“Promoting living wage and self-sufficiency for women in Shasta County through employment and entrepreneurship.” Via entrepreneurship 55% of all small business owners are women (Does not define sole vs. partner) *Shasta County Public Health Research Women and employment in Shasta County Women in Shasta County making a living wage Median income, female head of household $26,243 State of CA $

1. “Promoting living wage
and self-sufficiency for
women in Shasta County
through employment and
entrepreneurship.”
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Strategies
for Women

4. Women and
employment in
Shasta County
Women in State of CA
Shasta County $36,354
Via employment 63%
51%
(All levels of employment/wage)
Women in Shasta County
making a living wage Median
income, female head of
Via entrepreneurship 55% of all household $26,243
small business owners are women
(Does not define sole vs. partner)
*Shasta County Public Health Research

5. What are the
economic impacts
facing women in
Shasta County? Women Underemployed
Women living in or at 56% VS 63%
the poverty level with
children under 18
Employed Labor Force
11% Women Unemployed
(No data available re: recent unemployed vs. long term)

6. *Shasta County Living Wage statistics

7. Women have a
viable impact on
the economic
health of a
community
Women who are head of
household with children under
the age of 18 spend an
average of 65% of their total
income within the
communities where they live.
*does not include transportation or
other which may be unrelated to
local purchases

9. To create a community where women have the knowledge, training, mentorship and
networks which shall provide equal access to the employment or business ventures that
lead to each woman’s own economic independence and financial stability.

10. To create a community where women have the knowledge, training, mentorship and
networks which shall provide equal access to the employment or business ventures that
lead to each woman’s own economic independence and financial stability.
• Follows rural out-sourcing model
• Allows for single location work site,
*Provides training and support
• Potential opportunities to increase
skills & wages
• Allows for more flexible work
schedule
• Reduced overhead compared to
company relocation options

11. To create a community where women have the knowledge, training, mentorship and
networks which shall provide equal access to the employment or business ventures that
lead to each woman’s own economic independence and financial stability.
• On-line business model
• As primary business or can support
brick & mortar business
• Allows for more flexible work schedule
• Allows for entry into global market
• Creates lower cost entry into the start-
up realm
• Will provide training and launch as-
sessments

13. To achieve the goals of Working
Strategies for Women, the current
proposed needs are:
Networking events
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14. Partnerships with Viva Downtown has
offered to partner with
Working Strategies
WSW by providing access
to their board and
for Women
membership for training
and mentoring.
WSW is seeking partnerships in support of its mission.
The United Way has
WSW is seeking a corporation or organization micro-task offered to be the fiscal
agent for WSW
job capacity offering training with potential for
out-sourced job placement or offering an out-sourced job
agreement or contract at a living wage.
Innovate North State is
interested in supporting
the efforts of WSW
The Small Business
Development Center
offers its resources to
support women owned
small business

15. www.facebook.com/WSWredding www.womenworkingstrategies.com Donate with PayPal

16. “That all women of Shasta County,
who have the desire and
commitment to do so, shall have the
Working opportunity to learn the needed
skills to achieve a living wage. That
Moving Families Out of Poverty
Moving Women Into Success Strategies the community of Shasta County
for Women as a whole shall understand the
requirements to meet the standards of
living, that pay shall be commensurate
with this standard and that families,
children and the local economy shall
benefit from this endeavor.”

17. Get Involved...
Working
Moving Families Out of Poverty
Moving Women Into Success Strategies
Contact for Women
Leah Goold-Haws
530.410.1182
leah@lghmarketstrategy.com