2015-16 CSW work plan
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Commission on the Status of Women Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Work Plan and 2014-2015 Accomplishments Members: Guadalupe Rodriguez, Chair Chandra Lopez-Brooks, Vice Chair Michelle Pelayo Osorio, Treasurer Einat Bauman Jennifer Briscoe Marian Brown Suzanne Doty
Gladys Eng Yvette Farias Shanta Franco-Clausen Maria Garcia Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto Christina Ramos Yan Zhao
Mission Statement: The mission of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is to advise the County Board of Supervisors on all issues that affect the lives of women and girls as well as to investigate and advocate for the equal participation and treatment of women and girls in Santa Clara County.
2015-16 CSW work plan During 2013-2014, CSW has continued to focus on issue areas that coincide with the policy priorities highlighted in the report on the State of Women and Girls in Santa Clara County. Significant work was done in the areas of Crime and Violence, Economics and Education and Development and Outreach. CSW meets at 6:30 p.m. on the 2nd Monday of each month in Room 157 (unless otherwise specified) at the County Government Building located at 70 W. Hedding Street in San Jose. To seek appointment to the Commission, candidates must obtain an application through the Office of the Clerk of the Board and notify your district Supervisor of your interest. For applications call (408) 299-5152. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: The Commission on the Status of Women is the official body to which the Board of Supervisors may refer for study and recommendations on matters relating to discrimination against women and girls on the grounds of gender. The Commission can also, on its own initiative, hold public hearings, publish reports and recommend programs, policies, and legislation to promote and ensure equal rights and opportunities for all women and girls. The Commission on the Status of Women was formed in 1973 in response to the concerns raised by various women leaders in the community who felt that the mandate of the Human Relations Commission was too broad to effectively focus on women’s issues. The mandate of the Commission on the Status of Women is to promote equal opportunity for women and girls and eliminate discrimination and prejudice against women. Since its inception CSW has been active in keeping women’s issues in the forefront of the public’s attention and has worked diligently to advocate for equality and opportunity for women and girls in Santa Clara County. In 1997 CSW began advocating for the formation of an Office of Women’s Advocacy (now Office of Women’s Policy) to facilitate the coordination of resources, strategies and programs for the women of Santa Clara County. This office was created in 1998 and CSW has worked in collaboration with OWP on a variety of joint strategic initiatives. CSW partners with a number of key women’s organizations, including the California Commission on the Status of Women, the Association of California Commissions for Women, and the National Association of Commissions of Women. In addition to their collaboration with local women’s organizations, CSW continues to work effectively to provide a unified voice for women at the state and local level.
2015-16 CSW work plan FY 2013-2014 ACCOMPLISHMENTS GOAL/OBJECTIVE Continue to address key issues and concerns affecting women and their families in Santa Clara County.
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ACTIVITIES SUPPORTING GOAL Gender Analysis: CSW continued observations at the Elmwood Correctional Facility. We worked to execute the Memorandum of Understanding that was signed in 2013 with the Department of Corrections to become the monitoring body for Elmwood Women’s Facility. We wrote and presented an extensive report with our findings and recommendations for improving the conditions and support of women at the Elmwood Correctional Facility. Crime and Violence: Develop and approve memorandum of Understanding to commit CSW as the monitoring agency for the Elmwood Women’s Facility Crime and Violence: Developed an abbreviated Jail Monitoring Report at year 1 of Jail Monitoring and then wrote and presented a robust and comprehensive Jail Monitoring Report based on analysis of observations, data collection, focus groups, and interviews collected over 2 years. Crime and Violence: Determined and identified at least one (1) policy recommendation to PSJC and BOS based on Jail Monitoring report and analysis. Crime and Violence: Have begun a dialogue with
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2015-16 CSW work plan the Department of Correction to potentially implement policy recommendations for improvement in report •
Crime and Violence: Gathered information through a Public Forum on Commercially and Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) and Youth to create a position statement on the issue that was sent to the BOS in July 2014.
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Health and Wellness: Researched services provided by specialized health care centers like Crisis Pregnancy Centers/Pregnancy Care Centers and created a presentation on these centers in the County to elucidate the services they provide for the community
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Health and Wellness: Collaborated with George and Katherine Alexander Law Center and Department of Public Health to establish the Family Friendly Workplace Awards for Employers in Santa Clara County and have advocated with the BOS to establish the awards
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Economic Justice: Worked with the Living Wage Coalition—driven by Working Partnerships—to support the County Living Wage Ordinance and provide a gender lens for the issue Economic Justice: Participated in and advocated for measures and policies undertaken throughout
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2015-16 CSW work plan the County to achieve wage equity through supporting the renewal of funding for the George and Katherine Alexander Law Center and their efforts to end wage theft. •
Gender Parity: Examined the previous childcare support policy ($2/hr reimbursement) for County commissioners and volunteers and advocated with the County Exec and OWP to save the childcare support policy and expand its scope. There is now a more robust and useful policy for childcare support for all County commissioners and volunteers.
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2014 Strong Women, Strong Girls Event: Cosponsored the event, provided a $1000 mini-grant, and Commissioners participated in the event.
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Women’s Equality Day: Held a successful luncheon which was attended by over 254 people and raised over $19,695.
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Equal Pay: CSW supported the 2014 Cookie Project and are currently working on the 2015 project by participating in forming the cookies that are used in the outreach to schools. The curriculum for the project has reached tens of classrooms throughout the County. CSW has also supported the Bay Area Equal Pay Collaborative in their Equal Pay awareness day on March 25.
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Immigration Reform Advocacy: CSW drafted a resolution asking the Board of Supervisors to send a letter to Congress and take a position to support Comprehensive Immigration Reform that supports the needs of women and families. The Board passed the resolution unanimously and it was adopted into County policy on March 25, 2014.
Committee: Executive 2015/2016 Committee Chair(s): Guadalupe Rodriguez FY2016 Committee Members: Vice Chair: Chandra Brooks, Treasurer: Michelle Pelayo-Osorio
Provide guidance and leadership to CSW
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• Advise Commission on County budget projections and impact
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• Monitor the work of the CSW committees and assist with strategy and development of their work plans as necessary
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Facilitate CSW Monthly meetings
• Monitory County Board, Committee and County Commission agendas for relevant policy items and propose that the CSW take positions on issues as necessary
2015-16 CSW work plan • Monitor State and Federal bills and policy as they relate to and impact women and form positions for referral to the Board of Supervisors • Develop and foment partnerships with community organizations to
Lead the development of the operational structure of the CSW
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Serve as the face of the CSW with the community, the BOS and the media
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Plan the annual retreat and develop the annual work plan
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Develop an Operating Budget for CSW FY 16-17.
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Operational Budget for FY of this work plan (FY 2015-2016) is the following: o o o o o o o o o o
Women’s Equality Day Reception ($11,500) Policy Development & Agenda Implementation ($6,000) Operations ($500) Outreach Development ($500) Fundraising Efforts ($500) Mini-Grants ($6000) Community Events and Partnerships ($1300) Conferences and Trainings ($4500) Memberships ($200) Reserve ($6659)
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April 2015
2015-16 CSW work plan Represent the interests and opinions of the CSW in public
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Develop and foment partnerships with community organizations to advance the goals and objectives of the CSW
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Serve as the face of the CSW with the community, the BOS and the media
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Make approved statements and presentations on behalf of the CSW
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Committee: Crime and Violence 2015/2016 Committee Chair(s): Maria Garcia and Yvette Farias FY2016 Committee Members: Chandra Lopez-Brooks, Guadalupe Rodriguez, Marian Brown, Sarah Fuller, Suzanne Doty, Michelle Pelayo-Osorio, Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto, Carla Collins FY2016 Jail Monitoring Committee Work Plan GOAL/OBJECTIVE Complete and present the first comprehensive Jail Monitoring Report to DOC and BOS
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Finalize all aspects of jail monitoring report Present the first comprehensive report to DOC staff and advocate for adoption recommendations Present the first comprehensive report to
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TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION June 2015
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2015-16 CSW work plan PSJC and BOS and advocate for adoption recommendations
Collaborate with DOC to implement recommendations in comprehensive report in the women’s facility at Elmwood
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Uphold MOU
Work with BOS to advocate for policy changes and budget revenue to facilitate the implementation of report recommendations
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Train new jail monitors quarterly
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Participate in and support OWP forum on incarcerated women Run focus groups with inmates in order to gather data about conditions Summarize jail monitoring notes every month to collect current data for yearly
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Identify key stakeholders and develop a collaborative plan to implement the recommendations from the report Advocate to implement gender responsive trainings for DOC staff Continue monthly observation tours and complete observation tour forms
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Write a yearly jail monitoring report
Maintain relationships between CSW, OWP and the DOC by having quarterly meetings to execute implementation of report recommendations
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2015-16 CSW work plan reports Monitor policies that may affect incarcerated women
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Collaborate on existing CSEC work in Santa Clara County
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Monitor State and Federal policies that may affect local policy implementation for incarcerated women and advocate for support of policies as appropriate Work with OWP to monitor County work for CSEC and human trafficking victims
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Monitor the efforts of the County Human Trafficking Commission and advocate as necessary
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Monitor State and Federal policy regarding human trafficking and CSEC victims and advocate for support of policies as appropriate
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Committee: Economic Justice and Gender Equity 2015/2016 Committee Chair(s): Chandra Lopez-Brooks FY2016 Committee Members: Guadalupe Rodriguez, Christina Ramos, Suzanne Doty, Einat Bauman, Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto GOAL/OBJECTIVE Examine gender parity on commission appointments in the County
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Breakdown and research current commissioners by gender, appointee, issue focus and populations Write a report outlining the findings of the research and the state of gender parity on
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August 2015research November 2015report
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2015-16 CSW work plan commissions in the County
Research and report on pay equity in county staffing
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Educate the community on gender pay inequities
Research wage and position distribution in the county based on gender Write a report to detail the conditions in the County on salary and wage conditions between for different genders
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• Participate in Cookie Project
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• Collaborate with Bay Area Equal Pay Collaborative
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• Put on a public forum to promote “fair work week” provisions for women workers in Santa Clara County and advocate for policy changes on this issue
December 2015research April 2016- report
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Committee: Health and Wellness 2015/2016 Committee Chair(s): Marian Brown, Yan Zhao FY2016 Committee Members: Michelle Pelayo-Osorio, Guadalupe Rodriguez, Yvette Farias GOAL/OBJECTIVE Implement recommendations from study of Crisis Pregnancy Centers in Santa Clara County
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• Connect with county departments working on identifying concerns with Crisis Pregnancy Centers
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TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION July 2015
2015-16 CSW work plan
Promote and Implement the Family friendly Work Place Awards
• Advocate for County to support State legislation related to these kinds of centers • Promote the passing of a County resolution to promote and support full reproductive rights for women in Santa Clara County • Promote (earned media, social media, presentations) the launch of the Family Friendly Workplace Awards
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• Award the first annual awards in August 2015
Promote healthy eating and health behavior Participate in Human Trafficking Trainings
• Put on a public forum to promote “fair work week” provisions for women workers in Santa Clara County and advocate for policy changes on this issue • Advocate to encourage the County to require this criteria be met in any new contract, and add criteria for the County’s civic master plan • Reach out to the planning department committee to ask for their support of the efforts • Work with Public Health and the board of supervisors on outreach on work that is already being done • Promote the efforts of VMC and other clinics that offer trainings for Doctors on identifying Human trafficking victims
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2015-16 CSW work plan Committee: Development and Outreach 2015/2016 Committee Chair(s): Christina Ramos FY2016 Committee Members: Einat Bauman, Gladys Eng, Guadalupe Rodriguez, Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto, Jennifer Briscoe, Shanta
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GOAL/OBJECTIVE Engage in community activities, put on events and provide support to community organizations that promote the health and well-being of women and girls in the County
Promote the activities of the CSW in the community
PROPOSED ACTIVITIES • Plan the annual Women’s Equality Day Celebration
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• Support and facilitate the efforts of ACCW locally
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Support the 2015 Girls Leadership Day
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• Promote other events to engage community in issues important to women and girls
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Set up presentations with business and community organizations to promote the Family Friendly Workplace Awards Lead the efforts to attract media to promote Family Friendly Workplace Awards and other CSW events and activities Set up presentations with non-profit organizations to promote the work of the CSW and the mini-grant program
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2015-16 CSW work plan Lead efforts to raise funds for the CSW
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Lead the efforts and planning for soliciting sponsorships for the WED event and for the CSW mini-grant program
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