Events scheduled for March 2007.

March 2007

NUTLEY CELEBRATES WOMEN DURING WOMEN’S
HISTORY MONTH THIS MARCH

Women’s History Month is important to many because it focuses on the struggles and strides of women throughout history.  This month is designed to celebrate the accomplishments of women.  The Women’s Initiative of Nutley takes this ideology and magnifies it.
A popular segment of the program is the Elementary School Panel Assembly.  Women with many different careers and backgrounds are featured during assemblies to 5th and 6th graders throughout the District.  This year we have speakers ranging from a published author to a make-up artist. 
“All About Me…A Program For Women, By Women”. Monday, March 19 tentatively scheduled at the Nutley High School, 300 Franklin Avenue, Nutley. This night will be moderated by Dr. Jeanine Downie, Director of Image Dermatology of Montclair. Registration begins at 6:30pm, with the program running from 7pm to 9pm.
International Night: Women in Conflict
Monday, March 26 from 7:00 pm to 8:30pm at the Nutley Free Public Library.  This night will feature speakers covering serious topics such as woman’s rights in Iraq and the Middle East, and gender-based violence. Our women speakers are experts in their field and have been interviewed by the BBC and CNN on these topics.  Janine Strafaci, a Nutley native and co-anchor for News Channel 12 New Jersey, has been invited to moderate the evening.
The Nutley Public Library is proud to be a part of this month’s festivities with two special events.  On Saturday, March 10 at 1pm they will host a program featuring a representative from the Alice Paul Institute talking about Alice Paul and her fight for the Equal Rights Amendment.  On Thursday, March 15 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm they will host “Champagne and High Tea with New York Times Best-Selling Mystery Author Mary Jane Clark.”  Mary Jane Clark will discuss her recent best-seller Lights Out Tonight.  The event will be catered by The Petite Café and the evening will kick off with champagne being served at 7:00pm.  Tickets are limited and cost $35 each.  Reservations forms are available at the Library.
The Mayor also encourages women to take advantage of the Women’s Health Clinic on March 7 from 9am to 12pm.  Held at the Department of Public Affairs, 149 Chestnut Street, Nutley, the clinic will focus on women’s health offering pap smears, breast exams, urinalysis and blood tests for anemia.   The clinic is free to women over 60; all others pay $20.  Please contact 973-284-4976 for an appointment.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
For more information about the programs, please contact the Mayor’s office or visit www.nutleynj.org.  Pre-Registration is encouraged for both the “All About Me” and “International Night” segments by contacting Ann Marie Nicolette at 973-284-4900, Ext. 2421.

 

TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF CRUISE!
The First Annual Leadership Cruise /
Conference / Networking Event For
Successful New Jersey Women

Presented by Garden State Woman Magazine gand Women's Fund of New Jersey
WHEN: March 4-11, 2007
LOCATION: Belize, Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatemala and Cozumel, Mexico  
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.wfnj.org/womens_fund_nj.html

 

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION AND
PRESS CONFERENCE

Your presence is requested to add to the celebration of Women’s History Month.
WHEN: Thursday, March 15, 2007
TIME: 11:15 a.m.
Featured guest speakers are Senator Diane H. Allen (District 7), Senator Nia H. Gill (District 34), Senator Loretta Weinberg (District 37) and Deborah Walsh, Director, Center for American Women and Politics, Rutgers University. This year’s Women’s History Month event focuses on the accomplishment of women throughout history, highlighting the career of the late Senator Wynona Lipman on the 35th Anniversary of her election to the NJ Senate. Senator Lipman’s leadership in fighting Sex Discrimination in the Statutes is well known along with a myriad of other issues.  We know that you will want to join us in giving her life’s work the special attention it deserves.
Every time you make the world a little bit better, you are changing it forever. 
Please note the entire legislature will be in Trenton on this date, and we have invited each member of both the Senate and the Assembly to attend.
LOCATION: State House Annex, Room 4,
Trenton, NJ
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER:
Contact Rose M. Heck, (Former Assemblywoman)
Women’s History Month Event Chair
E-mail RoseHeckWCG@Verizon.Net
Telephone: 201-288-2158
Website www.WAGGNJ.org

 

READY TO RUN - Campaign Training for Women
Presented by The Center for American Women and Politics at the Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers Univeristy

Ready to Run™ is a bi-partisan program for women who want to run for office, seek higher office, work on a campaign, or position themselves for other types of public leadership
WHEN: March 17, 2007
TIME: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Participants will walk away with...

• How-to instructions on running for office
• Real-world advice and best practices from experts
• Strategies for positioning yourself for public leadership
• Inspiration to launch a campaign
• A better understanding of New Jersey politics

The March 17th Ready to Run™ training features two tracks to accommodate the needs of women at different points in their political careers:

• “I'm Ready to Run, Now What?”
• “I’m Not Ready to Run Yet, But...”

Keynote Speaker:
Hazel Frank Gluck, President, MBI-GluckShaw
Hazel Frank Gluck is one of New Jersey’s best known and respected straight-talkers in politics and public service. She is currently a partner in the lobbying and public relations firm MBI-GluckShaw. Over the course of her 35-year career, Gluck has served as Ocean County Freeholder, state Assemblywoman, and a cabinet member for Governor Thomas Kean.

Special Pre-conference Programs for women of color on Friday, March 16, 2007
Three pre-conference programs will also be offered on the afternoon of March 16th, to encourage women of color to run for office:
ELECCION LATINA (Campaign Training for Latinas),
RUN SISTER RUN (Women of the African Diaspora, Changing the Political Landscape), and RISING STARS (Educating Asian American Women for Politics).
Pre-conference program participants will also attend Ready to Run™ the following day to learn the nuts and bolts of launching campaigns.
We gratefully acknowledge The Fund for New Jersey for their major program support of the entire Ready to Run™ Diversity Initiative.
Register online >>
LOCATION: Douglass College Center, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER:
For more information about Ready to Run™ and its pre-conference programs, please visit our website or contact Jean Sinzdak at (732) 932-9384 ext. 260 or
sinzdak@rci.rutgers.edu.
http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu

 

2007 CATALYST AWARDS CONFERENCE

The 2007 Catalyst Awards Conference will be held on Wednesday, March 21, 2007. The conference will consist of a full day of interactive sessions featuring the 2007 Catalyst Award-winning initiatives, networking with the award winning companies, and Catalyst issue-specific sessions.
WHEN: March 21, 2007
LOCATION: Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER:
http://www.catalyst.org/award/
conference.shtml

 

NJWLA - PROGRAM:
The 2nd in a Series of Programs,
in honor of Women’s History Month:
ENDING THE GAUNTLET
- Removing Barriers to
Women’s Success in the Law

WHEN: Thursday, March 22, 2007
TIME: 8:30 am to 1:00 pm

PROGRAM
8:30 AM : REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
9:20 – 9:30 AM : WELCOMING REMARKS
Paula Franzese
9:30 – 10:30 AM : KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Lauren Stiller Rikleen (Executive Director of the Bowditch Institute
for Women’s Success, Senior Partner at Bowditch & Dewey, LLP and
author of Ending the Gauntlet: Removing Barriers to Women’s
Success in the Law, a book about the institutional impediments to
the retention and advancement of women in the legal profession.)
10:30 – 10:45 AM : GENDER PARITY
Christine A. Amalfe (Chair, Employment Law Department, Gibbons P.C.)
10:45 – 10:55 AM : BREAK
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM : PANEL DISCUSSION
MODERATOR:
Christine Cartwright Baker
(Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP)
PANEL:
Paula T. Dow (Essex County Prosecutor)
Suzanne M. Cerra (Principal, Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, P.C.)
Cathy Fleming (Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP)
Michele C. Meyer-Shipp (Vice President and Counsel, Merrill Lynch)
12:15 – 12:30 PM : Q&A
12:30 – 1:00 PM : BOOK SIGNING
Registration Fee includes a copy of Lauren Stiller Rikleen’s book, Ending the Gauntlet: Removing Barriers to Women’s Success in the Law.

REGISTRATION FEE
Members: $40 / Non-Members: $50
Registration Fee is payable in advance by check.
Registration deadline March 19, 2007.
Students: Free
Students must register in advance so that appropriate arrangements can be made for their attendance.
> DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM

LOCATION: Seton Hall University Law School, Newark NJ
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Mary Raugh, Executive Director, New Jersey Women Lawyers Association, (973) 820-1171
or email NJWLA@ksbraniganlaw.com

PROGRAM SPONSORS
[Click on logo to link to sponsor website]

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

• DOERNER & GOLDBERG INC.
• SETON HALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW,
  THE SETON HALL WOMEN’S LAW FORUM

NJWLA Program Sponsorship Opportunity
View Sponsorship Form for more information on the Levels and Benefits of NJWLA Program Sponsorship.

 

IMPLEMENTING "NEXT GENERATION"
WOMEN'S INITIATIVES IN YOUR FIRM
presented by Ark Group's Best Practices

Managing Partner Magazine’s forum on Best Practices for Implementing Firm-wide Women’s Initiatives has been designed to enable you to meet these challenges and secure competitive advantage for your business. This forum will help you: 1. Overcoming the resistance to realizing an effective and progressive “Next Generation” Women’s Initiative in your firm by gaining buy-in from the top. 2. Analyzing the various definitions and metrics of success employed by your firm. 3. Looking beyond the business model: Discuss the various impediments in communication styles that occur between genders.
WHEN: March 26, 2007
TIME: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm
LOCATION: New York, NY
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR
TO REGISTER:
www.ark-group.com

 

WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

The Women’s Leadership Conference will be held March 29-30, 2007. Catalyst speakers at the conference will include Katherine Giscombe, Ph.D., Senior Director of LOCATION: Waldorf Astoria, New York City
WHEN: March 29 - 30, 2007
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER:
Download the conference agenda and register for the event online at
www.conference- board.org

 

ABA's DirectWomen Institute

The inaugural DirectWomen Institute will be held March 29-30, 2007, with an opening reception on the evening of March 28. The Institute will feature a faculty of leading experts on corporate governance, as well as experienced women directors, and will address topics including the roles and responsibilities of the director and the board, the fundamentals of financial statements, today's legal and regulatory environments, and much more. Institute participants will also have the opportunity to network with distinguished women currently serving on U.S. corporate boards, as well as top representatives of executive search firms.
WHEN: March 29 - 30, 2007
LOCATION: New York, NY
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.abanet.org/buslaw/
directwomen/ events.shtml

 

Legally Female:
What Does It Mean To Be “Ms. JD”?

The conference will spark collaboration to improve the standing of women in legal careers and law schools. Panels will stake out common grounds where women in law can connect across boundaries of geography, institutions, and practice areas. Legally Female’s goals are (1) to foster professionally transformative alliances through new communications technologies, and (2) to share tools and strategies to enhance the experiences of women in law. Conference participants will discuss the evolution of women’s positions in the legal profession and the ways that technology is changing what it means to be a woman attorney. The conference will also harness the amplifying power of the Internet by uploading speaker content and inviting live bloggers to share panelists’ insights across the web. Most importantly, conversations and projects begun at the conference will grow and expand online after the conference ends.
WHEN: March 31, 2007
LOCATION: Yale Law School, New Haven, CT
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://legallyfemale.typepad.com/