Listen to the Experts on Working Women's Issues
Learn how 9to5 trainers can help your firm or organization value and profit from diversity and enact effective policies and procedures to prevent sexual harassment. For more information, call 414-274-0925 or email pr@9to5.org .

Linda Meric, National Director, served for 8 years as director of 9to5's Colorado chapter, and is a recognized leader throughout that region. Linda helped found 9to5 Colorado in 1996 and served as the chapter’s Director until fall 2004 when she became 9to5’s national Director. 9to5 Colorado became 9to5’s largest chapter under Linda’s leadership, and has won important victories on minimum wage, good jobs, work-family, anti-discrimination, welfare and child care issues.

Before 9to5, Linda spent 20 years as a labor and community organizer, including: serving on the International Steering Committee of Teamsters for a Democratic Union; being elected as the first woman Principle Executive Officer of a Teamsters local union in the Rocky Mountain region; working 7 ½ years as an organizer and representative for the Service Employees International Union with women janitorial workers in downtown Denver, the Denver Tech Center and the Denver airport; and organizing around a variety of civil rights, police brutality, Central America and women’s and worker justice issues.

Linda regularly appears in a diverse range of publications, from MSNBC and trade journals to the New York Times. She has received several awards for her work with and on behalf of low-wage women. She is regularly invited to speak on these campaigns and is an experienced trainer on numerous issues including promoting diversity and stopping sexual harassment. Linda is bilingual, with English and Spanish fluency.

Ellen Bravo, author and former director of 9to5 , is a nationally recognized expert on working women's issues and a widely acclaimed trainer, public speaker and author. She's written two books, the 9to5 Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment and The Job Family Challenge: Not for Women Only. She is regularly quoted in publications as diverse as the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Parenting Magazine and Glamour, and has appeared on television programs from the ABC Evening News to CNN Crossfire. Bravo helped found the Milwaukee chapter of 9to5 in 1982; she became head of the national organization in 1993. A Milwaukee business editor described her talks as "moving and witty...".

Cindia Cameron, National Organizing Director, coordinates issue campaigns, and provides leadership and program development to chapters and staff across the country. She is a media spokesperson and public speaker for community and employer audiences on a range of working women’s issues. She has worked for 9to5 since 1983.

As a media spokesperson, Ms. Cameron has been quoted in numerous publications including the New York Times, Mademoiselle and the Atlanta Journal Constitution for stories ranging from workplace monitoring to work/family issues. She has taught at Cornell University's Trade Union Women's Studies Program, the Institute for Labor Education and Research and the Southern Appalachian Labor School at West Virginia Institute of Technology. She has published articles on organizing among working women and has a BA in Economics and Labor Studies from Rutgers University. Cindia is bilingual, with English and Spanish fluency.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

Stopping Sexual Harassment

How to Have a Job AND a Life

Creating a Woman-Friendly Workplace

Don't Just Break the Glass Ceiling: Redesign the Building

Leadership Development: Building from the Bottom Up

Scrapping the Superwoman Syndrome

Internal Change in a Social Change Organization

Preparing for the Real World of Work

Confronting Internalized Oppression

These and other experts on 9to5's speaking team are widely acclaimed for their speaking talents. They've appeared as experts on such prestigious shows as MacNeil-Lehrer, the Today Show, CNN's Inside Politics, Good Morning America, 48 Hours, NBC News, Donahue, and a Bill Moyers special. They are regularly quoted by news organizations around the country, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and magazines ranging from Ms. to Cosmopolitan and Parenting. They have testified before Congress and in state legislative hearings on a wide range of topics.

The 9to5 speakers are particularly skilled at imparting specific and useful information in a highly entertaining way. Whether addressing women's groups, students, employer representatives or public policymakers, 9to5 speakers leave attendees informed, enlightened and energized.

Special Qualifications
In 1973, 9to5, National Association of Working Women, was founded as a national, nonprofit organization. During the past 30 years, it has earned a solid reputation for providing expertise on a variety of workplace issues such as sexual harassment, communication skills, balancing work and family, job training and retention. Its experts are respected by working men and women at all levels including top management.

Members of the 9to5 staff are frequently invited by policymakrs to provide expert testimony on workplace issues. They have served on the Governor's Task Force on Sexual Harassment in New York, the Legislative Council on Sexual Harassment in Wisconsin, and the Mayor's Task Force on Sexual Harassment in Atlanta, Georgia.

Every year we advise thousands of workers about their rights regarding sex discrimination and sexual harassment through our toll-free national job problem hotline. In addition to counseling workers, we also advise scores of employers to help them develop and implement new workplace policies, and resolve personnel issues.

Testimonials:
"I knew sexual harassment was wrong, but I didn't understand why the women were so upset about it. The interaction in this workshop and the role plays made me see everything with different eyes."
--Federal Employee, Chicago, IL

"As an EEO professional, I thought I knew it all. 9to5's training cuts through the jargon -- it taught me a lot."
--EEO Professional, Cleveland, OH

"Suddenly I realized I was the guy you were describing. I must have offended a lot of people over the years -- and I had no idea, until now."
--Insurance Salesman, Pomona, CA

Partial Client List:
Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Maryland
Colle & McVoy, Minnesota
Japan Airlines, New York
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District, Wisconsin
Police Academy, Wisconsin
South Oaks Hospital, New York
The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Georgia
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Kansas City Fire Department, Missouri
The United States Bureau of Prisons, Georgia
Winnebago Bingo and Casino Halls, Wisconsin

Media Features:
The New York Times
Newsweek
Business Week
Time Magazine
The Los Angeles Times
The Rocky Mountain News
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Business Journal - Milwaukee
The Chicago Tribune
CNN
Good Morning America
MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour
Dateline NBC
USA Today

For more information on arranging a speaker from 9to5, email pr@9to5.org, or call 414-274-0925.