Employers and Unions Work4Women and its sister site Workplace Solutions (www.WorkplaceSolutions.org) offer many strategies and tools to help employers and unions recruit, train and retain qualified women in high-wage occupations that are considered nontraditional for women. Nontraditional Occupations (NTOs) are jobs in which women comprise 25% or less of the workforce (Source=U.S. Department of Labor). If you are an employer or union Work4Women can help you: Recruit Qualified Women Workers Train and Orient New Hires/Members and Existing Workers/Members Retain Women Workers Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Find Other Resources Available at Work4Women 1. Recruit qualified women workers These sections offer strategies and resource tools to help you recruit qualified women workers for your high-wage jobs and membership. Visit: Recruitment Overview at Workplace Solutions to learn the basics of finding and recruiting qualified women workers Self-Assessment Questionnaire at Workplace Solutions to assess the effectiveness of your current recruitment efforts and obtain information on how to utilize Workplace Solutions' field-tested strategies Multimedia Gallery to find photographs, graphic art and videos that depict women working in high-wage nontraditional occupations for incorporation in your recruitment materials and presentations Presenting NTO Career Options to learn strategies to interest women and girls in high-wage nontraditional careers-including finding and working with role models Myths and Facts to learn the realities about women working in NTOs Database of Nontraditional Employment Training Programs to locate local employment training programs with a pool of qualified women workers and list your training program on Work4Women Assessment Tools to learn how to effectively use common aptitude assessment tools so that they ascertain qualified women workers' transferable skills and to download alternative assessment tools. Resource Clearinghouse at Workplace Solutions to find books, videos, web sites and other resources that can help you recruit qualified women workers Events Calendar to find upcoming job fairs and other events to market your employment opportunities or membership benefits to women and to list your event on Work4Women Contact Us to provide feedback on Occupational Overviews of jobs that you offer and, in turn, Work4Women will reference your company or union as a source for more information Return to top 2. Train and orient new hires/members and existing workers/members These sections offer strategies and resource tools to help you train and orient qualified women workers for your high-wage jobs and in your membership. Visit: Training Overview at Workplace Solutions to learn the basics of training qualified women workers for nontraditional occupations Self-Assessment Questionnaire at Workplace Solutions to assess the effectiveness of your current training program and obtain information on how to utilize Workplace Solutions' field-tested strategies Multimedia Gallery to find photographs, graphic art and videos that depict women working in high-wage nontraditional occupations for incorporation in your orientation and training materials and presentations Presenting NTO Career Options to learn strategies to interest women and girls in high-wage nontraditional careers-including finding and working with role models Database of Nontraditional Employment Training Programs to locate local employment training programs and list your training program on Work4Women Resource Clearinghouse at Workplace Solutions to find books, videos, web sites and other resources that can help you train qualified women workers Events Calendar to find upcoming nontraditional employment for women training activities and list your event on Work4Women Return to top 3. Retain women workers These sections offer strategies and resource tools to help you retain qualified women for your high-wage jobs and in your membership. Visit: Retention Overview at Workplace Solutions to learn the basics of training qualified women workers for nontraditional occupations Self-Assessment Questionnaire at Workplace Solutions to assess the effectiveness of your current retention efforts and obtain information on how to employ Workplace Solutions' field-tested strategies Database of Nontraditional Employment Training Programs to locate local employment training programs that may provide advanced training opportunities to your qualified women workers who want to advance in the workplace Support Services to learn the common barriers to worker retention and to link national organizations that may provide referrals to local resources Support Groups to connect your women workers who may be isolated on the job with support groups of other women working in the same field or industry Virtual Community to connect your women workers who may be isolated on the job with their peers via an electronic mailing list Return to top 4. Prevent sexual harassment in the workplace These sections offer strategies and resource tools to help you prevent sexual harassment in the workplace-an issue that frequently leads to the loss of qualified women workers and union members. Visit: Sexual Harassment Prevention Overview at Workplace Solutions to learn the basics of preventing sexual harassment in the workplace/membership Self-Assessment Questionnaire at Workplace Solutions to assess the effectiveness of your current sexual harassment prevention policies and obtain information on how to utilize Workplace Solutions' field-tested strategies Support Groups to connect your women workers and members with support groups of other women working in the same field or industry Virtual Community to connect your women workers and members who may be isolated on the job with their peers via an electronic mailing list Resource Clearinghouse at Workplace Solutions to find books, videos, web sites and other resources that can help you prevent sexual harassment Return to top 5. Find Other Resources Available at Work4Women Internet Guide to learn how to harness the power of the Internet to recruit, train and retain women workers and members and how to get online for free About Work4Women to learn more about Work4Women and other projects that help increase women's and girls' integration in high-wage nontraditional careers that offer self-sufficiency wages Contact Us to share comments, ask questions and submit information to list on www.Work4Women.org Events Calendar to find upcoming workshops, conferences and other events Return to top     | Home | Contact | Search/Sitemap | User Guides | Events | Internet Guide | Email Lists | Copyright © 1998, Wider Opportunities for Women, All Rights Reserved.