Past Issues :: 2006 March 3 :: Newsbrief: Women's History Month

New Portland blog celebrates Women’s History Month

March is Women's History Month and the City of Portland is honoring the month with a new forum. The offices of Mayor Tom Potter, and the bureaus of Planning, Cable and Franchise Management, Water, and Management and Finance have created a diversity blog to collect stories about women's lives and roles in Portland's workplaces.

The blog will run through the month of March.

The city is inviting anyone to share their stories about women and nontraditional careers, juggling work and family obligations, inspiring women, famous or not-so-famous movers and shakers, or a vision for women coming into the workplace of the future.

Stories submitted before March 31 will be preserved in the City of Portland's archives as part of the ongoing history of women in Portland. Stories will be posted at www.portlandonline.com/diversity. Visit the Web site for more information, to submit your blog and to read the invitation to blog posted there now.

Guidelines:

Entries are limited to 250 words.
The City will post blogs that meet community standards for respect and courtesy.
All entries must be submitted before March 31.
Every blog will include your name and may include a very short description of you that you write.
Digital photos are not required for blog posting.
You must "sign in" or have a log on to PortlandOnline to submit a blog (instructions are available at the Web site).

For more information, contact Tricia Knoll, Public Information, Portland Water Bureau, at tknoll@water.ci.portland.or.us or call 503-823-7510.