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Tag Archives: women
Female Firefighters Speak Out On Sexual Abuse
06-07-13 -- A report on women firefighters speaking out about their experiences with sexual abuse and what it’s like to be a woman in a firehouse from WUSA9. Featuring Ali Warren, author of Where Hope Lives and Lieutenant Angela Hughes … Read More >
Posted by: Fire 20/20 Tags: iWomen, stories of women in the fire service, women Categories: FIRE 20/20, Media
THEN AND NOW: WOMEN IN THE FIRE SERVICE
03-11-13 -- By Ali Warren I became a firefighter on October 11, 2005. I was sixteen years old and had no idea who I was yet. After years of silence and struggle I eventually found my voice. I love to talk … Read More >
Posted by: Fire 20/20 Tags: minority, stories of women in the fire service, women, Women in fire service, Women leaders in the Fire Service Categories: Article, Guest Columnist, Interview, Newsletter
The Advent of Women
02-26-13 -- By Bob Oliver, FIRE 20/20 Board President The advent of women firefighters marshaled changes that the minority firefighter never found an acceptable masculine platform to launch. Minority firefighters found that the request for civility in our treatment was … Read More >
Posted by: Fire 20/20 Tags: Article, change, Community, culture, Diversity, FIRE 20/20, inclusion, Leadership, mentoring, women Categories: Article, FIRE 20/20, Guest Columnist, Newsletter
Happy Holidays from iWomen.org
12-11-12 --
Posted by: Fire 20/20 Tags: Diversity, iWomen, women Categories: FIRE 20/20, Guest Columnist
Phoenix Firecamp Graduates 22 Teenage Girls
08-13-12 -- Phoenix Firecamp 2012 graduated 22 teenage girls, ages 15-19, from the intensive annual training week conducted by Fire Service Women of NYS, Inc.(FSWNYS), which is aimed at interesting young women in joining fire and emergency … Read More >
Posted by: Fire 20/20 Tags: Diversity, Phoenix Firecamp, Training, women Categories: Media, Press Release
