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The Women's Summit Sponsors Its First Major Event A newsletter published by Oregon Women Lawyers Volume 1, No. 4 Summer 1990 The Women's Summit Sponsors Its First Major Event: An Evening With Gloria Sfeinem Tickets are now on sale for An Evening With Gloria Steinem, a gala event being presented by The Women's Summit Friday, October 19, in the President ballroom of the new Oregon Convention Cen­ Katherine O'Neil ter in Portland. The evening-the Summit's first major event-includes a no-host cocktail party, Vice-Presidents Debra Kronenberg a light dinner, and a talk by Ms. Steinem. Sharon Smith The Women's Summit was officially formed in November 1989 to increase communication Corporate Secretary Agnes Sowle between business and professional women's organizations, to promote public awareness of Recording Secretary Diane Polscer the role of business and professional women in the community, and to sponsor major events that Treasurer would exceed the resources available to any Cynthia L. Barrett single organization. Board Members Before the Summit was founded, women's jeanne Atkins organizations in the Portland area tended to Kathryn S. Augustson Nell Hoffman Bonaparte operate in isolation, though they were address­ The Hon. Nancy Campbell ing common issues and interests. Founding Gloria Steinem's appearance is expected to attract The Hon. Mercedes F. Deiz an audience ofover 1,000, so buy your tickets soon. organizations included Oregon Women Lawyers; Sandra Hansberger You can do so by contacting Kathy Zelko (226-6400), JaniceKrem Queen's Bench; the American Women's Soci­ Oregon Women Lawyers' representative to the Corinne "Corky'' lai ety of Certified Public Accountants of Portland; Stephen R. Moore Summit, or by sending a check for $29 per person Phyllis Myles the American Society of Women Accountants, to The Women's Summit, P. 0. Box 25655, Portland, Mary Anne Petersen Portland Chapter; Financial Women Interna­ OR97225. Agnes M. Petersen tional, Portland Metropolitan Group; the Port­ Kathryn M. Ricciardelli The Hon. Betty Roberts landia Club, Inc.; The Institute of Managerial and The Hon. Ellen Rosenblum Professional Women; Women in Action; and Ruth Spetter Irene Bustillos Taylor Women in Communications, Inc., Portland Spring Conference Offers Celeste C. Whitewolf Chapter. Ann Zeltmann The Summit holds general meetings approxi­ Specific Help for Women Executive Director mately three times a year. These meetings serve "Jumping the Hurdles" Diane Rynerson as a forum for sharing ideas about how to meet (503)235-871 6 the needs of individuals in member organiza­ Women lawyers who are "trying to do it all" Executive Assistant tions, how to recruit and retain members, how need to recognize how this behavior is affect­ Kristin K. Colligan to extend organizational growth beyond the Port­ ing theirfuture health and performance and take Newsletter Editor land Metro hub, and how to "grow" leaders. steps now to alter their course. That was one Carolyn Buan Meetings are open to all interested women. important message from Oregon Women The next-scheduled for 5:30p.m., October 30, Lawyers' spring conference, "Jumping the Graphic Design Jeanne E. Galick at the Willamette Athletic Club-will be a time Hurdles." Here, we look at two of the many to revel in the success of the Gloria Steinem fine presentations made at the conference. The Oregon Women lawyers evening and to brainstorm ideas for the next AdvanceSheet is published periodically by Oregon Summit event. The Superwoman Phenomenon Women lawyers, P.O. Box If you have ideas that the Summit should According to one workshop leader, counselor 40393, Portland, OR 97240. pursue, plan to attend-or call Katherine 0' Nei I Eileen Hannegan, women in general-and (222-4545) or Diane Polscer (228-6351) with women lawyers in particular-often sufferfrom your thoughts. (Continued on page 4) rienced practitioner to co-author a I urge all members of Oregon chapter. Women Lawyers to participate with us The well-considered thoughts and in assuring better representation of concerns of the health law executive women and minorities as CLE present­ The board of committee will be a featured column ers. The telephone numbers of the Oregon Women in the fall issue of the AdvanceSheet. Board of Governors and section execu­ Lawyers has re­ tive committee members are in the Bar quested that the ~ Directory. governors of the JTJil Oregon State Bar Elizabeth M. Stephens, executive adopt a policy of af­ director of the Oregon Law Institute, firmative action in re­ has written to request volunteers will­ gard to all continuing ing to speak at or help plan upcoming legal education pro­ OLI continuing education seminars. grams, including those presented by OLI is particularly interested in achiev­ sections of the bar. Participation in ing a diversity of men, women, and these CLE presentations is essential to minorities on its program faculties. If Lett£rs to the Editor an attorney's growth as a recognized you are interested, send your resume specialist. In today's highly competitive Please accept my office's member­ to Carolyn Wilson Miller at P. 0. Box environment, where many major firms ship fee to OWL. Even from our oil­ 40393, Portland, OR 97240. have established a "publish or perish" covered, ice-bound, burned-out per­ policy for those aspiring to partnership, ~ spective, a reading of the AdvanceSheet participation can be a requirement for HI Ill leaves no doubt OWL supporters will continued employment. play a major role in making the Ore­ Oregon Women Lawyers is also tak­ Yet few women or minority present­ gon social and professional environ­ ing steps to "step up" the participation ers are featured at CLEs. ment more equitable. Now, if only you of women in CLEs. On October 20 we could do oil spills we'd petition to start _Q!_e holdin a worksho to hel mem­ ffiflEA~~~~----- bers hone their presentation skills. And Very truly yours, in our 1990 renewal forms, we are On June 19, Paul Frisch, chair ofthe Rand Dawson, Attorney at Law asking you for your section member­ Health Law Section, invited me to an Anchorage, Alaska ships. If you would like to join our excellent special meeting of that sec­ committee on diversity in professional tion's executive committee, which is Dear Editor: presentations, please call Carolyn struggling to design a mechanism for I just received and finished reading Wilson Miller (226-1371 ). publications and seminars that will your AdvanceSheet publication and was quite impressed with the apparent ensure formal and informal access for ~ all section members. In addition to Mr. HI Ill organization of women lawyers in Frisch, Karen Berry, Ray Mensing, and Oregon these days. I sensed strength Marilyn Podemski were present at the This is a golden time for women and and support from and for your mem­ meeting. minorities to act within the OSB and its bers, and wish you well in your en­ The concern and dedication of these sections. Historically, many individu­ deavors. individuals to achieving diversity is als have failed to raise the issue of CLE As a nonpracticing lawyer I recently critical. First, the Health Law Section is participation, believing it to be a futile read with interest "The Lure of the Law: producing and publishing its basic text gesture. However, the OSB Board of Why People Become Lawyers and outside the OSB's CLE structure and on Governors has set affirmative action as What the Profession Does to Them" by a fast track. This is a "first ever," and­ a top priority for 1990, and a majority Richard Moll, 1990.1 recommend it for to my mind-the wave of the future, of the governors are OWLS members. women who still struggle with their given the current financial status of the If affirmative action is to succeed, of decisions on whether to continue prac­ OSB's CLE program. course, continuous monitoring will be ticing. I stopped practicing in 1984 af­ Second, the section chose authors for necessary. This, then, is our specific ter three years ...and do not think I am the basic text on the basis of propos­ request to the Board of Governors: likely to return to that work in the fore­ als, which any member of the section seeable future. But for those brave could submit. The executive commit­ The board of Oregon Women Law­ women who continue in the profes­ tee, which was concerned about prob­ yers respectfully requests that the sion, I am grateful for the development lems that arise when access is informal, Board of Governors prepare a form of OWL and wish you well. designed a formal structure that guar­ for the heads of each section to use in their annual reports to the member­ Very truly yours, anteed open access. In their thinking, ship on the number of presentations judith E. Basker, for example, was the question of and publications prepared by that Assistant Vice President whether a minority member new to the section each year, noting the sex, race, Candidate Service Law Services practice might be paired with an expe- and ethnic origin of each presenter. Newtown, Pennsylvania 2 regon Women Lawyers Salutes Wome ho Head Local Bar Associations This year, four women head local bar associations in Oregon. Here, we pay tribute to two of them. Ruth M. Spetter is president of the Multnomah Bar Association, the largest in the state. The organization presently has about 3,000 members, 25 percent of whom are women. Spetter has also served as vice-president of the Oregon State Bar­ the first woman to hold that position-and as the first female president of the MBA Young Lawyers Section. Spetter graduated from the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College and is senior deputy city attorney for the City of Portland.
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