OPA News Release: [04/15/2002] Contact Name: Elissa
Pruett Phone Number: (202) 693-4676
U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces Launch of E-News
For Working Women Electronic Newsletter Enhances Departments
Dialogue With Women in the Workforce
WASHINGTON Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced
today that the U.S. Department of Labor has launched an electronic newsletter
to expand communications with women in the American workforce.
The
newsletter continues the Secretarys work to support working womens
expanding influence on the economy and public policy. The newsletter is posted
on the Departments Womens Bureau Web site at
www.dol.gov/wb/welcome.htm and new editions
will also be distributed electronically by email. Individuals who wish to
regularly receive the E-news should send an email with contact information to
contact-wb@dol.gov to be added to the Department of Labors distribution
list.
The first issue of E-news focuses on women and technology,
sharing news from Womens Bureau initiatives such as GEM-SET, a mentor
program that matches young girls with successful women in science, engineering
and technology careers. Other stories in the issue discuss the bureaus
online learning program and a virtual conferencing initiative that expands
awareness about how technology can help women in their careers. Future E-news
will cover specific issues and events that impact the everyday lives of working
women.
As Secretary of Labor, I see first hand that women workers
are facing new realities in their lives, Chao said. These women are
vital to our nations prosperity, and the Department of Labor will be a
resource for working women to get advice, share concerns and improve their
opportunities for success. The Womens Bureaus E-news is just one
step we are taking to open an ongoing dialogue with working women in
America.
For more information, please call Elissa Pruett at (202)
693-4676.
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