 The Michigan Women’s Commission joins Governor Gretchen Whitmer in celebrating March 2023 as Women’s History Month!
“I encourage you to ask a woman you admire about her story. Or write your own. Remind yourself of the obstacles you’ve overcome and be proud of how far you’ve come. Let’s keep sharing each other’s stories and inspiring future generations to tell theirs.”
View the Women's History Month message from Governor Whitmer.
Speaking of women’s contributions, our Vice Chair Dr. Geneva Williams recently celebrated Michigan’s historically diverse elected leadership in the Lansing State Journal:
“When Governor Gretchen Whitmer took to the podium to deliver her State of the State Address in January, the second-ever woman governor of Michigan stood in front of the state’s first female Senate majority leader and first Black house speaker as she spoke to a Michigan Legislature containing a record number of women and a record number of openly LGBTQ+ people. This, on the heels of being sworn in for her second gubernatorial term by the first Black woman justice on the Michigan Supreme Court earlier this year.”
Read Dr. Geneva’s full opinion article here.
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The Michigan Women’s Commission joined the U.S. Women’s Bureau in Detroit on Feb. 28 for conversations on Advancing Equity in Infrastructure-Funded Jobs. Our CEO Cheryl Bergman, Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Director Susan Corbin and our Commissioner Danielle Atkinson shared ways Michigan is preparing women for the in-demand, higher-paying jobs stemming out of unprecedented federal funding for infrastructure improvements.
Learn more about the impact of inequality on women workers here.
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 “What is Galentine’s Day? It’s only the best day of the year.” – Leslie Knope
Ladies were celebrating ladies when we recently joined Governor Whitmer for a Galentine's Day reception with women leaders in Michigan's executive, legislative and judicial offices. With more women than ever serving in our state’s leadership, the event was an opportunity to meet each other across branches and across political parties.
Want to keep celebrating women in leadership? Check out our #MIWomenWednesday YouTube playlist! Filmed over the past year, #MIWomenWednesday was our campaign to celebrate Michigan’s trail-blazers, ceiling-busters and ladder-builders – women who are changing the face of leadership in our state.
Watch all the videos here.
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Does your employer participate in MI Tri-Share Child Care? If so, you could lower your family’s child care costs by two-thirds!
Through MI Tri-Share, the cost of an employee's child care is shared equally among the employer, the employee and the State of Michigan — a three-way split — with coordination being provided regionally by a Tri-Share facilitator hub. It is an innovative, bipartisan program introduced by Governor Gretchen Whitmer and managed by the Michigan Women’s Commission to make child care more affordable for more families.
Download our MI Tri-Share flyer to share with your employer.
Find current facilitator hub regions, answers to frequently asked questions and additional promotional materials to share with your employer at Michigan.gov/TriShare.
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Our Michigan Fostering Access, Rights and Equity (MI FARE) initiative is designed to help women understand and access their employment rights, public benefits that support working women, and opportunities for education and skills that lead to higher-paying jobs. This Women’s History Month, be sure you #KnowYourRights, #GetYourBenefits and get on a path to #FinancialFreedom!
Learn more about your rights and benefits with the MI FARE webinar videos on our YouTube channel. Find additional information and resources at Michigan.gov/FARE. The MI FARE initiative is funded by a FARE Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau.
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We just wrapped our latest 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge – with another one coming up in May. Join the waitlist to be notified when registration opens for our next virtual opportunity to learn together with women around Michigan.
The 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge is designed to better understand the origins of the concept of race and how it influences us as individuals and organizations. Created by and shared in partnership with the Michigan League for Public Policy, our version of the 21-Day Challenge combines daily emails with live, online reflection conversations to unpack our learning in a shared space.
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The Michigan Women’s Commission will hold our next public meeting on April 18 in Grand Rapids. Meeting notice, location and agenda will be posted to Michigan.gov/MWC at least 10 days in advance of the meeting.
March 1: Women’s History Month Begins
March 5: Women in Construction Week Begins
March 8: International Women’s Day
March 14: Equal Pay Day
March 31: Transgender Day of Visibility
April 1: Sexual Assault Awareness Month Begins
April 25: MI Workplace Rights Week Begins
April 27: Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
Is your organization interested in learning more about the Michigan Women’s Commission's priorities for 2023? Contact LEO-MIWomensComm@michigan.gov to book a speaker.
Stay up to date on our latest efforts by following along on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and our YouTube channel.
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