MINUTES FOR THE MARCH WOMEN'S ADVISORY PANEL MEETING

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 2, 2006
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• Publication Date: March 15, 1974
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15 March 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR: Members of the Women's Advisory Panel
SUBJECT Minutes for the March Women's Advisory
Panel Meeting
1. The Women's Advisory Panel met on 12 March 1974
and discussed a number of subjects concerning women
employees in the Agency.
chaired STATINTL
the meeting, the Director of EEO was present, and
six members were in attendance.
emind
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e Panel that April 21-27
is National Secretaries Week. She asked the group to
suggest ways the WAP could call attention to this event.
An employees's notice and relevant posters were two
suggestions. A great deal of discussion ensued, however,
concerning instinctive individual reactions to singling
out one group of women workers to honor. Several felt
that the emphasis on "secretaries" is condescending or
demeaning, or that such recognition is meant to be in
lieu of promotions, or that women in business and govern-
ment as a whole should be recognized--not just one
segment. One suggestion was made and accepted by all--to
show the two films, "Fifty-one Percent" and "Twelve Like
You" in the auditorium during National Secretaries Week.
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No other conclusions were reached, but the chairwoman
stated that the WAP will note the occasion in some
manner.
3. The chairwoman expressed the need for the WAP
to have a set of ground rules regarding Panel membership
such as: the length of time for serving on the Panel,
criteria to be used in the selection of Panel members,
and turnover cycle for Panel members. Ms. Betty
reported that
(DDO/NE) was unable to continue
as a full time member, but would like to continue as an
alternate member. It was suggested to the DDO that
someone be named to replace Freda--preferably a secretary
or junior officer.
4. A draft of the WAP annual report for CY-73 was
tabled and reviewed. Several suggestions were made and
will be incorporated into the report before it is finalized
and disseminated.
5. The question of day care centers was raised by
the chairwoman who indicated that she had been questioned
about this matter a number of times, particularly by the
Mid-Career Course classes. Some initial research was
conducted last year leading to the NIH as a government
agency which actually has established such a center. Edith
volunteered to follow up on this question and
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report back to the Panel.
6. It was agreed unanimously that a two-day work
session, probably
scheduled during the week of 8 April.
Specific objectives
for the Women's Advisory Panel for CY-74 could be
formalized at such a session. Also computer runs which
probably would be available by that time could be studied
and analyzed by the group. The two-day session would
serve as the April Panel meeting.
Office of Personnel was conducting studies on upward
mobility for secretaries and clerical personnel. Ms.
ho is on loan to the EEO office has finished such
studies for the offices of logistics and personnel, has
started one for the office of Finance and is planning such
a .study for the DDI.
8. Mr. Holmes announced that an EEO counselors'
course was being presented the first week in April and
that four women were enrolled. This course is intended to
prepare EEO representatives in the various components
of the Agency to counsel personnel on EEO matters.
Heretofore, such counseling was available only within the
Office of Personnel. Mr. Holmes also mentioned that an
EEO course for first line supervisors was being prepared
by the Office of Training and would have a first running
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next fall. This would be followed shortly by a similar
course for middle management and above. A correspondance
course prepared by the Civil Service Commission in
Denver, Colorado, was recommended as an alternative for
Panel members desiring to familiarize themselves with
EEO laws and issues without taking time off from their
jobs.
9. One of the Panel members brought up for
discussion the requirement that secretaries be able to
pass the shorthand test in order to be eligible for
promotion to many GS-7 jobs.
several Agency studies had indicated that 60% of those
secretaries qualified in shorthand did not use this
skill. It was observed that, although this was a common
requirement, no course in shorthand is offered by the
Office of Training. Those secretaries desiring to
qualify themselves must take shorthand outside the Agency
and after hours.
10. Another point discussed was upward mobility
opportunities for intelligence assistants. It was
suggested that this problem is fairly localized and
the opportunities for this category of employee vary
with the office. The Panel was reminded that vacancy
notice books were available in every office as well as
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the Office of Personnel and that those desirinq to break
out of a dead-ended job should be encouraged to consult
these books.
11.. For any questions, corrections, or -.ddiLions
to the minutes,please call
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