Support Equal Pay Day - April 22nd
Save the Date April 22: Equal Pay Day
Equal Pay Day was originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity
(NCPE) in 1996 as a public awareness event to illustrate the gap
between men's and women's wages. The day, observed on a Tuesday in
April, symbolizes how far into the year a woman must work, on average,
to earn as much as a man earned the previous year. (Tuesday is the day
on which women's wages catch up to men's wages from the previous week.)
Because women earn less, on average, than men, they must work longer
for the same amount of pay. The wage gap is even greater for most women
of color. Sun is a member of the Women's Vision Foundation and the
Colorado
Women's Chamber of Commerce, two local organizations supporting this
important awareness day. For more information on how to participate in
Colorado on April 22, go to : Equal
Pay Day ,
For more information on NCPE visit http://www.pay-equity.org/day.html
Thanks for your recognition of this day and if your city is not doing a
rally wear Red on April 22nd to represent your support for this issue.
Thanks
Women@Sun
Posted at 12:59PM Apr 08, 2008 by Nicole Eisele in Of Note | Comments[0]
Women@Sun - Colorado upcoming events
“Staying Grounded in Times of Uncertainty”
Speaker: Sherry Ray, Founder of Ray Consulting Services
* Bring your power back with an inspirational break with this dynamic Career and Life Coach
* Follow your passions in order to reignite enthusiasm in your life and career
* Recognize your Top Ten Values and are you honoring those in your personal and professional life?
*
Knowledge is always Power and you must have the strength to ask the
tough questions and be willing to accept & act on the truth
* Learn to listen to and trust your gut and intuition
* Honor your authentic self and be true to that even when dealing with conflict
DATE: April 17, 2008
TIME: 12:00 - 1:30 PM
LOCATION:
Sun Broomfield Campus
Conference Center 1 – Bldg. 1
RSVP to Carol Neustadter by April 14th: carol.neustadter@sun.com or (303) 272-4979
Sherry
Ray, Owner and Founder of Ray Consulting Services, brings a wealth of
professional experience to her private and corporate clients to help
them achieve their best life both professionally and personally. After
a very successful career in Corporate America as a top global
salesperson, Sherry now helps executives, small business owners and
other professionals reach their full potential while following their
dreams!
Walk, donate, or do both!
Women@Sun-Colorado
will be sponsoring a team and raising money for the March for Babies
event (sponsored by the March of Dimes). The mission of the March of
Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects,
premature birth and infant mortality.
This 5 mile walk will be held on Saturday, April 26th at East Park at Interlocken, Interlocken Blvd. & Interlocken Parkway in Broomfield starting at 9:00 am.
To join the walk or to donate towards our goal of raising $1,000 for this cause, please visit the Women@Sun-Colorado team page: http://www.marchforbabies.org/504833.
We also need volunteers to work the donation table outside of the Broomfield cafeteria on April 23-24, 11:00am - 1:00pm.
We are also looking for volunteers to bake treats that we'll be giving
(not selling, this is not a bake sale) to those who donate. Please send
an email to Staci McKee at SWC-CommunityOutreach@sun.com to volunteer or for more information about this event.
We hope to see a strong showing of Sun women and men at this event!
»Sign Up or Donate
Posted at 01:43PM Apr 03, 2008 by Nicole Eisele in Day in the Life | Comments[1]
Women@Sun See Few Barriers - No Foolin'!
After over eight+ years of being involved with our local Women's Employee Resource Group in the Boston area, I was struck with a significant 'ah-ha' moment last week.
It happened during a panel discussion with some of our local Women executives last Tuesday afternoon.
What was surprising to me - initially - was more of what they didn't have to say!
When these women execs were asked about barriers that they feel must still be overcome to get ahead in one's career at Sun, not one of the panelists could give a specific example of barriers blocking the success of the women who work at Sun. I found this hard to believe - - - at first.
Then after more thought, it struck me! We have made some significant progress with our local (as well as global) womens' networks across the company.
I'll admit, things still aren't perfect - afterall, we'd love to see more faces of women on the exec bio page on sun.com, but upon some thoughtful reflection, I see that things have definitely changed over the past eight years.
The most significant change is that we were able have a women exec panel take place in the Boston area without arranging travel schedules. Eight years ago, when we first recognized Women's History Month, the closest women exec was in the Washington, DC area.
This year, we were able to invite women VPs who actually work at Sun in the Boston area (we actually have more women VPs now in this region, than we could fit on our panel!)
Also, eight years ago, the purpose of our local women's network focused specifically on building a network internally and externally, focusing on career development and creating opportunities for informal mentoring. We'd have over 100 Sun women flock to our gatherings to get some insight on how to address these needs.
This year, participation was lower than normal, even with a great line up of activities. When I asked people why the lower interest, many responded that they are able to address these concerns and needs directly with their managers now vs. needing a separate network.
The interest to work on building our networks, developing skills to advance in our careers and connecting with mentors is definitely still there - but the way we go about doing this at Sun is evolving.
Maybe the idea that someday we won't need special employee resource groups is actually closer than we ever realized?!
Posted at 07:46AM Apr 01, 2008 by sandyb in Day in the Life | Comments[0]
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