Filipina Women’s Network Launches Nationwide Search for “Filipina Women Who Could Be President”
The Filipina Women’s Network announces the nationwide search for “Filipina Women Who Could be President,” a campaign to highlight the achievements of Filipina women in management and leadership roles. The search is part of a larger FWN campaign, “Shaping the Filipina Image” and officially kicks off the FWN Summit, “Leadership, Power and Influence for Filipina Women,” on October 22 and 23, 2004, in San Francisco, CA.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 31, 2004 -- The Filipina Women’s Network
(FWN) announces the launch of “Filipina Women Who Could Be President,” a
national campaign to promote positive images and create leadership opportunities
for Filipina women in corporations, government agencies, community based and
nonprofit organizations. FWN seeks to showcase and educate the press and the
public about Filipina women’s abilities to lead, influence and manage. The
search is part of a larger FWN campaign, “Shaping the Filipina Image” and
officially kicks off the FWN Summit, “Leadership, Power and Influence for
Filipina Women,” on October 22 and 23, 2004, in San Francisco, CA.
“I
think it’s a shame that of the 2.36 million Filipinos in the U.S., 55 percent of
which are women (U.S. Census 2000), we have identified only three Filipinas in
senior management at Fortune 500 companies. These women are Cora M. Tellez,
former president of Health Net's Health Plans Division; Marissa Peterson, EVP,
Customer Advocacy, Network Services, and Worldwide Operations, Sun Microsystems;
and Evelyn Dilsaver, EVP and Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. Trust
Corporation, a subsidiary of Charles Schwab. With this campaign, we are
challenging the perceptions that hold Filipina women back from becoming full
participants in the workplace. We also think there are more Filipinas out there
trailblazing their way and performing the roles and competencies of senior
management and leadership. We want to find them. We are calling on the Fortune
500 corporations, government agencies, community based and nonprofit
organizations that have high populations of Filipinas in their workforce to
nominate these women and encourage them to attend the FWN Summit,” said Marily
Mondejar, president of Filipina Women’s Network.
Tessie Zaragoza, Chair
of the FWN Board, added, “This campaign is about building the Filipina
community’s pipeline of qualified leaders, increasing our odds that some will
rise to the president position in corporate, nonprofit and government sectors.
FWN’s membership profile indicates that 41 percent have graduate degrees, 22
percent have college degrees, 30 percent are in professional occupations, 11
percent in government, 8 percent are business owners and 8 percent are
management executives. We have the talent and the experience. Corporations ought
to tap our leadership talent pool.”
Nominations are to be sent to e-mail
protected from spam bots. The nominees will be honored at the FWN Summit’s
Awards Gala on October 23, 2004.
The Filipina Women’s Network is a
nonprofit association for women of Philippine ancestry. FWN sponsors educational
programs that provide strategies and tools to improve life skills, career
competencies and develop capacities for leadership effectiveness through
thinking strategically, acting decisively, and influencing others. FWN programs
are enriched through real life, business and career advancement experiences from
practitioners, corporate managers and community leaders. For more information
visit http://www.ffwn.org
CONTACT:
Marily
Mondejar
(415) 278-9410
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Tessie
Zaragoza
(510) 273-6721
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/8/prweb153906.htm