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On the Passing of Midge Miller

The board and staff of the Wisconsin Women’s Council offer their condolences to the family of Midge Miller.  Ms. Miller was a leading political activist and a powerful advocate for women and economic justice, in Wisconsin and nationally.  At a time when few women served as social and political leaders, Ms. Miller was a state legislator (1971-1985), founding member of the Wisconsin Women's Council and the National Women’s Political Caucus, a longtime member of the Wisconsin Women’s Network, an assistant dean at the University of Wisconsin College of Letters and Sciences, program director for the YWCA and a member of the Wisconsin delegation to the National Women’s Conference.  A truly remarkable woman, she remained an active and influential voice, role model, mentor and treasured colleague to so many throughout her life.  Ms. Miller passed away on April 17, 2009 at the age of 86. For more on Ms. Miller’s life and legacy, see the Capitol Times tores: "Midge Miller, state legislator and political dynamo, dies at 86" and Feingold: 'Midge Miller defined Wisconsin progressivism'

 

Wisconsin's
Governor's Trailblazer Awards for Women in Business

 

2009 Award Winners
press release
Award web site

The Governor's Trailblazer Awards are sponsored by the Office of the Governor, Wisconsin Women's Council, Wisconsin Department of Commerce, M&I Bank (sponsors of the M&I Bank Trailblazers Award Luncheon), The WIDGE Source, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce and, 2009 Special Partner, the Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC). 

Trailblazers in the News:

Five Dane County businesses given Governor's Trailblazer Awards for Women in Business, Wisconsin State Journal, April 16, 2009

Trailblazer keeps family business trucking, Janesville Gazette, April 29, 2009

Issue Alerts from the NACW
National Association of Commissions on Women

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Disclaimer: Issue Alerts are provided for informaon only. The Women's Council is an NACW member. However, the Council does not endorse legislation and has not taken independent action to review these proposals or their impact in Wisconsin.

Women in the Wisconsin Legislature, 2009 (pdf)
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Wisconsin Women in
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IN THE NEWS

Read Lt. Governor Lawton's

statement on the Women’s

Council's Report:

Women in the Wisconsin

Legislature, 2009.

 

Expanding Your
Business Horizons

A Women's Business Forum

 

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"Expanding your Horizon"
Women's Forum Webcast

View the Women's Business Forum held October 23, 2008 in Waukesha, WI.

Part 1. Features leading government, non-profit and private sector business experts in Wisconsin on accessing credit in the current market and other key business financial issues. All with a focus on the particular needs and concerns of women business owners.

Part 2. Features Wisconsin state government's Women's Business Ombudsman on Wisconsin's new Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) certification program and application process (starts at approximately timeframe 64.15 on the webinar). Three WBE certified women businesses owners provide their perspective on the WBE application process and how they have utilized their WBE certification to grow their business.

System requirements for viewing the webcast include Internet Explorer (5.5 or higher), Windows Media Player (version 9 or higher preferred) and a broadband internet connection.

Sponsored by the Wisconsin Women's Council; Wisconsin Department of Commerce; Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Development Corporation (WWBIC); Wisconsin Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) and Wisconsin Women = Prosperity (WW=P), in partnership with the Waukesha County Chamber of Commerce; Citizens Bank of Mukwonago

The Governor's

Trailblazer Awards

for Women in Business

Nominations are now closed.
Watch for our 2009 Winners!

2007 Award Recipients

2007 Photo Album

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Awards and Meet Our Sponsors

Health Cares About Violence Against Women

This year the Women's Council has partnered to increase the awareness of everyone’s role and responsibility to stop family violence. Join us, and our partners, WPS Health Insurance, WI Medical Society, WI Coalition Against Domestic Violence, WI Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and WI Women's Health Foundation to call on businesses and health care providers to establish policies that help identify needs and services for victims of intimate partner violence.
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Pocket Screening Card

Domestic Violence Pocket Screening Card

Download and print this screening card, give it to your doctor, and let him or her know that screening for violence against women, and families, is both effective and important.

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Wisconsin Women First

View the complete Timeline of
Wisconsin Women Political Firsts
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From the WI Department of Justice


Amber Alert Poster Contest!
open to all Wisconsin 5th grade students
Press release

The theme for this year’s poster contest is
“Bring Our Missing Children Home.”

Poster Contest Packet: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/programs/postercontest

Learn more about keeping your children safe:

Internet Crimes Against
Children Task Force

Read Attorney General Van Hollen's Editorial
on the Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Missing
and Exploited Children and Adults

The Wisconsin Women's Council works to identify barriers that prevent women in Wisconsin from participating fully and equally in all aspects of life and works closely with public, private and not-for-profit groups to develop long-term solutions to inequities. The Council is Wisconsin's statutory commission on the status of women. Its bi-partisan Board is appointed by the Governor and Legislative Leaders. >>About Us<<

New features and projects are posted regularly.
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—Highlights—
Gender Wage Gap Grows
NEW! The gender wage gap has gotten wider. WI women now earn only about 77 cents on the dollar compared to men – a widening of the gap from 78 cents as reported last year. WI WI also lags behind the national gender wage gap of 79.9 cents on the dollar.
Biennial Report
2005-2007

The Women's Council's biennial report to the Governor and Legislature for 2005-2007.
Lt. Gov. Lawton Releases WW=P 5-year Report
Significant strides were made to improve the status of Wisconsin women in the five years since the launch of Wisconsin Women=Prosperity, according to a report issued by Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton.
Now Available! State Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) Certification
The WBE certification ensures entities that chose to do business with women-owned businesses are confident that their reporting of dollars spent with WBEs will be verifiable and credible. Certified WBEs are eligible to be listed in the State of Wisconsin Directory of Women-Owned Businesses.
Wisconsin Women's Health Guide
English & Spanish versions. Provides information about services and programs that can help Wisconsin women. It is also a resource for county agencies and health care providers who work with women and families. From the Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation and the Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health.
WI Women's Health License Plate!
Improve the health and wellbeing of women and families in Wisconsin by purchasing a Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation license plate. Your $25 donation will be re-invested in communities all over Wisconsin. It's Easy to Get Yours Today!