City Council hires firm to determine pay discrepancies
Tuesday, November 6, 2007 Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Foundation Executive Director Heather Arnet said the study could “provide a powerful tool for the City of Pittsburgh to serve as a model to other …
Mayor, other officials meet with women about police abuse ordinance
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 Pittsburgh Post Gazette
… and effort that had been put into the development of their policy documents,” said Heather Arnet, executive director of the Women and Girls Foundation. …
Pittsburgh considers gender wage gap study
October 17, 2007, By Jeremy Boren, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
…”We know that as a city we have one of the worst wage gaps in the country” among women and minorities, said Heather Arnet, president of the Women and Girls Foundation of Western Pennsylvania …
Retton to speak at Heinz Field
October 13, 2007, By JoAnne Klimovich Harrop, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
…”Pittsburgh prides itself on women in sports at all levels,” said WGF executive director Heather Arnet …
25 area women, girls to be honored for impact on sports
September 22, 2007, By Phil Axelrod, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
…Berenato is among 25 women and girls in southwestern Pennsylvania who will be honored for their impact on sports by The Women and Girls Foundation at its annual fund-raiser and awards ceremony. The event is called Women in Sports: Leveling the Playing Field and will take place Oct. 13 at the East Club Lounge at Heinz Field. Mary Lou Retton will be a guest speaker…
In search of equality: Women push to get their fair share of pay …
April 25, 2007, By Dan Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Women and Girls Foundation Director Heather Arnet appealed to the “grass roots” and the “tree tops” yesterday in her ongoing campaign to close the area’s …
Volunteers learn to help women negotiate better wage
April 15, 2007, By Cindy Ekas-Brown, Uniontown Herald Standard
We’re hoping to change that,” said Heather Arnet, executive director of the Women and Girls Foundation (WGF) of Southwestern Pennsylvania, …
More local women rising, albeit slowly, to the top
March 20, 2007 By Dan Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
…”I think that even a slight improvement is worth remarking on and celebrating and encouraging,” said Heather Arnet, executive director of the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania, an organization that promotes gender equity in the Pittsburgh area and assisted with last year’s inaugural report. …
Women’s statistics: A reality check
March 12, 2007, Herald Standard
…But Heather Arnet, executive director of the Women and Girls Foundation, noted, “Our state ranked 47th among the 50 states – three from the bottom – for …
Program promotes equity for local women
March 12, 2007, Herald-Standard, By Frances Borsodi Zajac
Talking Up Equality
Saturday, February 17, 2007, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Letters to the editor…Talking up Equality
Pittsburgh corporate boards remain unbalanced
Tuesday, February 13, 2007, TRIBUNE-REVIEW,
By Kim Lyons
Gretchen Haggerty, the executive vice president and chief financial officer of US Steel Corp., hosted the forum on “Breaking the Glass Ceiling” to address the challenges women leaders and managers continue to face in workplaces…
Study: Western Pa. nonprofits pay female head less than men
January 27, 2007, Post Gazette
… but the numbers do suggest opportunity,” said Heather Arnet, executive director of the Women’s and Girls Foundation of Southwestern Pennsylvania. …
Corporate boards still lacking equal female representation
Janurary 19, 2007, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
… at the University of Pittsburgh, is the author of a new book, “No Seat at the Table: How Corporate Governance and Law Keep Women Out of the Boardroom.” …