The business of gender: women are still rare sights in the boardroom despite studies linking female executives to higher profits.
Very interesting article by Peter Griffith, Vice Chair of Ernst & Young. Read in its entirety here.
Question: Wouldn't utilizing all of our brain power, regardless of the sex of the brain, make this country dynamite again??
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
SacWomen readers get $2 off.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen.com
Ladies Who Launch has a Sacramento chapter and some very interesting, affordable and timely seminars coming up. They also have some prime spots on their website for effective and affordable advertising for your business. Check it out.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen.com
The Minerva Award, named after the Roman Goddess, Minerva, who graces the California State Seal, honors remarkable women who have stepped forward in the spirit of Minerva and changed our communities, cities, state and our world. A Minerva Award celebrates a living woman who through her courage, strength and wisdom is making our world a better, more compassionate and just place.
Created in 2004 by California’s First Lady Maria Shriver, the Minerva Awards annually recognize 5 remarkable women who have made a positive difference in the lives of others and who are passing on their legacies of humanity.
Some winners are famous, some not. While most of the awards are presented to women from California, one or two may be given to women from outside California whose work and leadership have impacted the people of our state.
She may be any remarkable woman who has committed herself to creating a legacy of humanity and helping others.
She must have recognized a problem or injustice, stepped outside her comfort zone to address it and helped create a solution.
She must be a living woman dedicated to improving the lives of others.
She may come from California, live in California or her work has made a major impact on the people of this state.
She must have exhibited creativity, compassion, leadership, consistent commitment to a cause or contributed to a ground-breaking accomplishment.
Her legacy may represent a lifetime of service and achievement, or her impact may be the result of one event, a turning point in her life, that inspired her to serve others.
Her story should be one of inspiration, courage and a struggle of triumph over hardship.
She must attend the presentation of the awards in person at the California Women’s Conference in Long Beach, California, held on October 27, 2009.
Deadline is March 15, 2009. Here's is the form to use.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen.com
As we move toward the day we celebrate International Women's Day in the United States - does anyone notice at all? - here is a video of what happens in Russia.
Let's tell our male relatives that if they want to be cool, it requires lots of flowers!
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen.com
Please join the California Commission on the Status of Women...
3rd Annual Women's Equality Day Parade and Rally
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
Sacramento, CA
The California Suffrage Parade Coalition is inviting all women, girls and their supporters to the Third Annual statewide celebration with "A Special Tribute to the League of Women Voters" Commemorating the heroic suffragettes struggle in winning the right to vote, the parade starts at 10 a.m. at Sacramento's Southside Park, 5th and T. Street. The parade's destination is the North steps of the California State Capitol for an 11 a.m. rally with exciting guest speakers, esteemed women officials, info booths and music. Performers scheduled to entertain are award winning singer and song writer Hali Hammer, young singing-sensation Reyna Basila, and the Sound Solution Quartet of the Sweet Adeline Choir.
The non-partisan parade and rally was organized to celebrate the landmark victory of the past and pledge determination to encourage women today to register as voters and to make women voices count in all elections and bring to focus continued challenges of paycheck and other inequalities.
For parade registration and information visit womenequalityparade, or call (916) 435-9760 or (949) 230-1169.
Let's celebrate getting the right to vote. And let's remember to use that right each and every time.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
Thank you Jonathan Lewis of Microcredit Enterprises for passing this along. I think it is amazing.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
Last August, I wrote a blog entitled Enough Of This Stand By Your Man Thing. I wrote it as I watched Larry Craig's wife stand next to her husband as he tried to explain away his bizarre bathroom behavior. And I wrote it as a tribute to all of the women before and after who will feel like they have to do the same.
A couple of days ago I started to receive comments to the article based on the latest trot out of the humiliated wife - this time, New York Governor Spitzer. 
I was transfixed by his wife. She looked shell-shocked, like a zombie. The Harvard law school educated, top tier law firm lawyer, who gave it all up to raise three children and support her husband's political career and this is how it ends. With a husband who thought so little of his wife, his three teenage daughters, that he would risk losing it all for a few nights with prostitutes. The how much he spent for them, how high class they were, is all noise.
The second time I saw her, as her husband resigned, she looked defeated. Her face was crumpled. A million questions must have been going through her head the last 24 hours, chief among them, "How could he?". And there had probably been few answers.
She must have been consumed with trying to make sense of this for her teenage daughters. Trying to persuade them, as she tried to persuade herself, that he loves them, that he didn't mean to hurt them. But in the back of her mind, when she allowed herself to go there, she realized the bottom line was that something within him was more powerful than the loyalty and respect he owed to his wife and daughters.
I so hoped that the moment the news was out, her great friends flocked to her side. That they held her until she had grieved enough to speak, that they told her over and over and over that she didn't have to go stand next to him if she didn't want to. And mostly, no thanks to Dr. Laura, they told her vehemently that none of this was her fault.
My heart breaks for her (and for the daughters). This is definitely a time for great supportive women friends. Let's hope she had lots of them and that they will stay with her for the long term because this will be a long-term recovery for all concerned.
She strikes me as one of those stand by your man women who will rise again!
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
Sacramento Executive and SacWomen sponsors Caroline Jensen, Coldwell Banker and Dave Mendoza, Managing Broker, Comstock Mortgage are holding a very informative seminar that will provide you with much needed information on how to buy bank-owned, foreclosed homes.
The seminar is complimentary for accredited investors who are interested in buying Bank Owned Foreclosed Homes (Real Estate Owned, REO) and taking advantage of the current real estate market for Bank Owned homes.
This seminar is not for homeowners facing foreclosure.
Please call (916) 607-7313 to reserve your seat today. (Seating is limited)
This educational seminar will cover the following topics:
• The Foreclosure Process
• Why buy Foreclosed (REO) property?
• How to buy Real Estate at Foreclosure Auctions
• Advantages of REO vs. Pre-Foreclosure Property
• How to evaluate and select REO property
Due to the popularity of their programs, your RSVP is required. Seating is limited. Call to reserve your seat, 916.607.7313
Saturday, March 1, 2008
9:00 AM
Del Paso Country Club
3333 Marconi Ave
Sacramento, Ca 95821
This venue has a dress code, please call for details.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
The Latino Coalition for a Healthy California is looking for an executive director.
The Executive Director is the visionary responsible for taking LCHC to a new level by overseeing the development and implementation of LCHC’s operational and policy strategic plan and serving as its chief fundraiser. Specifically, s/he is responsible for financial management and reporting, fundraising, program development and implementation, public policy and advocacy, managing staff and board development, and communication.Applications will be reviewed on March 1st.
More info on the website.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
A great post written by Marie Wilson on the Huffington Post on why adding women to the political mix could be just the 'change' solution we all so desperately want.
One of the outtakes:
The bipartisan Congressional Women's Caucus was instrumental to passing critical legislation including the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, and the Child Support Enforcement Act. As Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson has said, "It wasn't that men were against these changes. They just hadn't considered the issue before because they hadn't experienced the problem in their own lives. As women have become a part of the system, that's changing.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
A not be missed presentation on the employment law outlook for 2008 and issues facing businesses, in-house counsel, and senior HR professionals.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
8:30–9:00am: Registration and breakfast
9:00–11:00am: Program
Presented by: Thomas N. Makris and Benjamin L. Webster
of Pillsbury Winthrop at their offices at 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700, Sacramento, CA 95814
Topics will include:
• Wage and Hour: Status of the Administrative Exemption
• Wrongful Termination and Discrimination: Review of Significant Developments in 2007
• Immigration Issues: How to Respond to No-Match Letters
• Noncompete Covenants: Do Narrow Restraints Work in California?
• Retaliation: Are Supervisors Individually Liable?
• Leaves of Absence: What Every Employer Needs to Know
• Q & A Session
RSVP by February 7 to Jennifer Ramsey at jennifer.ramsey@pillsburylaw.com
CLE Credit—Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is an Accredited Provider of CLE (Continuing Legal Education) programs in California. Pillsbury certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California in the amount of 2.0 credit hours.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
Borders, during a five-month-long pilot program, will provide approximately 350 free educational classes (per month) for Borders customers on topics ranging from “Baby Sign Language” to “Guerilla Marketing” and “Breaking into Show Business.” The classes, which begin Feb. 2nd, will be taught by local professionals, celebrities and business owners and are designed to be fun, educational and interactive. For the pilot program, Borders stores in Natomas, Roseville and Sacramento will offer a minimum of five free classes per day, six days a week.
Many of the classes are being taught by local women entrepreneurs. Check out this video to get a preview of a class called Delegate or Die, taught by Jessica Chapman whose business is Room to Breathe.
Watch Barrett McBride, another local businesswomen talk about her upcoming class at Borders.
Exciting that Borders has chosen this area to pilot this program. Free classes at your local Borders. Go check out the schedule at your local store. And report back if you attend any of them.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
J.T. Long, who attended last week's SacWomen event where we explored the topic of Female Stereotypes in the Media, suggests we continue discussion of the topic. She writes:
I think we need to continue the conversation. Beyond exploitative ads, what are the complex reasons that women take less pay and how could we as a society make those choices about roles, moving in and out of the workforce and balancing priorities easier?First I think it takes a positive role model to show that opening opportunities for women is not charity, it is bringing new, diverse and unique skills to the world. That helps people of every gender.
You raise some great issues, J.T. SacWomen readers, please weigh in on this...
From my viewpoint, I am in awe of women who manage to juggle a relationship, child raising and a career. I managed, despite lots of complications, to do all three, but never more than 2 at one time. And even still, remembering the mornings when I had an important meeting at work and one of my children woke up with a 103 degree fever, gives me chills. Choosing, as a single mother, between retaining the job that keeps food on our table and caring for my sick child, that's a choice that no one should have to make and yet thousands of women do every day.
And as for opening new opportunities for women, I think we are entering a very exciting era for women. Judy Kjelstrom mentioned it at last week's SacWomen event - we are seeing women become the majority in college-legel and beyond educational institutions. Pretty soon, corporations will have no choice than to hire graduating women as there will not be enough educated men to take all the open positions.
Women are getting more educated, women will make more money, women will decide where to invest their time and money. Times are changing.
Let's hope that these smart,educated, high-achieving women, won't spend all their time supporting (workwise, emotionally, financially) their less-aspiring men. If these women are going to be the breadwinners, then they need to demand that the men take up the slack in other areas - child-rearing?
Please send your feedback on this subject. I will add as a comment or maybe as additional posts.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
It was a cold and windy night....but women warriors don't let a little bad weather get in the way of attending a SacWomen SAGE event. And so it was on Wednesday night when we gathered at Mulvaney's Building and Loan new catering space on 19th Street.
Meeting, greeting, catching up, networking, collaborating. We did it all. Some fabulous connections were made. A shoe designer starting an exciting new company met a startup handbag designer. What are the odds of that? They left arm in arm discussing plans for collaboration.
We heard from Cloteal Herron who talked about female stereotypes in the media and what we could do to work to change all those negative references.
And, we had so many prizes (total value at almost $2,000) at Wednesday night’s event, we had to extend the prize table!
Some winners were picked at the event, specifically for the bottle of 90-point rated wine and the 4 bottle basket of wine, the tickets to Roger McGuinn at the Mondavi Center donated by Pathfinder Consulting, the 2 tickets to Geraldine Brooks, donated by California Lectures and 2 Kings tickets donated by Intel c/o Deanna Schluter.
And now for the balance of the winners…drum roll please…
$50 Visa card donated by Roland Biegler, CPA – 2 prizes
Anne Osborne and Gina Swankie
Lunch with Barbara Grant, Partner at American River Ventures, donated by ARV
Jennifer Valenta, Tammy Pinnick, Lori Jennings
2 free tickets to the eWomen Network Foundation’s “An evening of Chocolate Decadence” donated by the eWomen Network – 3 prizes
Karen Doron, Cheryl Romero, Roxanne Jelinek
Life coaching series for yourself and 3 friends – donated by Certified Life Coach Roxanne Jelinek
Tricia Quan
Gift certificate donated by The Black Rooster, Folsom
Jan Bernard
4 Movie Tickets
Tierra Bontemps
Many congratulations. I will be in touch with the winners to discuss logistics.
Prize donors, thank you so much for the very generous donations by the prize givers.
Sponsors: Caroline Jensen of Coldwell Banker and Michelle Hallsten of Pillsbury Winthrop - thanks for supporting the startup efforts of this organization.
Attendees: Keep bringing your friends and growing the network.
Stay tuned for details of the next event in April.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
Friday, February 8; 8:30-2:30
UC Davis
Get all the details and sign up online
Interested in getting involved in politics? If you want to get an inside look at what it's like to have a career in the political realm, check this out! Hear from national and local leaders, activists, and recent alums to get some inspiration! Did we mention the free lunch and prizes?
Keynote speakers:
ROSARIO MARIN on WHY WOMEN MATTER
41st Treasurer of the U.S. (2001-2003); Secretary of the State and Consumer Services Agency; highest ranking Latina in the Presidents' Administration; former Mayor of Huntington Park, CA; Co-Founder, National Association of Latina Leaders. Awards include the "Groundbreaking Latina of the Year" by Catalina magazine, and the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Prize at the United Nations for her tireless work on behalf of persons with developmental disabilities. She was the second person to receive that honor.
LIZ FIGUEROA on WOMEN SUPPORTING WOMEN
California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board; Former CA Senator (9 years in 10th District); Two term Assemblywoman; Board of Directors, CEWAER. Honored as "Legislator of the Year" for her work on maternal/child health, health care reform, and banning the state of CA from using products made by slave labor.
Breakout sessions include:
Potential Careers in Politics Panel
Moderated by Wendy Hill, Legislative Director Nat. Assoc. of Social Workers Dr. Yali Bair, Vice President Planned Parenthood of California Tam Ma, Consultant for Senator Sheila J. Kuehl and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildlife Teri Burns, President of the Natomas School Board Angela Wagner Blanchard, UCD Alum, Associate Lobbyist Political Solutions, graduate of the UC Sacramento Scholar Intern Program
* Media Constructions of Women in Politics
* Making Change From Outside the 'System'
* The One and Only: When You're the Only Woman, or Woman of Color
* Making Connections: Utilizing Your Position/Job/Internship to the Fullest
* Thinking About Running? What You Need to Consider Before You Decide
* Getting the Experiences You Need
When women leaders bring their voices, vision and leadership to the table, the debate is more robust and the policy is more inclusive and sustainable. By supporting women, and the values that allow and encourage women to succeed, we create a more equitable culture.
This looks like a fabulous event. Make it a priority for you!
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
“A room of one’s own,” Virginia Woolf once famously suggested, is what a woman needs to get any writing done. Alas, even if you have a writing room in your house, the rest of your house is still there to interrupt you when you sit down to focus your creativity… Wait! Did you remember to start the dishwasher this morning? Better get up and check. Oh, is that the doorbell? Look, a neighbor has arrived to chat. And did you ever return those phone calls from yesterday? Better do it now before you forget. Finally, a moment arrives when you can get back to your thoughts and really dig in… my, but how the time has flown and now you’ll need to get dinner started.
Sound familiar? Instead, why not spend the weekend in Lake Tahoe in a quiet room at “Write By the Lake” with other women writers, lots of wine, and wonderful food? I’ll be there too – Jennifer Sander, of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Published, 4th Edition (Complete Idiot's Guide to)
Other than drinking wine, what else happens on a Women’s Writing Retreat Weekend? The schedule looks like this:
Friday: Arrive late afternoon for introductions, socializing, and weekend goal setting. Dinner will be served at 7:30
Saturday: Breakfast before 9, private writing from 9 until 12. Lunch break and a short walk to the lake, afternoon writing time from 1:30-5. Dinner at 7:30.
Sunday: Breakfast before 9, writing from 9 until 12. Lunch break, another bit of leg stretching, and writing all afternoon until it is time for you to head back down the hill.
$235 fee includes all: a private room and all meals and drinks. I plan to hold this small event a few times a year at our South Lake Tahoe house, with a maximum of three writers each time. The first two weekends are Jan 25-27th, and March 7-9th. UPDATE -- MARCH LOOKS SOLD OUT, ONE SPOT LEFT FOR JANUARY!
This is your chance to get started on a new project, finish up an old one, or just sit quietly and let your thoughts and creativity surprise you. Let me know if you are interested, I’d love to see you there!
Jennifer Bayse Sander
Email: onedrymartini@hotmail.com
Thank you J.T. Long for passing along. It sounds GREAT.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
After a very successful first meeting in October, SacWomen returns, this time in collaboration with SAGE (Sacramento Advocates for Girls Empowerment). 
Our aim remains the same: To amplify the voices of the women of Sacramento through our daily blog and periodic face-to-face events by providing a venue that fosters a ground swell of support by and between the women of Sacramento – personally, politically, economically, academically, philanthropically, culturally, socially, environmentally - and any other way we can think of!
And we have had some great success stories already. Here are just a few:
One of our October attendees recently reached out to another attendee to get some input on her startup funding documents. The SacWomen network stepped in and, in just a few hours, she learned about a great free mentorship program for entrepreneurs right here in Sacramento.
Another attendee is looking for a writer to help with some materials she is preparing for a local publication. Voila, an experienced writer in just the subject she required is located within an hour.
Another attendee, a certified financial planner, has offered to hold a financial planning seminar just for women in early 2008. Financial security is such an important, and often overlooked, priority for women. More details and sign-up sheet at this upcoming event.
A sponsor was desperately looking for a qualified speaker for a women’s startup event. By the next day, one of the most qualified women in town had graciously agreed to speak.
And more details come in every day. This is the start of something great. You owe yourself to be a part of it!
This month’s event will feature an important topic for us and the young women in our lives – the female stereotype in the media. Our speaker will give us ideas on how to resist and work for change. The venue will be the new banquet facility for Mulvaney's Building and Loan. They will serve a wonderful smorgasbord from their appetizer and dessert menus.
Please sign up before January 8 for early bird pricing. And please feel free to invite a girl guest, ages 13-18. We have set a special price for their registration.
As always, please keep reading the SacWomen blog, provide input and comment. And watch for future events that will cover such subjects as Wine Tasting, Body Image, and Are Women Still Undermining Women? Or any other subjects you would like to hear.
And please take time to learn about SAGE. If you are not already a volunteer, consider giving some of your time to this wonderful organization that is so supportive of the young women of Sacramento.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
When Girls Don’t Graduate, We All Fail: A Call to Improve High School Graduation Rates for Girls, finds that one in four girls drops out of school, and that the numbers are even worse for girls of color. Plus, the economic costs of dropping out are particularly damaging for girls. Female dropouts earn significantly lower wages than male dropouts, are at greater risk of unemployment, and are more likely to rely on public support programs.
These findings are from a report from the National Women's Law Center. You can download the report here.
The Center emphasizes that interventions to address the dropout crisis must be tailored to the different needs of boys and girls of all races and ethnicities, based on the distinct experiences of these students and the enhanced research and data collection recommended by the report. Policymakers, educators, students, and parents all have a role to play in ensuring that students are provided the support they need to stay in school. A fully comprehensive dropout prevention strategy also requires:
Combating sexual harassment in schools. Both boys and girls report that they drop out in part because they do not feel safe at school. Download a fact sheet on sexual harassment for schools or for students.
Providing better support for pregnant and parenting students. Pregnancy and parenting responsibilities play a significant role in many girls' decisions to drop out of school.
Ensuring equal access for girls to career and technical education classes. These classes provide training for high-skill, high-wage jobs. Offering career education programs that emphasize the link between academic work, college success, and careers has been proven to reduce dropout rates.
Ensuring equal access for girls to after-school programs, including athletics programs. Studies have shown that participation in after-school programs improves graduation rates and academic achievement.
Source: NWLC
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
The College of Continuing Education at Sacramento State plans to introduce a forum for Women in Leadership in spring, 2008.
The forum will provide women in the Sacramento community an opportunity to interact, support one another and share solutions to work and life challenges. The goal is to offer a casual and fun environment where you can relax and leave with a recharged spirit, a new perspective and a new idea or two.
Please fill out the short survey to help in guiding the program.
Thanks to Susan Wheeler for sending this along.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
Two interesting teleclasses from WITI - Women In Technology International.
Success Strategies for Life & Career" - Begins Nov 27
"Exploring Your Life Mission" - Begins Nov 28
Both are reasonably priced. Check them out.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
enough money within her control to move out
and rent a place of her own,
even if she never wants to or needs to...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..
something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..
a youth she's content to leave behind....
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retelling it in her old age....
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .....
a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems,
and a recipe for a meal,
that will make her guests feel honored...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
a feeling of control over her destiny...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to fall in love without losing herself..
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to quit a job,
break up with a lover,
and confront a friend without;
ruining the friendship...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
when to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK AWAY...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that she can't change the length of her calves,
the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents..
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that her childhood may not have been perfect...but it's over...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
what she would and wouldn't do for love or more...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to live alone... even if she doesn't like it...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW.. .
whom she can trust,
whom she can't,
and why she shouldn't take it personally...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
where to go...
be it to her best friend's kitchen table...
or a charming inn in the woods...
when her soul needs soothing...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
what she can and can't accomplish in a day...
a month...and a year...
Thanks to Shelley for passing this along.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
The CSUS chapter of NOW is starting again! Their first meeting will be November 7th, 4-5pm
@ The Women’s Resource Center, Library 1010
If you have any questions, please contact Allison Blakeley [allithebookworm@gmail.com].
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FOURTH ANNUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN CONFERENCE
GLOBALIZATION AND WOMEN:
THE GOOD, BAD AND EVIL
Saturday
November 10, 2007
California State University, Sacramento
Alumni Center
Full-day conference from 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Key Note Speaker: Sujata Warrier, PhD—Globalization and Women
Other Featured Speakers:
Mridula Udayagiri, PhD “Overview of Globalization”
Soheir Stolba, PhD “The Chinese Strategies of Globalization in Developing Countries”
Aashika Damodar—“Trafficking in Women: A Perspective from Washington, D.C.”
Entertainment by MANASA tribal fusion belly dance.
Lunch will be provided. There will be jewelry from around the world for sale, also to benefit SHARE.
Cost: $30 General Public $15 Students
*Limited scholarships available through the Women’s Resource Center.
All proceeds to benefit the SHARE Institute.
For more information, please call the Sac State Women’s Resource Center at
(916) 278-7388 or email Jessica Heskin at heskin@csus.edu.
Sponsored by:
The Sac State Women’s Resource Center, The Sac State Multicultural Center, The SHARE Institute, The Sociology Dept. of Sacramento State, Visiting Scholars Fund.
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Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
The Sacramento County Airport System is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from performers to offer entertainment to the traveling public November - December 2007. A number of performace slots exist to accomodate performers with varied availability.
All performers who have not previously participated in the Holiday Entertainment Program are encouraged to respond as soon as possible to ensure adequate time for a member of Marketing and Public Relations team to attend one of your performances and/or schedule an audition.
Based upon evaluation of the qualifications and auditions data, several performers will be selected to pariticipate in the program. A copy of the Holiday Entertainment RFQ is posted on the website. If you have questions, please contact Gina Swankie at swankieg@saccounty.net or (916) 874-0791.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
There were over $600 worth of prizes at the first get-together of SacWomen on Tuesday night.
Here are some of the prize winners:
1. Four free weeks of Kovars Martial Arts Instruction courtesy of Kovar's Satori Academy. Plus a free uniform. A $198.00 value - 2 prizes.
And the winners are: drum roll please .....Mary Kay Hoal, CEO of YouSphere.com, a very exciting Sacramento startup and Cynthia Mitchell of Wirestone.
2. A Ski Trip for two (or two trips for one). Join Alpine Adventures for a Saturday, Sunday or Wednesday ski trip to Alpine Meadows, Heavenly, Mt. Rose, Northstar at Tahoe, Squaw Valley, or Sugar Bowl. Trip includes round trip charter coach to the resort and lift pass. Trips on Wednesdays are for adults only and include the above, plus coffee & pastry en route, and guided tours. Can also be applied to chld/teen ski & snowboard adventure. Trips run December 2007-March 2008. Value of $220.
Another drum roll....the winner is: Shannon Hollsten, CEO of another local startup - Cal-In Technology Transfer.
3. Two tickets to the lecture of your choice at California Lectures for the 2007-08 Six-Lecture series.
The winner is: Suze Sherman, COO of Arch Technologies
Other gifts that were presented at the event - a bottle of champagne presented by Caroline Jensen of Coldwell Banker.2 $50 Visa rewards cards with a mug and candy courtesy of Roland Biegler, CPA.
I will be mailing the certificates to the winners in the next few days.
Congratulations to all.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
The Sacramento Asian Chamber of Commerce's PIVOT Program
Building This Region's Future
Monday, October 22, 2007
11:30am - 1:30pm
Vizcaya Hotel (2019 21st Street, Sacramento, CA)
Get involved in "Building This Region's Future" - A discussion series for young professionals and young entrepreneurs in the Sacramento region.
The SACC and Sacramento County Airport, KB Homes and Washington Mutual have recently created an exciting Public Policy luncheon series. The hope is to educate the Sacramento business community about this regions future that will affect both large and small businesses. The series will include: The Sacramento Region’s Changing Landscape, How to make the Sacramento region business friendly through economic development strategies and the Future of Workforce Development in the region.
Register today! It's free.
Contact Lori Soldano at (916) 446-7883 or by e-mail at lsoldano@sacasiancc.org
Sounds like a great way to get your voice heard and give valuable input into this region's way forward.
Thanks to Deanna Schluter for passing this along.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
One of the great things about starting SacWomen is that I, a confirmed feminist who believed I was completely knowledgeable about any glimmer of support for women in Sacramento, have come across a cornucopia of opportunities and organizations supporting women about which I had no idea previously.
Today I present, Ladies Who Launch. This national organization, active in more than 40 communities across the country, including Sacramento, is designed to assist women start their own 'dream' businesses through networking opportunities, support and incubator workshops to teach specific skills needed by women entrepreneurs who are ready to 'launch'.
Watch the video - an interview with the founders on the Today Show. There is also a companion book. And I have invited the local leader, Whitney Roberts, to attend our upcoming SacWomen event to enlighten us further. In the meantime, check out all of the local events.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
Join the largest gathering of professional women in the greater Sacramento area for a day of learning, networking and inspiration. Local and national experts will share the latest strategies for career advancement, leadership, communication, work/life balance, women's health, personal finance, and entrepreneurship.
Featured keynote speaker: Michelle Peluso, CEO of Travelocity
Tuesday, October 16th 7AM-5:30PM
Sacramento Convention Center
Full registration $150
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SacWomen
At the University of Washington, lines of waiting women often snake out of the bathrooms in the business building. When the building was constructed, designers assumed that women would make up only 15 percent of business students; now that women's numbers equal men's, women are left standing in line while men breeze past them.
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SacWomen
Do you have books you have read and you would like to swap for books you want to read? Well, BookMooch is the site for you. There is no cost to join. You simply list the books you are ready to give away and then request the books you would like to receive. BookMooch works on a points system. An excellent way to recycle books.
Here's a testimonial: Only minutes after creating a list of books I am willing to give away on Bookmooch, I already had enough points to request free books from others. Tomorrow, I am mailing two complete strangers some old books. And four strangers have promised to send me books I was planning to buy on Amazon. An excellent trade! Bookmooch works!"- Solana Larsen (a BookMooch member)
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
Married women who keep silent during marital disputes have a greater chance of dying from heart disease and other conditions than women who speak their minds, new research shows.
But the same can't be said of married men who keep disagreements to themselves. They had the same life expectancy during the 10-year study as men who spoke out.
The research, which spanned from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, was the latest to show that how couples fight affects not only their relationship but their health.
Lead author Elaine A. Eaker, a Gaithersburg, Md., epidemiologist, said the message for women was clear. "When in conflict with your spouse, it helps to express yourself," she said.
Courtesy: LA Times
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
Two day event Date: September 28, 2007 Registration: 5:30 to 6:00pm Speaker/Food: 6:00 to 8:00pm Focus: NetworkingDate: September 29, 2007
Time: 8:00am to 5:00pm
Focus: SeminarNetwork with Like Minded Women
Doubletree Hotel Sacramento
2001 Point West Way
Sacramento, CA 95815
Phone: 916-929-8855
Our excellent panel of speakers who will cover powerful topics including:real estate investing
improving health and wellness
asset protection
information marketing
conducting business on the internet
importance of networkingOur keynote speaker is Sharon Lechter, co-author of the best selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad and other Rich Dad series books. Sharon is also one of the founders of the Rich Dad company and she has a wealth of valuable information to share with the audience.
This spectacular Women On The Move event for women who want to achieve new levels of success. Regardless of where you are in your professional or personal life, you will receive real world information that can help you achieve your goals for a healthy, happy, and prosperous future!
The Women On The Move is also the launching ground for a Greater Sacramento Women Build, a Habitat for Humanity International Program that encourages women and girls to have fun and make a difference by building homes and communities.
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If any SacWomen attends, please send me a note and let me know how it was so we can track it for next year.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
Returning to the workforce can be a daunting job for full-time moms. It requires reigniting old contacts (including co-workers who were once their junior), marketing themselves strategically, and battling the diminished self-image that plagues most women who have been off the career track--whether it's been two, six, or 15 years. Carol Fishman Cohen and Vivian Steir Rabin understand, because they've been there. And as women who have successfully relaunched their careers, they know it can be done with careful planning, strategizing, and creativity. Now, in BACK ON THE CAREER TRACK,Hey, I did it somehow. Divorced with a 1 year old and a 2 year old, I returned to work part-time first, and eventually returned to a career that allowed me to be one of the first generation of women to break through the glass ceiling. And my kids survived beautifully!they offer a prescriptive, seven-step program that covers such topics as building confidence, assessing career options, updating job skills, preparing for interviews, getting the family on board, networking, and much more.
"Finally! A smart, practical, inspiring guide for moms looking to get back to paid work--without losing their minds." --Leslie Morgan Steiner, editor of Mommy Wars and columnist, www.washingtonpost.com
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
From: The Wino Club
I don't normally get bothered but this has been gnawing at me for some time. Please just stick with this little rant.Let's start with the facts. Did you know that 60% of the wine sold in the United States is to women? So if we start there, logic dictates that the wine market is already on target with its products. If women are already buying a good deal of the wine, why would marketers suddenly change their market to better accommodate them? We already like wine.
Why are the marketing companies shifting their focus? We don't want to be pandered to. We want to learn and grow into sophisticated wine drinkers. We DON'T want to buy Italian wines labeled 'Mommy's Time Out' and we don't all want lower alcohol roses. I have girlfriends who wouldn't touch a white wine or rose if their lives depended on it (unless it was going to go to waste and that's a totally different conversation). And other friends who love the heat that comes from a high alcohol Zin (yours truly included).
Hello?
We're being sold special PMS chocolates (ok this one makes sense, never mind) low taste, I mean low carb, beer and femine rum (yes it exists - pink label and all). So if it's pink we'll buy it? Novelties. Do we really want our wine to be a novelty too?
I think that as women develop as wine drinkers, and we are seeing so many more women enter in to the male dominated profession of wine directors and makers, we don't want the experience cheapened. How can we be taken seriously as winos if we're interested in too sweet shallow gunk with the tasting depth of a SoCal rain storm?
So my plea is this. Leave male verses female out of wine and concentrate on making better wine.
Completely agree...just give us great wine. I was at a wine dinner last night with a bunch of women and realize how much I have learned from drinking great wine on a regular basis. Learning through osmosis and enjoying it at the same time...that works!
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen.com
A friend sent this to me today. I had seen another version a few months ago and remember being touched by the contents. I met my friend when I went with two other Board Members to interview a potential new Board Member. We bonded that lunchtime. She did join the Board eventually but left after only a few meetings, not getting the point. But we stayed friends. She joined a book club I had started. And when I moved last summer and was drowning in the process, she would arrive with a canvas bag packed with a delicious lunch and calmly get me back on track. I didn't realize how great a friend she was until I moved. 
But back to the message below. It expresses so well the need for women friends and how, as we get older, the more important they become. I think it was in the book, "This Is Not the Life I Ordered," This Is Not the Life I Ordered: 50 Ways to Keep Your Head Above Water When Life Keeps Dragging You Down
I know that I can't wait to get together with my book club each month. And for me one of the most enjoyable parts is that it is made up of women ranging in age from the early 20's to 60;. And no, we hardly ever get to discuss the book because we are so busy catching up on each other's lives and just being there for each other.
So, here we go:
A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day drinking iced tea and visiting with her Mother. As they talked about life, about marriage, about the responsibilities of life and the obligations of adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her glass thoughtfully and turned a clear, sober glance upon her daughter.'Don't forget your Sisters,' she advised, swirling the tea leaves to the bottom of her glass. 'They'll be more important as you get older. No matter how much you love your husband, no matter how much you love the children you may have, you are still going to need Sisters. Remember to go places with them now and then; do things with them.' 'Remember that 'Sisters' means ALL the women...your girlfriends, your daughters, and all your other women relatives too. 'You'll need other women. Women always do.'
‘What a funny piece of advice!' the young woman thought. ‘Haven't I just gotten married? Haven't I just joined the couple-world? I'm now a married woman, for goodness sake! A grownup! Surely my husband and the family we may start will be all I need to make my life worthwhile!'
But she listened to her Mother. She kept contact with her Sisters and made more women friends each year. As the years tumbled by, one after another, she gradually came to understand that her Mom really knew what she was talking about. As time and nature work their changes and their mysteries upon a woman, Sisters are the mainstays of her life.
After more than 50 years of living in this world, here is what I've learned:
THIS SAYS IT ALL:
Time passes.
Life happens.
Distance separates.
Children grow up.
Jobs come and go.
Love waxes and wanes.
Men don't do what they're supposed to do.
Hearts break.
Parents die.
Colleagues forget favors.
Careers end.
BUT.........
Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are between you.
A girl friend is never farther away than needing her can reach.When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on, praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the valley's end.
Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you...Or come in and carry you out.
Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters, daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers, Grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended family, all bless our life!The world wouldn't be the same without women, and neither would I. When we began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we would need each other.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWoman
A fabulous list of 100 resources that will help women build their businesses. The list is broken into several categories:
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SacWomen
On Sunday the Luna Bar Women's Triathlon was held at Rancho Seco Park. Almost 400 women of all shapes, sizes, races, ages and various degrees of fitness competed. Many of the athletes were supported by their loving families and friends. There was many a case of a mom proudly cheering on a daughter and little girls waving supportive signs for their moms.
I was really taken by the sense of kinship. Women truly cheering other women on. No one was checking out what anyone else was wearing. No one, at least not at my level, cared about anyone else's time. We really just wanted everyone to complete whatever goal they had set for themselves and celebrate the completion. As my friend and 'coach' Joy had told me from the very beginning, "It's all about forward movement." And Sunday was all about forward movement. In a supportive environment of women and friends and family.
There was one participant who, like me, had never before considered competing in a triathlon. She had trained for several weeks for the swim and the week before the event, she broke her wrist. Seriously broke her wrist in that it required multiple pins and had to be held straight out at an awkward angle. Refusing to give up, she opted for the run and as her broken wrist swelled to uncomfortable limits, she proudly crossed the finish line. Later, I saw her with a giant ice pack on her wrist and an even more giant smile on her face.
Much later I would think, "So what, I completed a 3 mile event in a triathlon. What's so great about that?" But then I would remember that 4 years ago, I smoked 3-4 packs of cigarettes a day and was a lifetime expert on avoiding even walking across the street. This was pretty great. And having a daughter, a runner herself, call you to tell you how proud she is of you, how she brags to all of her friends about you, that was extra great.
Gillian Parrillo
Sacwomen
I dash into Victoria's Secret to buy a few new bras. (I really have to remember not to put them in the washer and dryer!) I know what style I like and I know what size I take. I plan on this only taking a few minutes. I go to the usual display and no bras in my size and a note saying that they now only make this style in smaller sizes. What the hell? Aren't we all getting fatter, shouldn't they be dropping the smaller sizes? I call over the manager. She confirms my suspicions. Tells me that others have been upset about it too. I ask her if this was a big seller and she confirms it was the best selling line the store carried. So I ask her why on earth they would stop making it. She confirms that they must be crazy and says I should write a letter to Corporate. First mistake. And she makes no attempt to tell me what the new replacement product is. Second mistake. I would imagine that they did away with that style to promote a new, improved, better (read more expensive) line. But how would I know which product that was.
So a chance to get feedback from me, the Loyal Customer, me, right away if they had a form to fill out to be sent to Corporate and a chance to move Loyal customer of Product 1 to Loyal Customer of more expensive Product 2. A big F on both.
Please think about all of the ways that your customer can give you instant customer feedback and implement them right away. And if you cancel a product line be sure that your salesforce knows how to steer customers of the old product to the new one.
Great companies know how to do all this and more...that's what makes them great.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
