WIFLE RESEARCH, PROJECTS, PUBLICATIONS

• • December 5, 2025, Letter to John Rex, President, United Healthcare Group, from WIFLE, expressing condolences on the tragic death of Brian Thompson, CEO.
    
  • October 20, 2024, Editorial, Women in Law Enforcement: The Glass Cliff and Gender Revisited, Dr. Helen H. Yu
    
    • Additional Publications and Research from Dr. Helen Yu
• WIFLE August 6, 2024-Opening Remarks by Chair of the WIFLE Board of Directors at Leadership Training
  
• WIFLE August 6, 2024-Opening Remarks at WIFLE Leadership Training from Federal Officials
  Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Secretary Canegallo Delivers Remarks at Women in Federal Law Enforcement Annual Leadership Training
  FBI Director Wray's Remarks at the Women in Federal Law Enforcement Annual Leadership Training
  Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco Delivers Remarks at the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Women in Federal Law Enforcement Foundation

• June 1, 2024: Federal Safe Leave Act, WIFLE Partner S. Harman & Associates
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• January 1, 2024: WIFLE Releases its 2024-2029 Strategic Plan
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• January 1, 2024: WIFLE Releases its 2024 Sponsorship Material
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• September 22, 2023,  Walking the Talk on Inclusive Leadership with WIFLE
  Federal News Network Interview of Catrina Bonus, WIFLE President
  
  
• September 7, 2023: Opportunity to Honor Women, Interview with Catrina Bonus at the WIFLE Leadership Training Event, Tampa, FL
  Archives FEDAgent https://www.fedagent.com/news/in-the-line-of-duty-remaining-steadfast-in-the-face-of-adversity?rq=WIFLE / Catrina Bonus interview
  
  
• July 22, 2023: WIFLE Foundation 2023 Annual Leadership Training Virtual Tote
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• March 10, 2023:  Advancing Opportunities for Women in the Federal Workplace  Federal News Network
  
  
• February 15, 2023: Office of Personnel Management Annual Report 2022 on Government-wide DEIA: Our Progress and Path Forward to Building a Better Workforce for the American People Released
        OPM Press Release on Annual Report 2022
  
  
• December 1, 2022 WIFLE Joins 30x30 Project
       Women in Federal Law Enforcement, Inc. and WIFLE Foundation, Inc.
  
  
• September 22, 2022:  Federal Law Enforcement Officers, 2020 – Statistical Tables
       Bureau of Justice Statistics
       Description: This report presents data on full-time federal law enforcement officers who were authorized to make arrests, carry firearms, or both. It is the ninth in a series that began in 1993 and describes the job functions, sex, race, and Hispanic origin of federal law enforcement officers. It also provides data on the size and composition of federal law enforcement agencies.
      Highlights: In fiscal year 2020—
  .Ninety agencies employed 136,815 full-time federal law enforcement officers, 3,742 (2.7%) of whom were employed by Offices of Inspectors General (OIGs).
  .The Department of Homeland Security and its OIG employed almost half (49% or 66,410) of all federal law enforcement officers across the country.
  .Criminal investigation was the primary function for more than two-thirds (68%) of federal law enforcement officers.
  .About 15% of federal law enforcement officers and 13% of supervisory law enforcement personnel were female.
  
  
• March 17, 2022: In the Line of Duty: Remaining Steadfast in the Face of Adversity
  Podcast Archives FEDAgent https://www.fedagent.com/news/in-the-line-of-duty-remaining-steadfast-in-the-face-of-adversity?rq=WIFLE  / Catherine W. Sanz, President
  
  
• June 25, 2021: Executive Order 14035 on Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Under-served Communities Through The Federal Government June 25, 2021
      .EO14035 Press Fact Sheet
  
  
• April 2021:  Eliminating Barriers to Promotion. Women officers when promoted to positions of power, often positively influence policy and culture to result in better outcomes for community members, and public safety as a whole. Yet despite these benefits, women are severely under-represented in policing leadership, and similar issues that prevent women officers from advancing their careers appear across agencies. We’ll discuss the most common barriers and their solutions here.
       30x30 Initiative
  
  
• August 11, 2020: Four Days in 50 Minutes: A Remote Recap of WIFLE's Leadership Training Conference 2020
  Podcast, FEDtalk with Catherine W. Sanz, President WIFLE Foundation, Inc. and Executive Director, Women in Federal Law Enforcement Inc.
  
  
• July 2019: Special Report- Women in Policing Breaking Barriers and Blazing a Path
       National Institute of Justice
  
  
• June 2018: Review of Gender Equity in the Department of Justice Law Enforcement Components
       Office of the Inspector General U.S. Department of Justice

• March 2018: The Need to Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act
       Katherine T. Sullivan Office of Violence Against Women

• October 2016: Advancing Diversity in Law Enforcement
       U.S. Department of Justice, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• September 2016: Transforming Law Enforcement by Changing the Face of Policing (PDF)
       Submitted to the White House by:  Women in Federal Law Enforcement, along with coalition partners:  Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association, National Asian Police Officers Association, National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives, National Latino Police Officers Association and National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives

• August 2016: We Need More Female Police Officers
       Margo Frasier Sheriff Travis County Texas

• July 2016: There is a simple solution to America's policing problem:  More Female Cops
       Jay Newton-Small TIME

• July 2016:  One group is responsible for America’s culture of violence, and it isn’t cops, black Americans, Muslims or rednecks. It’s men.
       What we don’t talk about is how the greatest predictor of violence isn’t religion, occupation or race. It’s gender.
       Los Angeles Times 
  
  
• April 2016: WIFLE President Catherine W. Sanz Remarks at Meeting with Top Law Enforcement Women Officers in Chile
       File 1      File 2     File 3

• March 2016: Join Statement of Support for the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing Report
  Citing the Urgent Need for Transformational Culture Change in Policing through the Recruitment, Hiring, Retention, and Promotion of Women and Minorities
  Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE); Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association (HAPCOA); National Asian Peace Officers’ Association (NAPOA); National Latino Peace Officers Association (NLPOA); National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE); National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE)

• December 2015: Justice Department Issues Guidance on Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias in Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
       Document link at http://www.justice.gov/opa/file/799366/download
       Press Release at http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-issues-guidance-identifying-and-preventing-gender-bias-law-enforcement
       Gender Bias Policing Guidance Fact Sheet at http://www.justice.gov/opa/file/799371/download
       Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias Website, http://www.justice.gov/ovw/identifying-and-preventing-gender-bias

• June 2015: Addressing Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination in Federal Civilian Employment A Guide to Employment Rights, Protections, and Responsibilities
       Office of Personnel Management, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of Special Counsel, Merit Systems Protection Board
  
  
• May 2015: Final Report by the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing PDF
  White House Task Force
  
  
• February 2015: An Examination of Eight Factors Influencing Women's Retention in Federal Law Enforcement
       Dr. Helen H. Yu
  
  
• January 2015: Modernizing Federal Leave Policies for Childbirth, Adoption and Foster Care to Recruit and Retain Talent and Improve Productivity       
        The White House Press Release and Handbook
  
  
• January 2015: WIFLE Testimony Submitted to the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing
       WIFLE Foundation, Inc., Women in Federal Law Enforcement, Inc.
  
  
• June 2014: WIFLE Establishes the Elizebeth Smith Friedman Intelligence Award of Excellence, Dedication at ATF National Headquarters Auditorium
       Catherine W. Sanz, Sheree L. Mixell
  
  
• January 2014: ATF Newsletter, The Diversity Corner- WIFLE Develops Leadership Among Women
       SA Karen Dutton, Office of Diversity and Inclusion
  
  
• October 2011: Law Enforcement Leaders Announce National Coalition to Promote Diversity, Strengthen Workforce
  The National Council of Law Enforcement Organizations announced the collaboration during the International Association of Chiefs of Police annual conference, Press Release WIFLE/Margaret M. Moore
  
  

• June 2011:  Texas A & M Collaboration on the issue Women in Federal Law Enforcement and Promotions
        Texas A & M, WIFLE Foundation, Inc.
  
  

• May 2011:  WIFLE Project: Pregnancy Guidelines for Federal Law Enforcement
      WIFLE Foundation, Inc., Women in Federal Law Enforcement, Inc.
  
  
• January 2010:  Violence Against Women Act: History and Federal Funding
       Garrine P. Laney, Analyst in Social Policy, Congressional Research Service

• December 2007: Margaret Moore cited in Article on Author David Baldaci
  
  
• 2007:  A Thank You to Founder Margaret M. Moore WIFLE
     Curacao Presentation to WIFLE
  
  
• 2004 May 23: Women Rise to Top of Police Ranks in Several Major U.S. Cities
  The Associated Press / Margaret Moore Quoted
  
  
• 2004 Jan 30: The palm Beach Post, Boca Raton Police Chief Andrew Scott Wants to Boost Number of Women in Ranks
  Archives Police1: https://www.police1.com/archive/articles/fla-police-dept-wants-to-boost-number-of-women-in-ranks-UA27RxV9uhW78OKI/  Margaret Moore Quoted
  
  
• 2003: A study published by the National Center for Women & Policing, "Hiring & Retaining More Women: The Advantages to Law Enforcement Agencies" 
       National Center for Women and Policing
  
  
• Recruiting and Retaining Women: A Self-Assessment Guide for Law Enforcement
       National Center for Women and Policing
  
  
• 2003:  In the Face of Challenges, Women in Federal Law Enforcement Persist and Excel     |  Coping Strategies
  Susan A. Keverline, Ph. D.

• April 2003:  OPM Certifies WIFLE Foundation Annual Training as Meeting Federal Standards

• 2001: Who are the complaint-prone officers? An examination of the relationship between police officers' attributes, arrest activity, assignment, and citizen's complaints about excessive force. (Online: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047235201001143)
  Journal of Criminal Justice 2001