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Idaho Civil Rights Program
Federal Women's Program (FWP)
Mission: Promote a thorough understanding of the women's special emphasis
program as a means of achieving equal opportunity and diversity within the
workplace.
 The Federal Women's Program (FWP) is a special emphasis program that was
established in 1963 to enhance employment and remove employment barriers for
women. Executive Order 11478, signed in 1969, brought the FWP into overall Equal
Employment (EEO) Program and placed it under the stewardship of the Director of
EEO.
To ensure that agencies meet the requirements of the EEO laws, Executive
Orders, and EEOC guidelines, the Federal Women's Program Manager
(FWPM) position was
established to advise management and to analyze policies, practices and
procedures which may present barriers to the hiring and advancement of women
employees.
Program Objectives of the Federal Women's Program:
- Increase the total number of women employed in professional,
administrative, and technical occupations.
- Eliminate concentrations of women in single-interval occupational
series, to diversify and create advancement opportunities throughout all
occupational levels and disciplines
- Encourage the participation of women in all NRCS-sponsored programs and
activities.
Roles of the Idaho Federal Women's Program Manager:
- Serve as a liaison between regional and national program managers and
State Management Team on FWP objectives and activities at national and state
levels.
- Provide information to Idaho NRCS employees on FWP activities and
responsibilities.
- Develop recruitment, retention and advancement strategies for women in
the NRCS workplace.
Idaho Poster Contest – Woman’s History Month 2008
The Idaho Poster Contest for Women’s History Month (March
2008) was held in conjunction with the national contest. The Idaho posters that
were submitted demonstrate this year’s theme "Women's Art, Women's Vision,” and
they also incorporated an Idaho perspective!!! All the posters submitted were
very creative and it was difficult to select a winner. The grand prize goes to
Kim Erk, Coeur d’Alene Field Office. Kim indicated that, “My dad use to
say, ‘farming is an art and the soil is our canvas.’ That is what I envisioned
for this poster.” Well-stated, and well illustrated, Kim!! The other posters
were submitted by Bryce Griffiths (Soda Springs), Kathy Elliot (Lewiston), and
Julie Koeberle (State Office). Please take the opportunity to view and
appreciate these fine works-of-art!!!!!
To see the posters, click on the
individual's name.
Dee Carlson,
Federal Women's
Program Manager, (208) 685-6985
Welcome to the Federal Women's Program
webpage. In 2007, we observed the 30th
anniversary of the National Women's Conference held in Houston in 1977.
This important historic event marked a high point in the influence of women's
ideas on government policy formulation. The theme for that National
Women's Conference way, "We Are Here to Move History Forward."
Women from every state gathered to draft a Women's Agenda calling attention to
the special needs that were being overlooked and under-valued by the federal
government.
Let's get into
that spirit of Moving Forward
and seek opportunities to improve equality
and promote diversity, in our workforce and in the customers we serve. As
the FWPM for Idaho, I would like to "move forward" by:
- Increasing
respect for abilities and accomplishments of women employees.
- Promoting
employee advancement potential by providing information on planning,
training, and educational opportunities.
- Identifying
problems and solutions for recruitment, retention, and advancement of women
in NRCS.
- Eliminating
sexual harassment in the workplace.
Please share your
ideas or concerns with me. If you have any questions or need information,
I will do my best to help.
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