Murrell heads Federal Women's Board
Elaine B M u rre ll, the Federal
Women’ s Program manager lor the
V S Depar I mem ol I abor. wav re
elected chairperson o f the federal
Women’s Interageius Board (I W IB»,
a group dedicated to strengthening the
federal W om en’ s Program ( I W P)
and to impressing the employment
status o f women
M urrell, a career civil servant, has
been with the Department ot I abor
for over 20 years fo r the past lour
years, she has served as the dcpai
tment’s I Xk P manager in the dcpai
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Programs
I he I U P is a special emphasis
program designed to increase tob op
portumties lor women at all levels ol
the federal government, to facilitate
their movement into ediK.uion.il and
training opportunities which prepare
them lo r promotions up to and hi
eluding executive levels, and to
provide programs that improve the
employment status ot federally em
ployed women
I he I \ \ IB. wInch M urrell chairs,
includes I W p managers and equal
employment opportunity specialists
from various federal agencies within
Washington, I) I . m etropolitan
area. I he board provides a torum lor
I U P managers to exchange inlorma
lion on problems, activities, issues
and successes ol the I W P progiam
I he board also reviews and
proposes policies concerned with the
I \ \ P and with problems ot women in
the lederal government It assists
lederal departments and agencies in
improving and enhancing the stains
o f federally employed women and
maintains liaison with the O flice ol
Personnel Management, fe d e ia llv
Employed Women, I ik , and other
organizations concerned w ith mi
proving the status ol women
M urrell said her m ajor objectives
for the coming vear will be " to work
closely vv uh the O ffice »1 Personnel
Management to addiess the issues ol
systemic and employment battlers
that hinder women in the ledetal sec
tor, and to enhance the professional
ism ol I W P managers through in
form ation sharing, networking and
the pooling ot resources."
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