Women at Work

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The Long Island Interbranch Council of the American Association of University Women

Contact:  Diane Haney, LI Interbranch Chair

(516) 248-0476 or haneydhd@gmail.com

Who:       Abby Adesina, CEO of Crest Coaching and Consulting,

                Laurie Cantileno, Service Delivery Executive, Cisco Systems, Inc

                Sandra Kopecky, Senior Oracle Database Programmer  

This program is jointly sponsored by the American Association of University Women and the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, New York Institute of Technology, Dean Nada Anid.          

What: Women at Work: Surviving the Challenges of Career Engineers in this World

When: Friday, October 9, 2015, morning session (pay equity for Assistant Teachers) 10:30 to noon; afternoon session (Women at Work) 1:00 p.m.

Where: The auditorium of Harry Schure Hall, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury Campus.

How Much:  The program is free to the public.  Members and those wishing to join us for lunch $25.  Contact Diane Haney for details (haneydhd@gmail.com)

Morning Session: Fair Pay.  Beginning assistant teachers, despite needing certification, are paid less than beginning custodians.  The issues will be discussed and also the concept of comparable worth.  With Pamela Parma.

Afternoon Session:  Women at Work.  The problems of women engineers are felt to some degree by all working people and effect both individuals and families. 

One in four women engineers after the age of thirty-five compared with one in one in ten men.  AAUW’s most recent research indicates that women who stay and women who leave are much the same.  The difference is in their working conditions.  We will hear from some outstanding women engineers about the challenges and solutions for women today.  Learn from women in the field what is happening and what needs to happen to creates a balanced successful work and life experience.