Welcome to the NRCS Pacific Islands Area
Federal Women's Special Emphasis Program Website

Colleen Simpson, Program Manager can be reached at (671) 472-7467.

Policy

It is NRCS policy to conduct a positive and continuing FWP that provides equal employment opportunity for women in all personnel management policies and practices, as well as in NRCS-sponsored programs and activities.

Program Objectives

• Increase the total number of women employed in professional, administrative, and technical occupations.
• Eliminate concentrations of women in single-interval occupational series, to diversify and create advancement opportunities throughout all occupational levels and disciplines.
• Encourage the participation of women in all NRCS-sponsored programs and activities.

FWP Special Emphasis Events

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• February
• Women's History Month Poster Contest document (PDF; 977KB).
• March
• Evelyn Cameron
• Joan B. Perry
• Maya Ying Lin
• July
• July 7, 2008 - FWP 2008 Annual Conference

Other Links to Women’s Information

• Small Farm Digest Features Women in Agriculture (PDF; 1.10 MB).
• Video of First Woman District Conservationist in NRCS.

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