2016-09-13 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes

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VI. CORRESPONDENCE A. None. VII. REPORTS A. State CSW Liaison-HSCSW has not met since the NACW Conference. Cathy Betts would like to visit our Commission and is requesting a schedule of our upcoming meetings through the end of the year. HSCSW still wants to provide funding to CSW and would like to know our financial priorities. Cyd congratulated us on the successful passing of Resolution #568-16 CEDAW. B. Report back from NACW Conference (B. Derby + L. Heely) Brooke Derby reported that she thoroughly enjoyed the NACW Conference and learned a lot. She attended the Commission Exchanges session with Directors and Commissioners from all over the United States. Lots of ideas were shared. Other commissions partner with organizations like Girl Scouts, women in politics, women in non-profit, women in leadership roles, etc. Some of the events and activities shared were Women of the Year Luncheon with a scholarship for young ladies ($2000 per student), Women Hall of Fame, Breakfast Briefing for all Domestic Violence Shelters + Law Enforcement, Women's Legislative Caucasus Breakfast to hear from Women Representatives/Senators, Veteran Stand Down Day which offers a day for Veterans to rest and refurbish with all kinds of activities like massage, resume writing workshops, job interview skills, etc. For Equal Pay Day, one group delivers cookies to high school Juniors and Seniors. The boys get a whole cookie and the girls get a cookie with a bite taken out of it representing the difference in pay. Youth Symposium -Career Fairs for disadvantaged students, Networking Night for women in there late 20's and 30's to get people involved in your events and activities, and a Women's Tea were other ideas shared. Brooke also attended the breakout session on Human Trafficking: Law and Advocacy Developments. That was a huge eye opener. Human Trafficking is a huge problem in Hawaii. We are a host state meaning we bring them here and send them out. There were lots of sad stories shared of HT incidents here in Hawaii and how the police and prosecutors here are turning a blind eye. There is so much work to be done in this field. ACTION ITEM: Add Human Trafficking as an item under projects on our next agenda. Brooke also attended breakout session On The Chopping Block: Helping your Commission Survive and Thrive. There were lots of statistics shared about CSW's on a National level and an interesting discussion about what works and what does not in various commissions. Lee -Ann's report is attached to Minutes. 2