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Update on the Out-of-School Time Initiative |
  It is a very exciting time at the Women's Fund as we prepare to launch the Out-of-School Time (OST) Initiative on October 11th. The Women's Fund is very fortunate to be working with the dedicated OST Steering Committee, Northwest Buffalo Community Center, and Amber Dixon, who was recently named as the interim Superintendent of the Buffalo Public Schools. The goal of the OST Initiative is that all Buffalo students will have the opportunity to attend a quality out-of-school time program and that all out of school time providers will follow universal program quality standards and offer a wide array of enrichment and learning opportunities.
We are still actively raising funds to support this vital initiative. If you or your organization/business would like to be a sponsor, please contact Lindsay Delmont at lindsay.delmont@uwbec.org or 716-887-2621 for more information.
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Friday, November 4, 11:00 a.m. at the Buffalo Club
 Join us for a fabulous luncheon and the chicest raffle in town, featuring high-fashion clothing and accessories from some of the world's most celebrated designers. Funds raised through this unique event go specifically to the Women's Fund's grant programs. This year's event is co-chaired by Kristin Somers, Lee Campbell and Michele Lee. Invitations to this exciting event are highly sought after leading to a sell-out crowd of more than 300 women each year. Contact Lindsay at Lindsay.delmont@uwbec.org to reserve your ticket to Fall in Fashion.
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The Economist
Women in Business: Still Lonely at the Top |
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Photo Courtesy of The Economist
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IN François Ozon's latest film, "Potiche", Catherine Deneuve (pictured) plays a trophy wife, a potiche, who spends her days jogging in a scarlet jumpsuit, making breakfast for her cantankerous husband and writing poetry perched on a sofa. But then her husband, the boss of an umbrella factory, is taken hostage by striking workers. Ms Deneuve takes over the factory and charms the workers into returning to work. She jazzes up the products and generally proves that anything a man can do, a woman can do better.
The film was set in 1977, when the only women in a typical Western boardroom were serving the coffee. Times have changed. These days no one doubts that women can run companies: think of Indra Nooyi at PepsiCo, Carol Bartz at Yahoo! or Ursula Burns at Xerox. Sheryl Sandberg, the number two at Facebook, is more widely applauded than her young male boss, Mark Zuckerberg.
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