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Gender Equity Team

Formerly known as Women's Initiatives Committee (WIC)

Mission

To foster a more equitable workplace for employees of the City of Madison, regardless of gender and identity. We promote inclusive policies, create opportunities for education and employee development, and plan programming to support a changing equitable culture for all. 

Vision

To embrace the diversity of the City of Madison workforce, build community, and be agents of change. 

Group Agreements
  • Honor perspectives
  • Assume best intent; be accountable for impact
  • Commit to work for and on behalf of all underrepresented genders
  • Create a space for multiple truths
  • Make space, take space
  • Be curious and ask open-ended questions
  • Accountability for ourselves and to one another
  • Speak from personal experience with “I” statements
  • Leave with lessons, not with stories

How to Join

We are a voluntary, employee-led affinity group that meets virtually the second Thursday of each month. To be a member of the group, contact a co-lead (listed below) to be added to the group’s distribution list.

This is a City sponsored affinity group and all employees no matter your race, ethnicity, culture, gender, or other identity are welcome and encouraged to attend. 

Co-Lead Contacts

Menopause in the Workplace Project

GET has created several resources about menopause and how it impacts the workplace. These resources include symptoms, adjustment ideas, and guidance on having conversations in the workplace about menopause. 

Additional Resources

2022-2024 WIC Strategic Plan

In this plan, find what WIC's goals, mission and purpose is to serving City of Madison Employees. 

View the 2022-2024 WIC Strategic Plan

(as of October 2024, WIC has been renamed as Gender Equity Team (GET))

Resources

Projects

In Her Boots - Madison Fire

In Her Boots explores the first 40 years of women at the Madison Fire Department and introduces us to the trailblazers and visionaries who paved the way for women who serve today. We hear stories and experiences from the front lines and behind the scenes. In Her Boots honors the legacy of the women who opened the door for the future generation and celebrates those who continue to inspire through their ongoing service to our community.

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