Email List Guidelines Privacy Statement The Work4Women email list guidelines are set forth to encourage a dialogue where all have a voice in the discussion on how to integrate and advance women and girls in high-wage nontraditional occupations (NTOs). Adherence to the guidelines will make the list easier to manage as it grows and grows. Please contact the list manager with any comments or suggestions about the list guidelines. (1) Purpose of Email Lists—Women List | Development List (2) Encouraged Subscribers—Women's List | Development List (3) Encouraged List Subjects—Women's List | Development List (4) Posting Messages to Lists   —Where to Send Messages   —Include Subject Prefix in Subject Line!   —Include Signature   —How Often Messages Are Posted (5) List Etiquette   —Avoid Email Attachments / Use Plain Text setting   —Do Not Post Jokes, Chain Mail, Virus Warnings,Promotional Ads   —Include "http://" when Listing a Web Site   —Check Out the List Prior to Posting (6) Replying to List Messages   —Reply to List   —Create SUMMARY of Replies to QUESTIONS (7) Subscribing/Unsubscribing—Women's List | Development List (8) Viewing Previously Posted Messages (9) Managing Your Subscription   —Register with eGroups   —Receive Digest-Format Messages   —View Messages on Web Only   —Change your email address   —Modify Your eGroups Profile (10) Privacy Information (1) Purpose of Email Lists Women's List Work4Women Women's email list is a virtual support group for individual women training for and working in high-wage NTOs to pose questions on various subjects and to share their experiences and strategies on remaining and advancing in their careers. Given the isolation often faced by women in these jobs, WOW hopes that the Work4Women Women's email list will serve as a virtual support group; a safe place for women in NTOs to network. Educators and workforce development professionals are encouraged to subscribe to our Work4Women's Development email list. Back to Top Development List Work4Women's Development email list is a forum for educators and workforce development professionals, who are working on behalf of women and girls, to exchange questions on various NTO-related subjects, suggested solutions, events and funding opportunities that will help women and girls obtain and remain in high-wage NTOs. Work4Women is particularly interested in exploring women's integration in high-wage NTOs as a strategy to help low-income women and girls become economically self-sufficient. Back to Top (2) Encouraged Subscribers Women's List – Individual women exploring NTO career opportunities – Individual women training for or working in NTOs – Young women exploring high-wage NTO career opportunities Persons not listed above are asked to subscribe to our Development List since the Women's list was created to serve as a virtual confidential support group for individual women and girls who are working in or training for NTO careers. Back to Top Development List – Career Counselors – Case Managers – Educators (elementary, secondary, post-secondary) – Employee recruiters – Employment trainers (apprenticeship, nonprofit, government) – Government labor and employment services personnel – Human Resources personal – One Stop Center personnel – Union local staff – Union membership services staff – Women's advocates – Workforce development professionals – Work site supervisors Back to Top (3) Encouraged List Subjects Women's List – Available training and employment opportunities – What to expect when training for/working in a particular job – Support group meetings for women – Tips on work apparel, web sites and other NTO resources – Upcoming events related to high-wage NTO career development – Challenges faced on-the-job (e.g. isolation, sexual harassment) Back to Top Development List – Funding to train and support women and girls in high-wage NTOS – Tips on web sites, manuals, and other NTO resources – Challenges managing NTO training and support programs – Challenges recruiting women for high-wage NTOs – Upcoming events – Strategies to interest, train, place and retain women and girls in high-wage NTOs Back to Top (4) Posting Messages to Lists —Where to Send Messages Email messages for the respective lists to: – Women's List work4women-women@egroups.com – Development List work4women-development@egroups.com Back to Top —Include an all caps SUBJECT prefix in subject line Each message posted to either list should contain a subject line that begins with an all-cap prefix that distinguishes the message's topic. This makes it easier to read and archive for future reference. INTRO:  New list members are encouraged to introduce themselves to the list. Let the list members know who you are (name, occupation), affiliated organization/company, what you hope to get out of the list and what you can offer to other list members. Example—INTRO: J. Doe, bricklayer / INTRO: Jane Doe, trainer QUESTION:  For posting questions. Anyone posing a question to the list is asked to summarize and post the answers. Example—QUESTION: Training money to learn firefighting SUMMARY:  To summarize answers that have been posted to a question. Anyone posing a QUESTION is asked to summarize the answers received. Example—SUMMARY: Training money to learn firefighting See an example of a summary message. DISCUSSION:  For discussing an issue related to women and NTOs without posing a particular question Example—DISCUSSION: Lack of Available Retention Statistics TRAINING:  For announcing training opportunities for women in NTOs (e.g., apprenticeships, workshops). Please include the state's abbreviation in the subject line. Example—TRAINING: CWA Telecommunications Training in CA JOB:  For announcing job opportunities. Please include the state's abbreviation in the subject line. Example—JOB: Sheetmetal workers wanted in TX JOB: Skills training instruction, FL EVENT:  For announcing upcoming meetings, conferences, support group meetings, and other events. Please include the state's abbreviation in the subject line. Use TRAINING: to announce new training programs (apprenticeships, skill workshops, etc.) Example—EVENT: Tradeswomen Conference, April 9, 2000, VT FUNDING:  For announcing funding opportunities (grants, fellowships, awards) that will help individual women and girls or the educators and workforce development professionals working on their behalf integrate and retain women in high-wage NTOs. Example—FUNDING: WANTO Grant Request for Proposals Let TIP:  For recommending books, videos, web sites, or other resources that will help women and girls train for, obtain and advance in high-wage NTOs. Example—TIP: New Online Database of Training Programs ADMIN:  Used by WOW list moderators only to announce new list policies or features and to provide gentle reminders related to list administration and participation. Example—ADMIN: Use Subject Prefixes When Posting Back to Top —Include Signature with Each Post Include your signature (email address, name, occupation) at the end of any message posted to the list. This will enable readers to readily reply to you off-list if appropriate and highlight the breadth of subscribers occupational backgrounds and interests for networking. Example:   J. Doe   < jdoe@WOWonline.org >   Technical assistance provider Back to Top —How Often Messages Are Posted Both email lists are moderated -- which means when list members sent a messages to the list, the list moderator reviews and approves it before it is sent to the whole list. We do this to keep the list on topic (increasing the integration of women in high-wage nontraditional occupations) and reduce unwanted mail (spam). Consequently, if you post a message during non-business hours, it may not appear until the next working day. However, if more than two business days pass and you don't see your message please the list moderator -- there may be a technical problem. Back to Top (5) List Etiquette —Avoid Attachments/Use Plain Text setting Do not include attachments to messages posted to the list or send messages in Rich Text. Everybody has varying technical capacities. Some may not be able to open attachments or rich-text messages; or have the bandwidth to receive large emails. Instead, copy the attachment text within you message or reference a web site URL with the information. Turn your email settings to "plain text". —Do Not Post Jokes, Chain Mail, Virus Warnings, Off-topic Promotional Ads The Internet is filled with running jokes, chain mail (letters, petitions) and numerous virus warnings, many of which are not legitimate. Please refrain from posting such messages; most of our email inboxes are inundated already. If there is a joke, chain mail or virus warning you are dying to post, sent it to the list moderator for review. Similarly, posting of promotional/marketing messages that are off-topic are discouraged. —Include "http://" when Listing a Web Site Including "http://" before a web site address enables many readers to link directly from the email message to the web site. Example http://www.Work4Women.org  instead of www.Work4Women.org —Check Out the List Prior to Posting If you are new to the list, sit back and view the list activity for a week or so before joining in. You'll get a better feel for the list topics and to determine if it is the right list for you. Back to Top (6) Replying to List Messages —Reply to List Send replies to list messages directly to the list. This enables all subscribers to benefit from the dialogue. If you want to call the attention of the person who originally posted the message, you may want to "cc" them as well. —Create Summary of Replies to QUESTIONS Anyone posing QUESTIONS to the list is asked to summarize the answers received. This makes it easier to archive list topics for future reference. Include the original question in the summary. See an example of a SUMMARY message. Back to Top (7) Subscribing to / Unsubscribing from Lists Women's List Enter your email address in the subscription/unsubscription form for the Women's List Back to Top Development List Enter your email address in the subscription/unsubscription for the Development List Back to Top (8) Viewing Previously Posted Messages Step 1. Register with eGroups at http://www.egroups.com/register (if you already have, skip to step #3). submit profile information (you can make it private later) - scroll to the bottom of "step 2 page" to submit Step 2. Confirm your registration —Reply to message eGroups sent to your email inbox. —Wait for second message confirming that you are registered. No action needed. Step 3. Sign in at http://www.egroups.com/mygroups Step 4. Enter the List Home Page (click link of that screen) Step 5. Click the "Messages" link (on left-side of that screen) Back to Top (9) Managing Your Subscription WOW uses eGroups to administer the Work4Women email lists. eGroups offers several options to manage your subscription. —Register with eGroups to manage your list subscription Complete the registration form (NOTE: You can later opt to conceal any personal information that you provided) Reply to eGroups registration confirmation sent to your email account Your eGroups account should be active. If you encounter any problems, please contact eGroups for technical assistance. —Manage Your Subscription Visit the Work4Women list home pages on eGroups and sign in with your eGroups password Women's List Home | Development List Home Opt to: – Receive messages in digest format (good if you are inundated with email message traffic). To activate, click "modify" under the "Membership" area (right screen, highlighted in blue) – Receive messages only on the Web (good if you are inundated with email message traffic or access your email and web from multiple computers)To activate, click "modify" under the "Membership" area (right screen, highlighted in blue) – Change your email address. Click "My Profile" in upper right yellow navigation bar. – Modify your profile information (indicate what if any personal information can be viewed by members). Click "My Profile" in upper right yellow navigation bar. Back to Top (10) Privacy Information WOW does not sell, lend or rent email address lists. Read our privacy statement for details. WOW encourages the exchange of information among list members. However, we ask that list subscribers do not forward dialogues and comments to non-list members. This will ensure that the Work4Women lists are "safe places" for members to discuss topics openly. Instead, invite your peers to subscribe to the list and join in the dialogue!     | Home | Contact | Search/Sitemap | User Guides | Events | Internet Guide | Email Lists | Copyright © 1998, Wider Opportunities for Women, All Rights Reserved.