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Women At Work is a career and job resource center with a mission to help women September - December 2009
reach their full employment and earnings potential in a supportive environment.
I
magine receiving your paycheck after an arduous
and difficult week of work; only to find that your
check was 41% less than your male co-workers. This
was the world for thousands of women in 1979 but,
most importantly, it was the world that five Pasadena
women set out to change.
Barbara Burke, Marge Lauritson Leighton, Betty Ann
Jansson, Rosemary Gunn and Karnie Cooper had met one
another through the Pasadena League of Women Voters in
fall 1974. Their passion for women’s issues brought them
together, and their knowledge of urban problems soon took
them on an incredible journey. Determined to make a dif-
ference these five women banded together in November of
1975 to form Pasadena Urban Research Consultants, which
Continued on page 4
Women At
Work’s home
from 1994
to 2008
WAW Hours:
La Pintoresca
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday Branch Library
9:30 am - 4:30 pm Fresh Start Tuesday
Wednesday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
9:30 am - 7:00 pm 1355 No. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91103
2nd Saturday of each month 626-744-7268
10:00 am - 2:00 pm Servicios en Español - Página 7
626-796-6870 Se habla Español
In the office on Holly Street
Early Bird Drop-In Services Computer Class
Entrepreneur Job Seekers Assistance Group
(For All Job Seekers)
FREE
Schedule
Workshops Wednesday at
12 Noon SHARP - 1 pm
NEW DAY All classes meet 10 am -11:30 am
2 Days -
Friday, October 23
& Saturday, October 24
9am-3pm
$299 registration per person
Learn how to prepare competitive
East West Bank Bakes it Up grant proposals, starting with
research to determine the most
appropriate grant sources. The
Executive Director Robin McCarthy joins the talented bakers of East West Bank who raised ten major components of grant
over $2000 in an all-day delicious bake sale to benefit Women At Work. Special thanks to
applications/proposals required
Women At Work Board Member Kelly Adams, First Vice President with East West Bank.
by the majority of funding sources
are covered in detail. Leave with
knowledge and tools to develop
master template for use in preparing
multiple grants in the future.
Levitt Event:
An Evening of Success,
Food, Friends & Music
s Career Counselors Mayra Basteris, left and Diane Woodard,
right, flank former client Anita Sgambati, who teared up when
speaking about how hard it was to be without a job, but coming
to “... Women At Work provided me a place to get help and
volunteer.” Anita is now back at work, and “..love my job.”
my skills, but
be a great chance to expand
only expanded my skills and learn more about
nonprofits.
Since I started volunteering
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efficient when there are several things that need direct conflict with successful professional behavior.
to be done at once. My data entry skills have also Questions and answers!
improved since I started volunteering, and more
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importantly, I have become more comfortable with
increased responsibility, working in the front office
when staff is not available. Planning Her Next Move,
Volunteering at Women At Work has not only
expanded my skills, but added on-the-job experience Suzanne became worried about her job security after hearing so much
to my resume. I continue to volunteer for Women news about lay-offs. During her 15 years as a fundraiser, she’d often won-
At Work because, in a competitive job market, it is dered if it was the “right” career for her. She decided to find out.
important for me to continue to be professionally First, she attended the workshop, “What’s Next: Taking A Fresh Look
active while I look for a job. I also have an unpaid At Your Career,” which gave her a forum for sharing her work experiences,
internship with another Pasadena nonprofit, Young and provided insight into her values, interests, and criteria for a fulfilling
and Healthy, that enables me to enhance my skills at work life. Next, she took a deeper look at herself by completing occupa-
the same time. tional testing, which includes both the MBTI (Myers Briggs Type Indica-
I enjoy coming to Women at Work because I tor) and Strong Interest Inventory.
like helping women and men find jobs and helping Suzanne learned that she’s well suited for fundraising as well as some
them to acquire the skills they need to navigate the other careers that she might want to pursue. The in-depth testing helped
current job market. It is actually a pretty good deal her decide to stay in her career for the short term, while remaining open to
for me. I learn new things and gain experience considering other careers in the future.
while helping others who have similar needs. Many She said, “It’s invaluable to have a deeper awareness of my personality
clients express their gratefulness for the services and my career strengths. Also, it’s a relief to know that if I’m laid off and
that Women At Work provides and for the time that I need to find a new position, I’ll be ready to hit the ground running in my
give to helping them. job search.” Suzanne’s investment in her future is a wise choice in today’s
challenging job market.
WAW • 6 • S eptember -D ecember 2009
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