Mission
The Cal Womxn's Network exists to create a strong community of womxn that supports collective learning and growth through social and professional opportunities.
Vision
A campus community where womxn* are empowered to pursue and achieve their professional and personal goals.
*Womxn is defined as a woman (used, especially in intersectional feminism, as an alternative spelling to avoid the suggestion of sexism perceived in the sequences m-a-n and m-e-n).
Sponsors
Lasana Hotep, Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
Upcoming Events
Fidelity Financial Series: Create a Budget, Ditch Your Debt
Wednesday, September 22, 12-1pm, REGISTER for Zoom details.
This class offers manageable strategies and tools that can help you get a handle on spending and borrowing so you can start building your future. It also covers how to develop a smart budget and ways to manage debt and is designed for those who want to build healthy spending and saving habits to improve their current financial situation.
Past Events
Fidelity Financial Series: Retirement Income Planning for Her
Monday, August 16, 12-1pm, REGISTER for Zoom details.
An adapted version of Fundamentals of Retirement Income Planning, class can help you learn how to determine when retirement is feasible based on projected savings and expected financial challenges down the road. This class can help you learn how to determine when retirement is feasible based on projected savings and expected financial challenges in retirement. It also covers estimating how long savings may last with a solid retirement income plan.
Fidelity Financial Series: Organize, Plan, and Own Your Future
Tuesday, July 20, 12-1pm, REGISTER for Zoom details.
Whether you're just starting out or nearing retirement, the Women and Investing: Organize, Plan, Own Your Future class offers simple steps you can take to achieve your financial goals. It also includes ways to build health financial habits, save for multiple goals, and invest wisely, so that you can take control of your financial future. This class is designed specifically for womxn, addressing common challenges and creating an environment that builds confidence.
CWN Informational Session: Networking & Peer Coaching Pilot Program
Wednesday, July 28, 12-1pm, REGISTER for Zoom details.
We are excited to announce that CWN is currently developing its own networking and peer coaching program, in response to our membership's expressed interest in more opportunities for CWN members to meet and learn from each other. This program is designed to provide community, networking, skills development, accountability, accessibility to resources, kind feedback, and strengthened leadership skills.
Applications for the October 2021 - March 2022 will open in early August. To learn more about the program, how to apply, and the selection/pairing process, we invite you to attend an information session led by CWN's Professional Development Chair.
CWN Surveillance Test & Vaccine Takeover Celebration
Monday, June 21, 8am-5pm, Rec Sports Facility (RSF) Fieldhouse.
The future of work will encompass many changes, but one constant remains our commitment to keep each other safe. Everyone returning to campus will need to take at least one surveillance test, which is a free and painless self-swab COVID-19 test for non-symptomatic patients. CWN leadership invites you to take this first step together on a day reserved just for you!
Join us for give-aways, vaccine reporting information, a selfie station, and a chance to meet CWN leaders and fellow colleagues in person. A University Health Services nurse will also be available to answer any vaccine questions and offer a J&J vaccine on the spot for anyone who would like one!
For those who are vaccinated:
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Log into your eTang Portal and upload your vaccine record before June 20th.
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Schedule your surveillance test in your eTang portal for anytime available on June 21st - “CWN Surveillance Test Take Over Day!” Be sure to choose Rec Sports Facility (RSF) Field House as your location.
Once you’ve completed your test, you will not need to take another one for ~ 6 months (180 days) unless you prefer to do so more frequently.
Not yet vaccinated? No problem!
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Schedule your surveillance test in your eTang portal for anytime available on June 21st - “CWN Surveillance Test Take Over Day!” Be sure to choose Rec Sports Facility (RSF) Field House as your location.
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Consider getting a free COVID-19 vaccine when you arrive for your surveillance test! Those who are not vaccinated will be required to come in for surveillance testing at least bi-weekly.
For questions related to this event, please contact Ashley Campos, University Health Services staff member and CWN Community and Social Programs co-chair.
CWN Informational Session
Thursday, November 12, 4:00-4:45pm, Zoom details coming shortly.
Interested in learning more about Cal Women's Network, and potentially joining our leadership team? Join us at an informational session to learn about CWN's mission and vision, along with the open positions available.
Navigating Your UC Career Panel
Friday, October 23, 1:00-2:00pm
The Cal Women’s Network is proud to present a "Navigating Your Career at UC" panel. We have four wonderful panelists lined up:
- Carolyn Clark, Director of Student Affairs, Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering
- Judy I. Smithson MEd, Program Manager, Doctor of Health Program
- Isela Peña-Rager, Assistant Director, Office of Undergraduate Advising
- Andrea Lambert, Chief of Staff to the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
They will discuss their identities and backgrounds as a strength and influence in their career paths, and they will also share how they have leveraged their networks and mentors to grow their careers, and how their roles have changed and lessons learned while balancing family, volunteer, and other responsibilities outside of work.
Happy Hour Social
Thursday, November 11, 4:00-6:00pm, Cornerstone Restaurant (2367 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704)
Feeling tired and need a reason to unwind? Come out and join the Cal Women's Network for some drinks and easy conversation. Light refreshments will be provided.
Brown Bag Lunch for Parents of Kids with Disabilities/Challenges
Thursday, August 22, 12:00–1:00pm. RSVP required.
Summer Ice Cream Social
Thursday, July 11, 12-1:30pm, 309 Sproul Hall
Take a break to join us for some light conversation and networking, and enjoy some delicious ice cream.
Don't Ask, Don't Get: Effective Negotiation Techniques Workshop with Dr. Amy Levine
Wednesday, May 29, 11:30-1:00pm, New location! Education Center, 1st Floor, University Health Services, Tang Center.
You have opportunities to negotiate every day in your professional and personal life. Whether it is, “Where do you want to have dinner tonight?” or “I’d like to discuss my salary,” if you don’t ask for what you want and deserve, you’ll never get it. In this session, you will learn how to prepare to negotiate, build your case, present your request, and clinch the deal. You will gain practical skills to achieve negotiated outcomes that will leave both parties feeling satisfied.
Speaker: Dr. Amy Levine is a certified leadership coach, educator and consultant who has worked for over 30 years with individuals and groups to assist them in reaching their goals. Levine served as Executive Director of the UC San Francisco Center for Gender Equity (UCSF CGE), which provided advocacy, education and services for women on leadership and diversity; health and wellness; and intimate partner violence prevention. She is an expert on a range of topics concerning women in society and is dedicated to addressing issues of ethnic diversity, sexual orientation, age and ability. She earned a doctorate in education from UC Berkeley, and holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology. Under Levine’s leadership, UCSF CGE produced the Women’s Leadership Symposium, a consistently sold-out conference held biannually from 1998 to 2008, that was the only leadership conference serving all women staff in the UC system. She has also received numerous awards, including Women Who Make a Difference from the San Francisco chapter of the Commission on the Status of Women for her service in the areas of employment and academic, economic and social advancement of women. For her work promoting gender equity on campus and in the community, she was the first-ever staff member to be awarded the UCSF Chancellor’s Award for the Advancement of Women. As a UC Presidential Staff Fellow, Levine co-led a UC-wide project to collect data on workplace practices regarding the professional advancement of UC’s women and developed recommendations to the President, including the establishment of the Systemwide Advisory Committee on the Status of Women.
Brown Bag Lunch for Parents of Kids with Disabilities/Challenges
Thursday, April 4, 12:00–1:00pm.
Social Hour
In celebration of Women's History Month, join us for our first social hour of the season! Appetizers provided by the ASUC Student Union.
Thursday, March 21, 2019, 4 - 6 pm, Bear's Lair Tavern, 2465 Bancroft Way #104
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Brown Bag Lunch for Parents of Kids with Disabilities/Challenges
Tuesday, Feb. 19 12–1:30pm, 9 Durant. RSVP required.
Brown Bag Lunch for Parents of Kids with Disabilities/Challenges
Thursday, Jan. 10 12–1pm, 9 Durant. RSVP required.
Hosted by Ashley Dawn & Aria Priest.
Brown Bag Lunch for Cal Moms of Teens & Tweens
Thursday, Dec. 13, 12-1 pm, 306 Wheeler Hall. Contact Michele Rabkin to RSVP.
When children enter elementary school, their mothers often find a strong support network among other parents they get to know during pick-up/drop-off, school volunteering, after-school programs, play-dates, birthday parties, etc. But where do you find support and community as your kids get older and more independent? How do the work-life balance issues change as your children enter adolescence? What resources and strategies are helping you through the turbulent tween and teen years? What's keeping you up at night? Join other Cal Women for a candid conversation about the joys and trials of parenting 12-to-18-year-olds. Hosted by Michele Rabkin.
CWN Brown Bag Lunch for Parents of Kids with Disabilities/Challenges
Thursday, Dec. 6, 12–1pm, Durant. RSVP required.
Hosted by Ashley Dawn & Aria Priest.
Bringing the *Personal* Back to Branding
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2:10 – 3:15 pm, 202 South Hall
Speaker: Rebecca Andersen
Event description:
#3. To be effective, people need to understand your brand. Create a good user experience and a clear definition of who you are.
Speaker:Rebecca Andersen is an educator, career coach, and talent connector who is committed to building engaged communities and helping people connect to meaningful work. A career changer herself (environmental engineer --> career coach), Rebecca brings over a decade of career/leadership development and is a certified "Design Your Life" (Stanford Design Lab) and WellCoaches (Harvard) Career Coach. She currently serves as Director of Career Services & Alumni Relations at the UC Berkeley School of Information and also teaches career development with UC Berkeley Extension. In her spare time, Rebecca chases after 2 children, serves as secretary of the PTA, and is a board member for the Golden Gate Mothers Group (non-profit serving 4k+ San Francisco Bay Area mothers).
CWN Social Hour
Oct. 18, 4-6 pm, International House Cafe (new location!)
Brown Bag Lunch for Cal Moms
Thursday, Oct. 11, 12-1 pm, Haas School of Business. RSVP Required.
Hosted by Kun Yang and Engage@Haas
CWN Open Meeting
Interested in learning more about Cal Women's Network, and potentially joining our leadership team? Please attend this meeting for more information!
Oct. 3, 12-1 pm, Berkeley Way West room 5101
CWN Back to School Brown Bag Lunch
A fun, informal way to connect with other women at Cal!
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 12-1pm, 370 Dwinelle
Membership Social Hour
Join us for our first social hour of the season!
Thursday, August 16, 2018, 4 - 6 pm, Beta Lounge, 2129 Durant Ave
Brown Bag Lunch for Cal Moms
An informal way to connect with working moms on campus. RVSP required (Google form).
Thursday, August 2, 12 - 1 pm
Contact Caitlin Appert-Nguyen with questions.
Coffee Chat
co-hosted with BSA New Professionals Network
Tuesday, June 26, 9-10 am, Ishi Court in Dwinell Hall
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Intergroup Dialogues
Intergroup Dialogues: Women of Color in Leadership
Join staff groups Alianza, APASA, BSFO and the Cal Women’s Network for the first Intergroup Dialogues around Women of Color in Leadership. Find yourself in a managerial position, wondering what’s next?
These meetings are structured to give you the space to share and learn about how to carve your path at UC Berkeley. Although these events are catered to women of color in leadership, all are welcome to attend.
May 17, 2018 – Dialogue #1: Share + Discuss
Discuss potential paths and barriers for women of color in leadership
Share experiences in small groups and then break for a larger discussion
May 30, 2018 – Dialogue #2: Analyze + Take Action
Review outcomes of Dialogue #1
Produce tangible recommendations for the campus to help advance women of color in leadership
Both sessions will be held from 12-1:30 pm, location TBA
Special thanks to Sid Reel and the Division of Equity & Inclusion’s Campus Climate Speaker, Affirmation & Empowerment grant series.
Intergroup dialogues working group: Rocio Harumi Quinones (Alianza), Kun Yang (APASA), Eryn Hong (APASA), Takiyah Franklin (BSFO), Emerald Templeton (BSFO), Rebecca Ulrich (BSFO), Judy Smithson (CWN), Iberia Zafira (CWN)
Let's Get You Hired! Behind the Recruitment Process
UPDATE: See slides from the presentation
UC Berkeley Recruiters will take Cal Women’s Network members behind the scenes and share their expertise in identifying and pursuing new job opportunities on and off campus.
Tuesday, May 22, 12-1 pm
Golden Bear Center, 1995 University Avenue, Room 202/204
Yahaira Maldonado, Senior Lead Recruiter with over 14 years of HR experience in different areas of HR. She holds an MA in Labor Relations and a BA in HumanResources from the University of Puerto Rico. She has been with UC Berkeley for 4 years. Currently, she is supporting Cal Dining, the Chancellors Office, Cal 1 Card Office, Haas, and Conferences Services.
Erin Simmer, Recruiter with over 7 years of experience within the UC System. She holds a BA in Political Economy, Public Policy from UC Berkeley. She has been with UC Berkeley for 4 years, 2 of which have been with the Recruitment Team. Currently, she is supporting Equity & Inclusion, Library, the Student Learning Center, GradDivision, and the EVCP Office.
Visual Life Mapping Workshop with Bernie Guey
Monday, March 26, 12-1pm, Tang Center, Section Club room (first floor)
Life and career planning must include some reflections before you can look ahead. In this interactive workshop, we will look holistically and map different aspects of our life through the decades, to see what we can learn, and to visualize where we are going in the future. At the end of the workshop, using pen and paper, you will have a visual map of your experiences (work, education, leisure and more), as well as some ideas plotted for the future.
Workshop participants will come away with methods to –
- Create a holistic visual map of your life that you can build upon
- Explore your life's trajectory visually
- Gain a deeper sense of who you are from your myriad experiences
Bernadette Geuy is the Design Lead for the Student Information Systems (SIS) replacement project. Previously she played a pivotal role in shaping the vision for, and product managing, the launch of CalCentral. Her passion and purpose on campus has always been on improving the online end-user experiences of our students, faculty, and staff. Bernadette will be leaving Cal in March to start a design consulting practice.
Membership Social Hour
Thursday, April 19, 4 - 6pm, Beta Lounge, 2129 Durant Ave
Meet new people • Build your network Tap great resources • Have fun!
Bring a friend - all are welcome. View/print/share the flier.
Cal Women’s Network is committed to providing access to all individuals attending our events. This event is being held at a wheelchair accessible location. Please contact Leone Silk with any additional or special accommodations requests.
CWN social hours are held on the third Thursday every other month, unless noted otherwise.
Cal Women's Network Potluck Lunch
Wednesday, February 7, noon - 1pm
Location: Sproul Hall, room 309
Sign-up to bring a dish to share.
Please us join for Cal Women's first event for Spring 2018! This is a great way to meet new colleagues and connect with old friends. Learn about how you can get involved in our organization this coming year.
Membership Social Hour
Thursday, February 15, 4 - 6pm, Beta Lounge, 2129 Durant Ave
CWN social hours are held on the third Thursday every other month, unless noted otherwise.
Speed Networking
Presented in partnership with the BSA New Professionals Network.
Thursday, November 2, 2017, 12-1:30pm
Have specific questions about your career, navigating campus, and more? Get 1:1 advice and access to insights from distinguished UC Berkeley staff:
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Kate Lewis (Associate Director, Industry Alliances Office)
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Silvia Marquez (Associate Director, Financial Aid & Scholarships)
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Rod Santos (Residence Affairs Supervisor, Registrar’s Office)
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Andrea Sohn (Interim Director, Communications and Events, Graduate Division)
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Helena Weiss-Duman (Deputy Director of External Relations & Marketing Communications, UDAR)
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Kun Yang (MBA Career Program Manager, Haas School of Business)
One Woman's Journey at Cal with Jo Mackness, Interim AVC-HR
Wednesday, October 25, 2017, noon – 1pm, Wells Fargo Room, Haas (Cheit Building, Fourth Floor, Room 420)
Please RSVP to Abbey Myszka.
Interview with Jo Mackness, Interim AVC-HR on her journey through UC Berkeley - lessons learned from rejection as an undergrad applicant to leading Human Resources - and everything in between.
Take-aways will include:
- Importance of and difference between mentorship and sponsorship.
- Importance of showing up as who you really are (authenticity) and being in an organization that allows that.
- Importance of strategy for all components of life (not just work).
Jo will be interviewed by Danner Doud-Martin, Assistant Director, Operations, International Business Development Program at Haas.
Membership Social Hour
Thursday, September 28, 4-5:30pm, Beta Lounge (2129 Durant Ave. at Fulton)
CWN social hours are held on the third Thursday every other month, unless noted otherwise.
Authentically Assertive
Speaker: Brigette Iarrusso, Instructor IDP, Coach and Leadership Trainer
Wednesday, August 9, 1 - 2:15 pm, Golden Bear Center, 1995 University Ave, Room 204 - NOTE CHANGE IN ROOM #
During this engaging, participant-centered discussion, we will explore the beliefs and narratives that we hold around how we interact in the business world as women. We will reflect inward and through an exercise in developing our self-awareness, open to our vulnerability and explore where we play big, and where we play small in the workplace.
WOMEN & INVESTING: RETIREMENT INCOME PLANNING ON YOUR OWN
Speaker: Laura Crymble, Fidelity, Retirement Planner
Tuesday, August 22, 12:10 - 1 pm, 1995 University Ave, UDAR, 5th Floor Golden Gate Room
An introduction to key retirement planning concepts for women, including estimating how long your money may last and preparing for challenges you may face in retirement.
RSVP/Questions: iberia@berkeley.edu
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UC BERKELEY BASIC NEEDS: BATTLING FOOD INSECURITY AND MALNOURISHMENT
Wednesday, July 12, 11:30am-1pm, Stiles Hall Conference Room, MLK Student Union
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LYNDA.COM: SKILL-BUILDING FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENT
Tuesday, May 16, 12:10-1pm; Durant Hall, room 9
Have you met Lynda? Lynda.com is a eLearning platform, now available for free to all staff! Come learn how to make this excellent resource work for you. View/print/share the flier.
Learn more about eLearning at Berkeley.