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The YWCA's 32nd Annual LeaderLuncheon was a wonderful opportunity for 800 of our community members to gather and celebrate the extraordinary accomplishments of our women leaders. The day was filled with lei, well-wishes and congratulations. Our ten distinguished LeaderLuncheon Honorees included Dr. Erlinda Cachola, Suzanne Case, Anna Elento-Sneed, Signe Godfrey, Marsha Graham, Janice Kalanihuia, Melody K. MacKenzie, Diane Plotts, Dr. Virginia Pressler and Indru Watumull. Dr. Sue Wesselkamper's achievements were also celebrated through the YWCA Lifetime Achievement Award.
KGMB9, the YWCA's Media Partner, produced interesting and informative video vignettes on each of the Honorees. Each video gave viewers insight into the Honorees' thoughts on leadership and their role in our community. Our Honorees are living examples of so many others in our community and of the principle that it takes a community to raise a leader and in turn each leader raises her community.
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The community continues to celebrate online at www.raisemyleader.org. It's not too late to leave a comment, share a story, or make a contribution in honor of your women leaders.
Leaving a comment to celebrate your favorite honoree is as simple as 1-2-3.
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 Book Club
Members Launch Book Club 
As a follow-up to the successful Lunch Club event "What Every Woman Should Read", members have started a Book Club which will be held the 3rd Tuesday of each month. The Book Club will meet at Laniakea from noon to 1pm (brown bag). All members interested are invited to attend. Have a book in mind you'd like to read? Bring your suggestion to the next Book Club.
Next Event
July 21, 2009
In 1944, J. Arthur Rath, a part-Hawaiian boy from a broken home, entered the Kamehameha School for Boys as an eighth-grade boarder. Thus began Rath's love affair with an institution that he credits with turning his life around, with giving him and other disadvantaged children of native ancestry -- Hawai'i's "lost generations" -- the confidence and support necessary to make something of themselves. This is the story of that love affair. moreWhere: Tuesday, July 21, 2009
When: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Place: Laniakea YWCA
Cost: Free - Members Only If you plan to attend or for more information about the Book Club email Judy Allen or call 695-2629. 
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Wahine in Hawaii Business at Laniakea Network
WHB at Laniakea Network Presents a Breakfast Event
"Work-Life Balance The QFE Way™"
Carrot, egg, or coffee bean; which one would you choose when the going gets tough? Join us to learn three practical tips on how to stay "sane" on those days when all that we strive to be and do stretch you to the limit.  Where: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
When: 7:30 - 9:00 am
Place: Laniakea YWCA
Cost: $60.00 - Public Welcome Schedule7:30 Registration, Breakfast, Networking 8:00 Opening Remarks 8:05 Guest Speaker 8:30 Questions from Floor 8:50 Closing Remarks 9:00 Program Ends Invite your friends and associates. Register Today!
WHB at Laniakea Network Event
Wahine Forum 2009
Global Focus - Giving Back July 14, 2009
For the second year in a row, YWCA of O'ahu is proud to be a supporting partner of Wahine Forum 2009. Hawaii Business magazine and the Junior League of Honolulu combine their high-profile women's conferences into one comprehensive and exciting event, Wahine in Hawaii Business 2009. We urge you to attend this don't-miss event.
Workshops will be led by prominent Hawaii women on the topics of Negotiation, Community Service, Career Advancement, Personal Brand Equity, Global Volunteering, International Business, and Financial Fitness for women. Peggie Pelosi, author of "Corporate Karma," will deliver the keynote address. Pelosi is a pioneer in strategic corporate philanthropy and will speak on the topic of aligning the business and social mission of your company or organization.
Wahine in Hawaii Business is presented by Bella Pietra Stone Design Center, one of Hawaii's most successful woman-owned businesses, and Central Pacific Bank, home of Women's Business Central.
For more information or to register for this event please visit TheWahineForum.com. YWCA Members receive 20% off. Please use "YWCA" code during payment and you will receive your YWCA discount on this event. Check out Hawaii Business Magazine Our member community represented
Our new board member and past LeaderLuncheon honoree, Marivic Dar, is on the cover of the July issue of Hawaii Business Magazine and is featured in the cover story. Linh Lopez, a Wahine in Hawaii Business at Laniakea network member is mentioned in connection with our network. Louise Ing, yet another member of our network, past LeaderLuncheon honoree and big supporter of the YWCA was also profiled in the cover story. A side bar titled "Get on Board" features LeaderLuncheon honorees Linda Coble, Dr. Tyrie Lee Jenkins, Gwen Pacarro and Marivic Dar. It also mentioned longtime YWCA supporter and Wahine in Hawaii Business at Laniakea network member Judy Bishop. Side bar also features our board member and PR counselor, Piia Aarma. Building a New Girls Network articleChristine Camp, a former LeaderLuncheon honoree, is in full color on page 17. Read article
Judge Marie Milks, our board member, is on page 40 with her tips on negotiation. Read articleAnother board member, Kalei Cadinha-Puaa, and past speaker of Wahine in Hawaii Business (2008) is quoted in the same article. Read articleJudy Bishop, is also featured prominently as a sponsor, and is quoted in "Island-Style Dress for Success". Read articleMelissa Teves Pavlicek, one of the LeaderLuncheon vice chairs, offers lobbying lessons. Read articleHawaii Business Magazine |
 Women in Community
"What do I really want my future to look like?"
Nearly five years ago that question turned my head and made me pause - and it has become my life.
At first it was a question of internal reflection. How much money I would earn, what job I would have, how would I make a difference. And yet somewhere along the way it has grown, extending beyond the physical confines of my own self, to include my community and the place I occupy in it. What will future generations see of this community, of this island, of this planet? The question begs thought and discussion, hinged on a belief that we have a responsibility to create our future - both our own and the collective one we all live in."
To want a life of meaning, to have purpose in what you get up to do everyday, isn't that something we all want? Don't we want our work to stand for something? Don't we want to know that we have contributed to something greater than ourselves? Giving back - whatever the scale - is a choice we make towards action. It's something to celebrate when we can finally look up and really ask, "what do I really want my future to look like?"
The Accidental Coach
I stumbled back into basketball; you might say I was the "accidental coach." I had just returned home from college, trying to figure out my purpose in life, when my high school coach gave me a team of 7th and 8th grade girls. "They're young," she said. "Try and see how you like it," she said.
Being asked to coach was a big step - for me it meant an opportunity to give back, become a part of a youth's community. My best life teachers have been outside the classroom; as a youngster who definitely had growing pains, it was the guidance and care of a few basketball coaches that in part, raised me. They accept me as I am, and I know I can always turn to that community of support for honest advice. Here was a chance to give what I had received. I asked myself what I wanted my future to look like, and I saw myself as the hero. I thought I would be able to 'help girls' in the way I was helped. I thought I would have all the answers like my coaches had for me. I thought I would be the one to 'save' them from themselves.
Who's the Real Hero?
Why do you give back? For many of us the answer is personal - some arrive at it through moments of pain, pivotal defining moments that shape your future outlook; for others it's the possibility of something greater that fuels an inspiration to give back. That season we went 1-12, winning the first game and losing every one after that. A humbling experience for a coach who thought she should have all the answers. We would lose each game by 1 or 2 points, and the next day the girls would be ready to go, eager to learn, just happy to be playing and learning with each other. While inspired by my own picture and my own experiences (more pain than possibility!), I learned very quickly that the girls did not want saving or helping; nor did they want all the answers. In fact, there was more learning to be done on my part than anything. They were young, but had minds and opinions of their own. Becoming a part of their community was possible only upon their invitation and came over time, it wasn't granted because of my title as 'coach.' Giving back couldn't be about me as the 'hero.' I have kept in touch with all of them over the years, these days by Facebook. They talk of one day coaching - to give back themselves, because of what they have received. It's those moments that I realize my future included more than just me. Coaching is my way of giving back. There is no expectation of return, no implied indebtedness. I ask myself what I want my future to look like and I see a community that grows to share responsibility for the generations to come. There is a role I play in it, but it's not about me. When was the moment your life become something bigger than about just you? Was it pain or possibility that inspired you to imagine? What do you want our future to look like? Women you might check out, who have asked that similar question but on a grander scale. These women inspire me and might inspire you also.Jacqueline Novogratz of Acumen Fund - www.acumenfund.orgWendy Kopp of Teach for America - www.teachforamerica.orgKim Smith Co-Founder of NewSchools Venture Fund - www.newschools.org |
Name Your Enews Challenge
Win a Julia Morgan Tile!
 Members, this is our newsletter. We've begun to introduce new features to ensure it relates to our personal and professional interests and serves as a link to our YWCA community. The Challenge
Join us as we continue to 'evolve' our enews! Send us your suggestion to rename our monthly enewsletter. Multiple submissions are welcome. Submissions should include: · Your name · Your suggestion for a new enews name · Why should this be the new enews name? The Prize
A beautiful, hand-painted ceramic tile in a decorative pattern designed by Julia Morgan, architect of our historic Laniakea building, built in 1926. The tile awarded is similar to style above. The Deadline
Please send us your submission by August 30th. Submissions will be reviewed and a winner named by a panel of (super-distinguished) volunteer judges! Send your submission to enews@ywcaoahu.org. Learn more about Julia Morgan |
 I Want My Million Dollars!
Do you wonder if your daughter will be compensated fairly for her life's work? Would she make more, maybe as much as $2 million more, if she was a son? I have to admit, I thought that in 2008 we were beyond this type of concern, but if Evelyn Murphy is correct in her analysis, we will still need to fight the good fight for equal compensation for our daughters.
Evelyn Murphy was the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1987 to 1991. She also has been an Executive Vice President of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Massachusetts and is a Corporate Director of SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance Company, Inc. In her book, Getting Even: Why Women Don't Get Paid Like Men - and What to Do About It, which she wrote with E.J. Graff, she makes the case that if we do not stand up and fight for equal pay for women, we will actually lose ground from our all time (National) high in 1993, when women were making 77 cents to a man's dollar.
 Apparently I am totally naïve because, in reading Getting Even, not only was I shocked by the widening gender gap in wages, I was even more shocked that illegal, even brutal, discriminatory behavior still takes place in workplaces that I would have thought were more enlightened by now.
The book is a call to action for women and men who believe that women should be compensated equally for equal work. Murphy makes a case that this is not currently happening, and continues on to suggest a course of action to correct the situation.
The case she makes is partially anecdotal, partially based on documented abuse cases and, in large part, a reasoning exercise. Early on, there was no great argument that women in general in the workplace were paid less than men. However, the disparity was explained away by such causes as lack of education, lack of work experience and interruptions due to family obligations. Murphy reasons that, since women have made great strides in education and work experience, they should be seeing a corresponding increase in compensation. They are not. Also, since men now take an increasingly greater role in family responsibilities, they should be seeing some of the same type of impact on work compensation that women did early on. They are not. It is a pretty compelling argument through simple reasoning. If the gap between the qualifications of men and women in the workplace is narrowing, the wage gap should also be narrowing. Yet, Murphy says, in 1994 the wage gap actually widened and it was no better than stagnant for the decade leading to the publication of her book in 2005.
Murphy spends some time laying out the numbers, not only for gender-based compensation discrimination, but also for other gender-linked issues, such as the "mommy penalty", the amount a woman will lose when she stops work to care for a child or other family member. Murphy reports that when she gave these numbers to one audience, a senior corporate manager exclaimed, "I want my million dollars!"
The last part of the book includes a discussion of strategies for changing the prevailing attitudes and behaviors that lead to a gender-based wage gap. Murphy suggests ways that women, and the men that care about them, can start to change this trend.
Murphy's Getting Even is being used as a kind of text book for Wage Clubs. Wage Clubs are grass roots groups interested in finding ways to improve gender-based wage equity in their community. If you are interested in the Wage Clubs, get more information at www.wageproject.org. If you are interested in participating in a Wage Club in the Honolulu area, email Sharon Ferguson-Quick at the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, Sharon.y.ferguson-quick@hawaii.gov, or call (808)586-5757. The Commission has copies of Getting Even for reference. For more members "favorite reads" or to participate in the Book Club click here. |
Things We Like
Members Share Their Favorites
For My Family All Things Frugal
My favorite is the frugal recipies section but the site is full of money saving tips and best places to find deals. All things for frugal living. All Things Frugal The Auteurs Not sure what to do with the family tonight? This site allows you to read and post movie reviews, discuss recent films, and watch classic, foreign, or independent films. Theauteurs.com
For My Self
Yelp
Yelp allows me to read other's reviews or write my own. Before I visit a restaurant, shop or business, I check out Yelp to see what others are saying. Yelp.comicanhascheezburgerLOLZcats, LOLZdogs, LOLZcelebs. I visit daily for my funny cat fix. icanhascheezburger.comHulu TV
Hulu.com is a free online video service that offers full length movies and TV shows. My favorites are episodes from The Office for giggles and the Food and Leisure Channel which includes Home Improvement DIY shows. Hulu.comFor My Work
The Kim Komando Show
Its a great place to get help with technology and Kim keeps things simple for the not-so-tech-savvy like me! You can also sign up for one of three very handy newsletters including cool site of the day and technology tip of the day.
The Kim Komando Show
Tweetag
Search engine for "tweets." It allows you see what is being talked about on Twitter. With the Tweetag widget you can easily find others who share your interests. Tweetag.com
For My Community
FreecycleMoving and need cardboard boxes? Search for them here. Cleaning out house and don't know what to do with the junk in your closet? Post it here and turn it into someone else's treasure. A great alternative to just throwing away items you no longer need. Freecycle.org
Volunteer Match and VolunteerHawaii
Want to give back to your community and don't know where to start? Check out these sites and search for organizations in your area that need short and long term volunteers in fields that interest you. Volunteermatch.org
What things do you like? Send one of your favorite links to us at enews@ywcaoahu.org and we may select your submission for an upcoming issue! |
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THIS WEEK
July 7Lunch Club Event"What Color is Your Parachute Now? Reinventing Yourself in Today's World"
Bring a friend! YWCA members and their guests FREE
Brown Bag Talk Series, , Laniākea, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
July 8-11
Benefit Clothing Sale
Laniākea Lobby,
Wed-Thu, Members Only, 11-2
Fri, Open to Public, 11-2
Sat, Open to Public, 9-12
July 13-16The Tracking Project Hawaii: U'i Camp for Girls Led by Brother Noland Summer youth program for girls Kokokahi, Ages 11 - 14. Call (808) 247-2124 for more info. Download FlyerJuly 14
Wahine In Hawai'i Forum 2009Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, 8:00am - 2:00pm
July 21 YWCA Book Club"Lost Generations: A Boy, a School, a Princess" by J. Arthur Rath Mr. Rath, the author will be our special guest! Laniakea, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Support women's empowerment through your office's Aloha United Way/Combined Federal campaign!
Please designate YWCA of Oahu (#96600) on your AUW/CFC donation form. |
Have a passion or burning issue you'd like to share with us? Send your comments/reflections/ideas to us at enews@ywcaoahu.org and we may select your submission for an upcoming issue! Published submissions shall be consistent with the values and mission of YWCA of O'ahu. Selection is subject to space restrictions and editorial policy. Preference is given to women's interest submissions in the areas of work, community, family, and self-care. | |
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