Check it out here. [lnks.gd] The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration interviewed Women’s Bureau Deputy Director Leah Rambo and Infrastructure Investment Equity Fellow Tammi Fleming for an article about women in highway construction jobs. Read it here. [lnks.gd] The Department of Labor’s Office for Disability Employment Policy released a report on women with disabilities in the labor market. View it here. [lnks.gd] In Case You Missed It Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit Women’s Bureau Deputy Director Gayle Goldin (pictured above with Special Assistant to the President Rachel Vogelstein) participated in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Seattle, along with ILAB, the White House Gender Policy Council, and the U.S. State Department, and spoke on a panel titled “Care Economy & Structural Reform.” She highlighted the importance of public investments in the care economy in the U.S. context and shared the Bureau’s ongoing work and research on gender and racial equity, paid leave, and reducing gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work. Helping Women Take the Mystery out of Retirement Planning Together with the Employee Benefits Security Administration, the Social Security Administration, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Women’s Bureau participated in a comprehensive webinar on key issues women face in planning for retirement. Watch a recording here. [lnks.gd] Getting in the Game: Women in Professional Sports In celebration of the anniversaries of Title IX and the Equal Pay Act, the Women’s Bureau hosted a roundtable conversation with women in the professional sports industry. Bringing together a diverse panel of women working in both men’s and women’s athletics, this webinar generated awareness about the challenges women experience when pursuing careers in a predominately male industry, discussed practical ways to create a more equitable workplace, and shared strategies to help women pursue opportunities in professional sports. Watch a recording here. [lnks.gd] 74th Annual International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies Conference Women's Bureau Deputy Director Goldin participated in a panel during the 74th Annual International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies Conference that discussed successful strategies to address gender-based violence in the world of work, including highlighting the principles of International Labour Organization Convention 190. [lnks.gd] She spoke about the Women’s Bureau’s work to implement the Biden-Harris administration’s National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence [lnks.gd] and convene industry stakeholders, workers, government officials, and employers. State Department International Visitor Leadership Program Meeting The Women’s Bureau, along with ILAB, the Civil Rights Center, and the EEOC, met with State Department International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) participants from Egypt to discuss practical applications to promote equal opportunity for women. We shared information about our work to increase women’s access to nontraditional occupations, reduce caregiving penalties, and prevent and address gender-based discrimination, violence, and harassment. WB in the News MarketWatch: Childcare expenses keep rising. Our calculator tracks the cost where you live. [lnks.gd] Motherly: What Is A Child Care Cliff? What Parents Need To Know [lnks.gd] ChicagoTribune.com: Gov. J.B. Pritzker promotes investing in female trade workers [lnks.gd] Fox32Chicago: Massive effort in Illinois to increase number of women working in trades [lnks.gd] “Occupational segregation” is the gendered sorting of men and women into different types of jobs. It leads to women being overrepresented in certain jobs, which are valued and compensated less than male-dominated jobs. We’ve heard from many working women about their experiences with gendered job expectations, the challenges they face at work, the support systems that help them thrive and the policy changes that would help them succeed. We'd like to hear from you. Read their stories [lnks.gd] Tell us your story [lnks.gd]