FEDERAL WOMEN'S PROGRAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP12-00651R000100130012-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 26, 2013
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: December 20, 1979
• Content Type: LETTER

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VP Federal .Women's Program
NFAC V.Vorking Group
20 December 1979
Dear Members:
As 1979 draws to a close as well as half my term as chairman
of our Working Group, I hope you will indulge me this opportunity
to make a few remarks and observations regarding where we have
been and where I see us going in the next six months. As was
mentioned at our last business meeting, we have indeed
accomplished much since June. Much, however, remains to do!
First, let me thank those of you who attended our meeting
with Mr. Clarke. I believe that many got to vent long-held
and justifiable angry feelings. Unfortunately, however,
I am not sure we were able to accomplish much more. I had
hoped we could focus on the two specific issues raised in the
covering memo to Mr. Clarke, which you approved at the
December meeting, and discuss our ideas for working with him
to address these concerns. Several have been mentioned during
the course of our many group and individual discussions--
the creation of bridge positions and rotational "job enrichment"
assignments for the clerical/secretarial workforce; uniform
implementation of an aggressive career development program
to include "trained" counselors and women with experience
in overcoming the barriers to success in this organization;
a program to educate women themselves in terms of what they
can do for their own careers; and the uniform implementation
of an NFAC policy that would provide a variety of training
opportunities that would mean career development for women.
Experience has shown me that we must confront management
with coherent, objective, realistic and reasoned specifics.
We must have something for which we can hold them accountable.
Again, I don't think that we did too much toward that end on
the 12th. Management cannot be held accountable for anything
as general as "making our anger go away." I am also not
too sure that we can be effective as a group of 20 in
meeting with NFAC managers unless they are going to be ad-
dressing us. I would like you to think about this whole
subject of interaction with management and about sending three
or four of our members for a follow-up meeting with Mr. Clarke.
I think it would be helpful to go with the clear understanding
that we will not use the opportunity to rehash personal
grievances and general complaints,about the organization, even
if they are invited, but rather to focus the agenda and
structure the meeting toward the achievement of our goal:
educating management, telling them of our concerns but ones
that we can realistically do something about, and asking their
held in accomplishing our overal objective: improving the
employment and advancement opportunities for women in NFAC.
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For the first half of 1980, we will be working on our
lunchtime sessions, and we will be undertaking a formal
program on career development. I look forward to everyone's
full participation. We can only succeed with your
personal commitment.
Wishing each of you a happy and peaceful holiday season
and much success in 1980.
Sincerely,
AGENDA?MEETING 9 January 1980-2E62,2:30
I. Old Business
A. Minutes
B. Report from the Chair:
Memo to
Vacancies
C. Meeting with Bruce Clarke
D. Final Preparations for 15 January 1980
E. Report from Program Chairman
II. New Business
A.
Scholarship Day at NPIC--Report submitted by
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.-Lnutes of the 9 January 1980 FWP NFA' Working Group
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The minutes stood approved*.read.
Report from the Chair: Bonnie. announced
she would be changing
jobs as of 28 January. She .ca
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nation Staff. She said
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and had hada meeting with him
o ?iscuss
getting a Monthly listing
of women promoted to specific grades (as the Group recomm?pded)
so that Congratulatory memos and information could be sentthem.
rega-1-ar-1-y-.:: He raised several points that the group then discussed,
but the feeling was that we should definitely pursue the issue.
Be said he wbuld speak tO D/NFAC and get back to us. The meeting
with D/NFAC was evaluated andit was decided that a memo be
sent asking to postpone a second meeting.
j The vacancy probeta on the group was also discussed) and
it Was -decided that Bonnie G. would draft a memo to office directors/
personnel officers addressing the issue.
Final Preparation for Lunchtime Session: report from Bonnie
and Sue that all was ready and that we would anxiously await the
d7.---Ults of a good publicity effort. Thanks to all those involvedl.
Report from Program Chairman: Janice gave a report saying that
she had contacted Shirley and security and was also in touch
with an outside speaker, Ms. Anne Haulpee. She suggested dividing
?the presentation as follows: sotheoneopeak from NFAC management's,
point of view; Anne speak from the point of view of developing
a career; and a panel of successful women share their views on
the issue. She will arrange to meet with, the NFAC Career Development
Officer and then draft a proposal for D/NgAC.
NPIC Scholarship Day: Material from the presentation was made
available to group members.
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REMEMBER: MONTHLY MEETING 27 FEB. 1980, 2:30-3:30, 2E62.
Please make every effort to attend. Let's not lose our momentum
now:
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