President Obama is accompanied by Sandra Fluke at a 2012 campaign event in Aurora, Colo. Fluke gained attention when talk show host Rush Limbaugh spoke disparagingly of her testimony before Congress on the issue of contraception and insurance coverage.
Add women's rights activist Sandra Fluke to the roster of Democrats hoping to succeed Rep. Henry Waxman.
Fluke has filed with the California Democratic Party to seek its endorsement for the heavily Democratic Los Angeles-based seat held by Waxman since 1975.
She's listed on the state party's website as one of three candidates who have officially filed in the 33rd Congressional District. The other two are state Sen. Ted Lieu and Wendy Greuel, a finalist in last year's Los Angeles mayoral race.
Abigail Gardner, a spokeswoman for Fluke, confirmed that the activist has filed with the state party but said the move was simply a procedural step to meet internal party deadlines and allow Fluke to keep her options open.
In an interview with KPCC last week, Fluke told the Southern California radio station, "I am strongly considering running."
Waxman announced last week that he will not seek re-election, raising the prospect of a crowded race for a House seat that's been occupied for decades.
Fluke was thrust into the national spotlight after she was denied a chance to testify during a Republican-led House hearing on Obamacare's contraception coverage in 2012. She later testified during a hearing before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.
The incident gained even more attention when conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh called Fluke, then a Georgetown law student, a "slut" and a "prostitute" on air.
As a result of her experience, Fluke became a rallying point on the left and was a featured speaker at the Democratic National Convention in 2012, where she spoke about women's rights. Fluke also campaigned for various Democratic candidates and introduced President Obama at a rally in Denver.
Fluke has filed with the California Democratic Party to seek its endorsement for the heavily Democratic Los Angeles-based seat held by Waxman since 1975.
She's listed on the state party's website as one of three candidates who have officially filed in the 33rd Congressional District. The other two are state Sen. Ted Lieu and Wendy Greuel, a finalist in last year's Los Angeles mayoral race.
Abigail Gardner, a spokeswoman for Fluke, confirmed that the activist has filed with the state party but said the move was simply a procedural step to meet internal party deadlines and allow Fluke to keep her options open.
In an interview with KPCC last week, Fluke told the Southern California radio station, "I am strongly considering running."
Waxman announced last week that he will not seek re-election, raising the prospect of a crowded race for a House seat that's been occupied for decades.
Fluke was thrust into the national spotlight after she was denied a chance to testify during a Republican-led House hearing on Obamacare's contraception coverage in 2012. She later testified during a hearing before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.
The incident gained even more attention when conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh called Fluke, then a Georgetown law student, a "slut" and a "prostitute" on air.
As a result of her experience, Fluke became a rallying point on the left and was a featured speaker at the Democratic National Convention in 2012, where she spoke about women's rights. Fluke also campaigned for various Democratic candidates and introduced President Obama at a rally in Denver.
Congratulations to Bernice Crouse, District Director and Jill Yaich, Assistant Director on your first successful district meeting!
November 1, 2013.
http://www.paconferenceforwomen.org/
Keynote Speakers:
Hillary Rodham Clinton, served as the 67th Secretary of State of the United States from January 21, 2009 until February 1, 2013, after nearly four decades in public service as an advocate, attorney, First Lady, and Senator.As First Lady, Hillary Clinton advocated for universal affordable, quality health care and led successful bipartisan efforts to improve the adoption and foster care systems, reduce teen pregnancy, and establish both the Children’s Health Insurance Program and Early Head Start, which provides support for children in the crucial first three years of life.
She also traveled to more than 80 countries as a representative of our country, winning respect as a champion of human rights, democracy, civil society, and opportunities for women and girls around the world. In 2000, Clinton made history as the first First Lady elected to the United States Senate. She worked across party lines to expand economic opportunity and access to quality, affordable health care, including for wounded service members, veterans and members of the National Guard and Reserves. After September 11, 2001, she helped secure more than $20 billion for the rebuilding of New York and fought for the health needs of first responders who risked their lives at Ground Zero.In 2007 and 2008, Clinton made her historic campaign for President, winning 18 million votes, and more primaries and delegates than any woman had before.In her four years as Secretary of State, Clinton played a central role in restoring America’s standing in the world and strengthening its global leadership. Her “smart power” approach to foreign policy elevated American diplomacy and development and repositioned them for the 21st century — with new tools, technologies, and partners, including the private sector and civil society around the world. As America’s chief diplomat and the President’s principal foreign policy adviser, Clinton spearheaded progress on many of our greatest national security challenges, from reasserting the United States as a Pacific power and imposing crippling sanctions on Iran and North Korea to responding to the challenges and opportunities of the Arab Awakening and negotiating a ceasefire in the Middle East. She pushed the frontiers of human rights and demonstrated that giving women the opportunity to participate fully is vital to the security, stability, and prosperity of all nations.Today, Clinton continues to build on the nonprofit work she began nearly four decades ago through the Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation, which works to improve global health, strengthen economies, promote health and wellness, and protect the environment by fostering partnerships among businesses, governments, nongovernmental organizations, and private citizens.
Madeleine Albright, is the author of the New York Times bestsellers “Madam Secretary,” The Mighty and the Almighty,” “Memo to the President” and “Read My Pins.” Albright has recently written “Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948.” Drawing upon her memory, her parents’ written reflections, interviews with contemporaries, and newly-available documents, Albright offers a moving and incisive account of this
tumultuous period. As she describes her own experience growing up during this period, Albright reflects on the discovery of her family’s Jewish heritage many decades after the war, and the choices that her parents and their generation faced as complicated events unfolded on the world stage. Albright was U.S. Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001. Her distinguished career of public service includes positions in the National Security Council, as U.S. Ambassadorto the United Nations, and on Capitol Hill.
Sallie Krawcheck, is a woman with a reputation for integrity, independence of thought, a sense of humor and an unrelenting focus on results. Krawcheck has often been referred to as one of the most successful and influential executives in financial services. From turning around and growing troubled wealth management businesses, to eliminating Wall Street conflicts of interest and advocating a true client-centered business model, Fortune magazine called her “The Last Honest Analyst” during her tenure at Sanford Bernstein. After years spent as the guardian of such brands as Smith
Barney, Merrill Lynch and US Trust, Krawcheck’s long run as a successful public company executive was upended in 2011 in a management shake up that would transform the next stretch of her professional life. A renewed focus on her passions – women in business, regulatory reform and investor protection – has made Krawcheck a sought-after business and financial services industry expert for both traditional and non-traditional media, as well as in Washington, D.C. Krawcheck’s embrace of social media as a means of including more people in her frank business conversations has garnered her more than 185,000 (and growing) followers as one of LinkedIn’s INfluencers and 17,000 followers on Twitter. A Tar Heel fan through and through, Krawcheck also spends her time advising start-up companies, focusing on education-oriented philanthropy and serving on a variety of boards.
Glenda Hatchett. is host and star, Judge Hatchett, former highest-ranking woman of color worldwide, Delta Air Lines and
bestselling author. Hatchett completed a prestigious federal clerkship in the United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia. She then spent nearly 10 years at Delta Air Lines, where she was the airline’s highest-ranking woman of color worldwide. Hatchett has presented leadership sessions for various companies including PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Georgia-Pacific, Wal-Mart and Hospital Corporation of America Inc. (HCA). Additionally, she is frequently a lecturer throughout the country keynoting several national conferences. Hatchett has served on the Boards of three Fortune 500 companies – HCA, The Gap Inc. and ServiceMaster Company.Hatchett was appointed Chief Presiding Judge of the Fulton County (Atlanta, Georgia) Juvenile Court—becoming the first African-American Chief Presiding Judge of a state court in Georgia and head of one of the largest juvenile court systems in the country. Hatchett presides over the two-time Emmy nominated nationally syndicated show, Judge Hatchett, now in its 12th season (Sony Pictures Television). Judge Hatchett won a Prism Award for Best Unscripted Non-Fiction Series or Special for Television. Currently, Hatchett sits on the National Football League’s Atlanta Falcons’ Board of Advisors, a position she has held since 2004, and serves as a consultant to the National Basketball Association and the National Football League. Moreover, she has consistently shown her commitment to community development through her service on numerous nonprofit boards.Hatchett is the Founder and CEO of the newly established production company, Great Day Productions that specializes in television programming. She has been a
legal contributor on national news outlets including, CNN, HLN, FOX News and “The TODAY SHOW,” and is the author of the national best sellers “Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say” and “Dare to Take Charge.” She is the
recipient of numerous awards including the Roscoe Pound award for outstanding work in Criminal Justice, NAACP’s Thurgood Marshall award and she has been recognized as one of the “100 Best and Brightest Women in Corporate America” by Ebony magazine. Hatchett was named Distinguished Alumna at Mt. Holyoke College, which later granted her an honorary degree. Her other alma mater, Emory University Law School, named her Outstanding Alumni of the Year. Emory University also presented her with the highest award given to university alumni, the Emory Medal.
Information Contact regarding the Convention: Barbara Schmouder.
http://www.paconferenceforwomen.org/
Keynote Speakers:
Hillary Rodham Clinton, served as the 67th Secretary of State of the United States from January 21, 2009 until February 1, 2013, after nearly four decades in public service as an advocate, attorney, First Lady, and Senator.As First Lady, Hillary Clinton advocated for universal affordable, quality health care and led successful bipartisan efforts to improve the adoption and foster care systems, reduce teen pregnancy, and establish both the Children’s Health Insurance Program and Early Head Start, which provides support for children in the crucial first three years of life.
She also traveled to more than 80 countries as a representative of our country, winning respect as a champion of human rights, democracy, civil society, and opportunities for women and girls around the world. In 2000, Clinton made history as the first First Lady elected to the United States Senate. She worked across party lines to expand economic opportunity and access to quality, affordable health care, including for wounded service members, veterans and members of the National Guard and Reserves. After September 11, 2001, she helped secure more than $20 billion for the rebuilding of New York and fought for the health needs of first responders who risked their lives at Ground Zero.In 2007 and 2008, Clinton made her historic campaign for President, winning 18 million votes, and more primaries and delegates than any woman had before.In her four years as Secretary of State, Clinton played a central role in restoring America’s standing in the world and strengthening its global leadership. Her “smart power” approach to foreign policy elevated American diplomacy and development and repositioned them for the 21st century — with new tools, technologies, and partners, including the private sector and civil society around the world. As America’s chief diplomat and the President’s principal foreign policy adviser, Clinton spearheaded progress on many of our greatest national security challenges, from reasserting the United States as a Pacific power and imposing crippling sanctions on Iran and North Korea to responding to the challenges and opportunities of the Arab Awakening and negotiating a ceasefire in the Middle East. She pushed the frontiers of human rights and demonstrated that giving women the opportunity to participate fully is vital to the security, stability, and prosperity of all nations.Today, Clinton continues to build on the nonprofit work she began nearly four decades ago through the Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation, which works to improve global health, strengthen economies, promote health and wellness, and protect the environment by fostering partnerships among businesses, governments, nongovernmental organizations, and private citizens.
Madeleine Albright, is the author of the New York Times bestsellers “Madam Secretary,” The Mighty and the Almighty,” “Memo to the President” and “Read My Pins.” Albright has recently written “Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948.” Drawing upon her memory, her parents’ written reflections, interviews with contemporaries, and newly-available documents, Albright offers a moving and incisive account of this
tumultuous period. As she describes her own experience growing up during this period, Albright reflects on the discovery of her family’s Jewish heritage many decades after the war, and the choices that her parents and their generation faced as complicated events unfolded on the world stage. Albright was U.S. Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001. Her distinguished career of public service includes positions in the National Security Council, as U.S. Ambassadorto the United Nations, and on Capitol Hill.
Sallie Krawcheck, is a woman with a reputation for integrity, independence of thought, a sense of humor and an unrelenting focus on results. Krawcheck has often been referred to as one of the most successful and influential executives in financial services. From turning around and growing troubled wealth management businesses, to eliminating Wall Street conflicts of interest and advocating a true client-centered business model, Fortune magazine called her “The Last Honest Analyst” during her tenure at Sanford Bernstein. After years spent as the guardian of such brands as Smith
Barney, Merrill Lynch and US Trust, Krawcheck’s long run as a successful public company executive was upended in 2011 in a management shake up that would transform the next stretch of her professional life. A renewed focus on her passions – women in business, regulatory reform and investor protection – has made Krawcheck a sought-after business and financial services industry expert for both traditional and non-traditional media, as well as in Washington, D.C. Krawcheck’s embrace of social media as a means of including more people in her frank business conversations has garnered her more than 185,000 (and growing) followers as one of LinkedIn’s INfluencers and 17,000 followers on Twitter. A Tar Heel fan through and through, Krawcheck also spends her time advising start-up companies, focusing on education-oriented philanthropy and serving on a variety of boards.
Glenda Hatchett. is host and star, Judge Hatchett, former highest-ranking woman of color worldwide, Delta Air Lines and
bestselling author. Hatchett completed a prestigious federal clerkship in the United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia. She then spent nearly 10 years at Delta Air Lines, where she was the airline’s highest-ranking woman of color worldwide. Hatchett has presented leadership sessions for various companies including PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Georgia-Pacific, Wal-Mart and Hospital Corporation of America Inc. (HCA). Additionally, she is frequently a lecturer throughout the country keynoting several national conferences. Hatchett has served on the Boards of three Fortune 500 companies – HCA, The Gap Inc. and ServiceMaster Company.Hatchett was appointed Chief Presiding Judge of the Fulton County (Atlanta, Georgia) Juvenile Court—becoming the first African-American Chief Presiding Judge of a state court in Georgia and head of one of the largest juvenile court systems in the country. Hatchett presides over the two-time Emmy nominated nationally syndicated show, Judge Hatchett, now in its 12th season (Sony Pictures Television). Judge Hatchett won a Prism Award for Best Unscripted Non-Fiction Series or Special for Television. Currently, Hatchett sits on the National Football League’s Atlanta Falcons’ Board of Advisors, a position she has held since 2004, and serves as a consultant to the National Basketball Association and the National Football League. Moreover, she has consistently shown her commitment to community development through her service on numerous nonprofit boards.Hatchett is the Founder and CEO of the newly established production company, Great Day Productions that specializes in television programming. She has been a
legal contributor on national news outlets including, CNN, HLN, FOX News and “The TODAY SHOW,” and is the author of the national best sellers “Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say” and “Dare to Take Charge.” She is the
recipient of numerous awards including the Roscoe Pound award for outstanding work in Criminal Justice, NAACP’s Thurgood Marshall award and she has been recognized as one of the “100 Best and Brightest Women in Corporate America” by Ebony magazine. Hatchett was named Distinguished Alumna at Mt. Holyoke College, which later granted her an honorary degree. Her other alma mater, Emory University Law School, named her Outstanding Alumni of the Year. Emory University also presented her with the highest award given to university alumni, the Emory Medal.
Information Contact regarding the Convention: Barbara Schmouder.
National Business Women's Week: October 22-26-2013
Was first celebrated nationally in 1928. Its purpose is to publicize the contributions and achievements of women to the business and professional life of the country and to promote the objectives and programs of BPW/USA. BPW/PA has promoted this week with sample proclamations and encouraging locals and districts to spotlight and recognize all working women.
Was first celebrated nationally in 1928. Its purpose is to publicize the contributions and achievements of women to the business and professional life of the country and to promote the objectives and programs of BPW/USA. BPW/PA has promoted this week with sample proclamations and encouraging locals and districts to spotlight and recognize all working women.
Our best wishes and sincerest prayers go out to BPW/PA Member Paulette Keefer godspeed in your recovery! <3
When mountain climbing, the last part of the trek is the hardest. The hiker begins
with a good night's sleep, a hearty meal and a determination to reach the top.
However, soon, the hiker grows tired and weary, yet knows he must never give up
or lose sight of the peak. Cancer research is very similar - it is a trek to human trials.
The painful side effects of John Kanzius' treatments caused him many restless nights.
However, it was the plaguing sight of young children undergoing the same harsh
treatments that he was experiencing that really kept him up at night. These images made Kanzius even more determined to find
"a better way" to treat cancer. After a recent press conference held at the Kanzius Foundation, one reporter remarked,"I had no
idea just how far the research has come and how close you are getting!" Prompted by that statement, I want to walk you through
our trek and bring you to where we are today....
Mark A. Neidig, Sr
Executive Director
Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation
with a good night's sleep, a hearty meal and a determination to reach the top.
However, soon, the hiker grows tired and weary, yet knows he must never give up
or lose sight of the peak. Cancer research is very similar - it is a trek to human trials.
The painful side effects of John Kanzius' treatments caused him many restless nights.
However, it was the plaguing sight of young children undergoing the same harsh
treatments that he was experiencing that really kept him up at night. These images made Kanzius even more determined to find
"a better way" to treat cancer. After a recent press conference held at the Kanzius Foundation, one reporter remarked,"I had no
idea just how far the research has come and how close you are getting!" Prompted by that statement, I want to walk you through
our trek and bring you to where we are today....
Mark A. Neidig, Sr
Executive Director
Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation
Booz Allen Hamilton and
BPW Foundation Join Forces to Provide Employment and Career Mentoring for
Caregivers of Wounded Warriors, Women
Veterans, and Military Spouses
(Washington, DC) – Booz Allen Hamilton and
Business
and Professional Women’s Foundation have announced Booz Allen
Hamilton-Joining Forces Mentoring Plus , a partnership to support women
veterans and military/veteran spouses as they navigate the path to success in
the civilian workplace. This new partnership enlists women who work at Booz
Allen Hamilton to connect with women veterans and military/veteran spouses and
create sustaining “high-tech, high-touch” mentoring relationships.
Booz Allen Hamilton-Joining Forces Mentoring
Plus will also include an important new focus on caregivers of wounded
warriors. These women face unique challenges in adapting their lives—and
employment—often either abandoning successful careers to become full-time
caregivers to their disabled loved ones or re-entering the workforce to assume
responsibility as primary breadwinners.
Booz Allen’s interest in reaching out to
caregivers of wounded warriors grew out of the company’s involvement at Walter
Reed National Military Medical Center, where employee volunteers noted the gap
in support for the family members and loved ones attending to the needs of their
wounded warriors. Executive Vice President Robin Portman, who serves on the
Advisory Council that assisted in the development of BPW Foundation’s
Joining Forces Mentoring Plus® , immediately saw the opportunity to expand
the program’s resources to embrace caregivers. “Military Caregivers serve our
nation each day by providing round-the-clock emotional and physical care to our
American heroes," says Portman. “Booz Allen’s partnership with the BPW
Foundation’s Joining Forces Mentoring Plus® program will support
these hidden heroes whose challenges are virtually unseen.”
“We are very excited about the range of
expertise and value-added that Booz Allen Hamilton will bring to Joining
Forces Mentoring Plus®, and to the women veterans and military/veteran
spouses they will assist,” said Deborah L. Frett, BPW Foundation CEO.
“These women veterans, military/veteran spouses, and caregivers will benefit
greatly from the passion and extensive knowledge Booz Allen Hamilton women
employee mentors can share,” Frett said, noting that Booz Allen’s consulting
practice includes both federal and corporate clients in myriad industries. “We
are proud to welcome Booz Allen Hamilton as a Leadership Partner and look
forward to working with them and learning from—and alongside--them.”
Booz Allen Hamilton-Joining Forces Mentoring
Plus will enlist mentors from the company’s diverse population of women
employees across the country to be trained as mentors to serve thousands of
caregivers and spouses who make daily sacrifices to care for and support their
service members. This initiative will spotlight women among Booz Allen
Hamilton’s numerous efforts to support military veterans and their families with
career opportunities, community partnerships, and services tailored to meet the
unique needs of the greater military community.
In addition to regular meetings with
mentees, Booz Allen Hamilton mentors will utilize a custom portal within BPW
Foundation’s Joining Forces Mentoring Plus® internet platform,
which provides mentor training and a wide range of resources, information, and
subject matter experts to support them as mentors.
BPW Foundation identified mentoring as a
critical need of transitioning women veterans during its inaugural Joining
Forces for Women Veterans National Summit in October, 2010. First Lady Michelle
Obama recognized this “mentorship gap” in the White House’s selection of BPW
Foundation as the lead organization for a large-scale mentoring initiative to
benefit women veterans and military/veteran spouses. BPW Foundation has
since forged partnerships with more than 54 corporations and non-profit
organizations to fulfill this mandate, and at the recent White House Champions
for Change: Women Veterans event, The First Lady recognized BPW Foundation "for
the exceptional work that they do every day for women’s veterans.”
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About BPW
Foundation
BPW
Foundation supports workforce development programs and workplace policies
that recognize the diverse needs of working women, their families, communities,
and businesses. BPW Foundation is a 501(c)(3) research and education
organization. To learn more, visit www.bpwfoundation.org
. Please sign up to join the Joining
Forces Mentoring Plus® community as a member, mentee, mentor, or
subject matter expert at Joining
Forces Mentoring Plus ®.
About Booz Allen
Hamilton
Booz
Allen Hamilton is a leading provider of management and technology consulting
services to the US government in defense, intelligence, and civil markets, and
to major corporations, institutions, and not-for-profit organizations. Booz
Allen is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, employs approximately 25,000 people,
and had revenue of $5.86 billion for the 12 months ended March 31, 2012.
Business and Professional Women's Foundation
THE KEY!!
The Key now has it's own email! Congrats! bpwkey@hotmail.com Information to be included in the monthly Key can be sent to the above email address now so get busy with keeping them busy!!
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Happy Birthday to Mary Mackey!
Many more to our Jan. Birthdays! |
Happy Birthday to Jill Yaich!
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Happy Birthday to Bernice Crouse!
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We would like to wish you a Happy Snappy Birthday with many more
to come Shirley R.!
to come Shirley R.!
Top Cookie Dough Seller for Chambersburg is Wilma Fritz!!
Thanks to all who supported our fundraiser!.
100 Years of Girl Scout Anniversary! Adopt a troop, adult membership or donations visit the GSA website! Click here!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHIRLEY JONES
We would like to wish you a happy birthday with many more to come Shirley! *Hugs from your Chambersburg BPW*
Congratulations to Cathy Caccia from the Greensburg Club is the new BPW/PA
President 2012 -2013 Best of luck with the endeavor!
President 2012 -2013 Best of luck with the endeavor!
