Working Women in Transition

Working Women in Transition (WWIT): A Bridge to Newfound Success

WWIT Success Story

Thank you for organizing and holding the workshop. I am sure there were many people behind the scenes making this event happen. Please let them know how much I appreciated all of their time and effort in bringing a great panel of speakers, resources and people together. I found the meeting very helpful and the speakers inspiring! I look forward to attend more of them in the future.

—Debbie

Welcome to Working Women in Transition (WWIT)! This multi-regional demonstration project, sponsored by the Women's Bureau, U. S. Department of Labor, is designed to assist women who have arrived at a significant transition in their work lives.

WWIT is the Women's Bureau's response to what working women in transition have told us they need to be successful. The project builds on the success of our previous electronic-mentoring and online learning projects. WWIT will serve as a bridge between women's unique needs and the resources available through local partners (high-touch) and the World Wide Web (high-tech).

The Women's Bureau began the WWIT project targeting the following populations of women: spouses of military reservists in West Virginia; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients in Arkansas; women recovering from substance abuse in Kentucky; and baby boomers changing careers in Ohio. Following the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, the Bureau added women workers displaced by these natural disasters, as well as initiating other new projects in 2006. These were incarcerated women in a pre-release program (Vermont); Native American and rural women (South Dakota); single mothers in Pennsylvania; and Asian-American women in Illinois wanting to start or expand a business. With the WWIT's success, additional populations are being added in 2007 to include rural and Native American women in Montana, and expanded services for single mothers and displaced homemakers in Allegheny County and Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

The Women's Bureau has been in the business of helping women build their dreams since it was created by Congress in 1920. Today we are helping 21st Century working women achieve Better Jobs! Better Earnings! and Better Living! The Women's Bureau welcomes you, and we hope you find this Web site useful in accessing new opportunities to help you achieve your employment goals.

Shinae Chun
Director, Women's Bureau


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Sign in please WWIT Program Participant User ID As assigned by WWIT program. Visitor/General Public E-mail Address For sign in purposes only. Information will not be shared or sold.	Working Women in Transition (WWIT): A Bridge to Newfound Success WWIT Success Story Thank you for organizing and holding the workshop. I am sure there were many people behind the scenes making this event happen. Please let them know how much I appreciated all of their time and effort in bringing a great panel of speakers, resources and people together. I found the meeting very helpful and the speakers inspiring! I look forward to attend more of them in the future. —Debbie Welcome to Working Women in Transition (WWIT)! This multi-regional demonstration project, sponsored by the Women's Bureau, U. S. Department of Labor, is designed to assist women who have arrived at a significant transition in their work lives. WWIT is the Women's Bureau's response to what working women in transition have told us they need to be successful. The project builds on the success of our previous electronic-mentoring and online learning projects. WWIT will serve as a bridge between women's unique needs and the resources available through local partners (high-touch) and the World Wide Web (high-tech). The Women's Bureau began the WWIT project targeting the following populations of women: spouses of military reservists in West Virginia; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients in Arkansas; women recovering from substance abuse in Kentucky; and baby boomers changing careers in Ohio. Following the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, the Bureau added women workers displaced by these natural disasters, as well as initiating other new projects in 2006. These were incarcerated women in a pre-release program (Vermont); Native American and rural women (South Dakota); single mothers in Pennsylvania; and Asian-American women in Illinois wanting to start or expand a business. With the WWIT's success, additional populations are being added in 2007 to include rural and Native American women in Montana, and expanded services for single mothers and displaced homemakers in Allegheny County and Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The Women's Bureau has been in the business of helping women build their dreams since it was created by Congress in 1920. Today we are helping 21st Century working women achieve Better Jobs! Better Earnings! and *Better Living!* The Women's Bureau welcomes you, and we hope you find this Web site useful in accessing new opportunities to help you achieve your employment goals. Shinae Chun Director, Women's Bureau

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