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Federal Women's Program
The Federal Women's Program is designed to educate, support, advise and guide
on issues relating to women.
The Vision
An effective and productive Federal Women's Program that actively promotes
the interests, skills and professional leadership abilities of NRCS women.
The Mission
Collectively work to increase professional opportunities, overcome barriers,
build camaraderie and connect proactive efforts to the agency's responsibility
to enhance employment and advancement of women.
What are the duties of the Federal Women's Program Manager for Maine?
According to Executive Order 11478:
- Ensure our agency institutes, plans, and takes affirmative steps to
provide equal opportunity to women applicants and employees in all areas of
employment (recruitment, hiring, training, promotions, and awards).
- Provide a means for women to communicate their concerns to management.
Other duties include:
- Keep superiors informed of sensitive, controversial, emerging issues and
recommend appropriate action.
- Provide cultural information as well as dispel myths and stereotypes
within the agency.
- Develop quarterly reports and annual plans of operations for the State
Conservationist and regional/national Federal Women Program Managers.
- Serve as a member of the Civil Rights Advisory Committee.
- Provide educational materials for employee concerns and issues dealing
with Equal Employment Opportunity.
- Promote workforce issues of special concern to women and suggest ways to
address those concerns.
National
Federal Women's Program
Federally
Employed Women's (FEW) National Web Site
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