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#WOMENVETERANSMOVEMENT
Melissa Washington, Navy Veteran and President/Founder of Women Veterans Alliance was featured on Randi Zuckerberg's#52Women52Weeks One of the questions that was asked,  "Do you think women veterans have a harder time getting hired than their male vet counterparts? What can be done to combat this?"
Melissa's response: "Yes and No. Lots has to do with women veterans not understanding their "full worth" and how all of their great skills and attributes can be transferred into a career."
Ways to combat this:
1.Getting women connected with mentors even before they get out of the service.
2.Help women to better understand the types of opportunities that are out there in all sectors.
3.       Connect women directly with employers (hiring managers & recruiters).
Read more from the interview here
January- WVA Chapter Meetings
Nevada County and SF East Bay are our new chapters and the community is invited to attend!  Please share.
18th-SF East Bay(Oakland)
19th-Sacramento - We will be celebrating our 2 year anniversary! 

Visit our events calendar
Have upcoming events? We want them!
Send them to us and we will add to our even ts  calendar.

Find WVA in the community this month:

RecruitMilitary Career Fair, Sacramento January 19th

Eskaton, Sacramento- Celebration of 100 years of fashion January 28th (we will be providing military women uniforms)

Stop by our table at these events and say hi!


CAREGIVERS


UNCONFERENCE
Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities available! 

Pacific Palms Resort, City of Industry

Please share with women veterans. 
Download Flyer here

We have several schools that are sponsoring their women veteran students.  If you are a school and interested, please contact melissa@womenveteransalliance.org

SCHOLARSHIP
 
The Army Women's Foundation Legacy Scholarship Program - Deadline Jan. 15

VA

VA offers free eye exam &  glasses (any upgrades are at additional cost). Call the eye clinic at your local VA.
 
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Melissa Washington, Navy Veteran
Women Veterans Alliance President/Founder

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