Women @ Work Women @ Work 2012 -20152012 -2015

Cath FindlayCath FindlayProject Co-ordinatorProject Co-ordinator

New Project 2012 - 2015New Project 2012 - 2015

Funded by Scottish Government Funded by Scottish Government Equality UnitEquality Unit

Fund managed by V.A.F.Fund managed by V.A.F. LEAP – on line planning and evaluation LEAP – on line planning and evaluation

tool used for project management and tool used for project management and reportingreporting

W@W Empowering Highland W@W Empowering Highland Women :-Women :-

• Focusing on the areas ofFocusing on the areas of EmploymentEmployment Economic activityEconomic activity Gender segregationGender segregation Gender imbalanceGender imbalance

Key Target Groups for 2012 -2015Key Target Groups for 2012 -2015

•Young women

•Black and minority ethnic women

•Low paid women

•Rural women

Year 1 Work PlanYear 1 Work Plan 4 Advisory Group meetings4 Advisory Group meetings Sept 2012 Network Coordinator Sept 2012 Network Coordinator

Initial meeting and training (New Initial meeting and training (New documentation etc)documentation etc)

3 Network meetings per area 3 Network meetings per area 8 Learning events, one in each 8 Learning events, one in each

area, per yeararea, per year Annual ConferenceAnnual Conference

Network membersNetwork members WebsiteWebsite Social media Face book/TwitterSocial media Face book/Twitter Access to an on-line community of Access to an on-line community of

like minded womenlike minded women BlogBlog Monthly E-New letterMonthly E-New letter ConsultationsConsultations Annual eventsAnnual events

New ways of workingNew ways of working Online communications and engagement Online communications and engagement

e.g. Website/social mediae.g. Website/social media 3 Local Network meetings will be supported 3 Local Network meetings will be supported

by staff trainingby staff training Discussion on hot topics on Facebook could inform Discussion on hot topics on Facebook could inform

topics for training/eventstopics for training/events• Discussion and follow-up of issues arising from Network Discussion and follow-up of issues arising from Network

meetings/training events continued on Facebookmeetings/training events continued on Facebook• Research/information gathering highlighted on W@W Research/information gathering highlighted on W@W

websitewebsite• Event booking by web siteEvent booking by web site• Doodle for meeting planningDoodle for meeting planning

New Advisory Group MembersNew Advisory Group Members

Do we need new Advisory Do we need new Advisory Group members to more Group members to more reflect our target groups?reflect our target groups?

To do listTo do list

Face book debateFace book debate Women’s employment summit Women’s employment summit

12/9/12 (Inverness)12/9/12 (Inverness) Network coordinators training Network coordinators training

17/2517/25thth Sept Sept