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On October 22, 1990, four National Institutes of Health (NIH) women met to discuss the feasibility of establishing a forum to address the concerns of NIH women in the local community as well as the broader Federal base. At this first meeting the consensus was that a forum was much needed to take action to end sex discrimination in employment in the Federal service, to increase job opportunities for women and to utilize the potential of women in the Federal service. It became further evident that the national organization of Federally Employed Women was the vehicle through which women could deal with the issues that concerned them and have the support and affiliation of other Federal women. On January 25, 1991, the BETHESDA CHAPTER of Federally Employed Women received its charter. | |||
Chapter
Officers President
- Arlene Polk,
Office of Financial Management, (301) 402-6101, polka@od.nih.gov Treasurer – Michelle Shorter, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, (301) 594-8842, ms190i@NIH.GOV. Recording
Officer – Glenda Keen, Office of Equal Opportunity, (301)496-7543, Keeng@od.nih.gov. Corresponding Secretary – Lannette West-Johnson, National Cancer Institute, (301) 496-8571, westjohl@NIH.GOV. Immediate
Past-President - Rudene Thomas , Office of Aids Research, National Institutes of Health,
(301) 435-8921, rt77t@nih.gov. Standing
Committee Chairpersons
Publicity
Chair
– Dee Brieske, National Cancer Institute, (301)
496-0756, briesked@mail.nih.gov Membership
Host – Glenda Keen, Office of Equal Opportunity, (301)496-7543, Keeng@od.nih.gov Legislative
Liaison- Karen
Howard, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases, (301) 594-8875, howardk@extra.niddk.nih.gov
Training and Development
- Rudene Thomas,Office of AIDS Research, (301) 435-8921,
rt77t@nih.gov
Monthly Meetings Our meetings are held the second
Tuesday of each month from Noon to 1:00 p.m. on the National Institutes of
Health Campus, 9000
Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland. We are accessible via the Medical Center
stop on the Metro RED line.
For more information, contact Publicity Chair, Dee Brieske at (301) 496-0756 or
briesked@mail.nih.gov.
You may print out a FEW membership application here. Please mail the completed application to Federally Employed Women, PO Box 30497, Bethesda, MD 20824-0497. Our membership is open to all federal employees. Those interested in joining FEW but who are not employed in the federal sector may join as an Associate Member.
Chapter Training Presentations July Highlights CONGRATULATIONS to our newly elected 2004-2006 Executive Board Installation of 2004-2006 FEW Bethesda Officers
Montgomery County Women's Fair Women's Legislative Briefing Women's Health Initiative - The
WHI is one of the largest preventive studies of its kind in the United States.
The WHI will focus on the major causes of death, disability and frailty in
postmenopausal women. The overall goal of WHI is to reduce coronary heart
disease, breast and colorectal cancer, and osteoporosis-fractures among
postmenopausal women via prevention/intervention strategies and risk factor
identification. The NIH Training Center - The
NIH Training Center is a central location for all training offered to NIH
employees. United States Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) - the U.S. Government's official site for jobs and
employment information provided by the United States Office of Personnel
Management. NIH Postdoctoral/Clinical Fellows
Committee - The NIH Fellows Committee consists of representatives from each
institute working to enhance the intramural training program, foster communication
among fellows and the NIH community, and serve as a liaison to administration
programs affecting the training experience. Representatives are selected for
one year appointments based on elections and the recommendation of the ICD Scientific
Director.
The Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.- The
Women's Law Center (WLC) champions the rights of women and children through
educational programs, monitoring compliance with the law, seeking to change
unjust laws and implementation of innovative programs to foster change. Montgomery County Commission for Women
- The Montgomery County Commission for Women (CFW) is both a department of county
government and an advisory board. The Commission's primary focus is to identify
inequities in laws, policies, practices and procedures, and recommend and promote
remedies. The Commission is a 15-member volunteer citizen advisory board. Commission
on the Status of Women City
of Fairfax Commission for Women The
League of Women Voters Montgomery County Maryland Women's
Organizations in the Washington DC Metro Area Interesting DC Sites |
