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We are a non-profit state federation. Our membership includes women and men of every age, race, religion, political party and socio-economic background. We are a leading advocate on work-life balance and workplace equity issues.

In this section, you will read recent news releases and advocacy concerns as well as view our opinion editorials and letters to the editor. Members of the press who are writing about issues of concern to working women are encouraged to contact our Communications Committee at [email protected].

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We are starting the process to nominate candidates for the 2012-2013 year. Elections will take place at the June 2013 conference. Nomination Forms and Criteria PDF

ATTENTION members - Please fill out this 3 question survey on our Board of Directors Structure - http://www.nyswomeninc.org/ContactUs/BoardStructureSurvey.aspx

At the upcoming Board of Directors’ meeting October 12-14, 2012 in Niagara Falls, NY, there will be a “Special Members’ Meeting” to act on several provisions of the bylaws. We will discuss our Board of Directors’ structure to determine if there are any changes warranted.

Women’s Day was Wednesday August 29th, 2012 at the NYS Fair. There were 24 women from NYS Women, Inc in attendance (130 total). The topic, “DeClutter and Simplify Your Life”, by Deb Cabral, the DeClutter Coach was well received. The morning program, “Battling the Silent Killers of Women”, by Freida Weeks and Leisha Tedford, confirmed how important it is to look after ourselves. The morning and luncheon speakers’ universal theme of our health is timely.  Cheryl Lavin, Director of the Women’s Building, arranged a very large luncheon (marvelous dessert), decorated the room, obtained Women’s Hall of Fame material and provided great coordination. Local television personality, Liz Ayers, introduced the dignitaries in attendance including the 25th District Congresswoman, Anne Marie Buerkel and Syracuse Mayor, Stephanie Miner.

New York State Women, Inc. New Careerist Program is a mentoring program wherein the Chapter recognizes a member or potential member who meets the criteria as a Candidate to the Speech Competitions and develops a mentoring partnership with another member or members to develop the public speaking skills necessary to compete at a Chapter, Region and State Speech Competition.

The Grand Island Chapter awarded Nathalie Winder the 2012 Professional Women’s  Scholarship. Nathalie attended Grand Island High School. She received the Rochester Institute of Technology Computing Medal and was nominated for and awarded a four-year partial scholarship to attend RIT. She will use this scholarship and the two Grand Island scholarships to attend RIT’s fall semester.

New York State today unveiled a new system that allows voters to register to vote electronically through the Department of Motor Vehicles web site.  The link is https://my.dmv.ny.gov/crm/.  Once here, select the Electronic Voter Registration Application.  The goal of this move to online voter registration is to encourage voter registration, reduce mistakes and reduce administrative costs.

The Reality Store is a fun simulation that can get your chapter members involved by assisting students at the various booths. Your members will guide students as they connect their academic achievement with the kind of lifestyle they envision for themselves after graduation; that is assuming they have sufficient funds for all their purchases. Students are assigned salaries based on their career selection. Then, they proceed from table to table buying housing, transportation, groceries, insurance, furniture, clothing, and other real life elements. When they visit your table you can discuss with them their career choice and how it will impact their financial well-being.

NYSWI is requesting bids to outsource bookkeeping services to assist the state treasurer. The financial records are currently maintained with QuickBooks.  This is a newly created position that can be done through the use of Internet, fax and scans.    - Bookkeeper RFP PDF

As of July 1st we implemented a new membership dues process. If your Chapter or Region dues are inaccurate please log into the member's site and go to either Chapter or Region -> Dues Change Form. Please submit ONLY the dues portion for either your Chapter or Region, NOT the entire dues amount. The amount on the renewal notices or payment pages are reflective of the entire amount - State + Region + Chapter.

We have launched a web site just for the October Board/Special Members Meeting on Oct 12-14, 2012. There was so much information we needed to provide to you that we complied it all in one spot. This site will be updated regularly with the items we will be voting on and schedule updates. The program book will be published here too. - Oct State Meeting Web Site

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