NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY (Challenges and Solutions for Small Business)

Challenges and Solutions for Small Business, Dallas, TX (October 20, 2010)

Secretary Solis fired up a crowd of nearly 300 during her keynote address to the Women's Bureau's National Dialogue on Workplace Flexibility at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday. The event — the first in a series of ten, brought together employers, employees, advocates, researchers, educators, unions and other stakeholders to discuss making flexibility work and to share best practices. Following remarks by Women's Bureau Director Sara Manzano-Diaz, and Executive Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement Tina Tchen, expert panelists discussed flexibility challenges and solutions for small business. Later in the day, Solis visited the Dallas regional office where she had the opportunity to meet with staff one-on-one and was surprised by a birthday celebration.

Supporting Materials

U.S. Department of Labor

Fact Sheet on Women

U.S. Department of Labor

Women's Bureau Priorities Fact Sheet

The White House

First Lady's Letter

White House Council on Women and Girls

Work-Flex Event Starter Kit: Resources

Obama Administration’s Fact Sheet:

Standing Up for Women and Families