NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund Executive VP
Discusses the Family Initiative: Better Child Care, Preschool and Afterschool
February 02, 2004
[Washington, DC] - On Thursday February 5, 2004, more than 200 women in Washington DC to lobby Congress on key issues affecting workingwomen will hear Leslie Calman, Executive Vice President of the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund discuss the Family Initiative: Better Child Care, Preschool and Afterschool.
Carolyn Grady, BPW/USA President and a former President of BPW/Wisconsin said, “Women from across the country will be taking time from their jobs, families and busy lives to come to the nation’s capitol to lobby their Congressional Representatives about issues vital to all women in the United States and workingwomen in particular. This year the BPW/USA legislative priorities include passage of The Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Converge Act, the Civil Rights Tax Relief Act, the Advancing Justice Through the DNA Technology Act and the Small Business Administration Reauthorization Act.”
Deborah Platt Majoras, Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice’s Anti-Trust Division and current partner at Jones Day law firm will speak on Equity in the Workplace at 8:00 am at the Wyndham Washington Hotel.
What: BPW/USA Policy and Action Conference “TURN UP THE VOLUME! ON WORKPLACE EQUITY
Who: Leslie Calman, Executive Vice President, Now Legal Defense and Education Fund
When: Thursday, February 5, 2004, noon-1:30 pm.
Where: Wyndham Washington Hotel, 1400 M Street NW (this is a new location)
Business and Professional Women/USA, founded in 1919, promotes equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. With 1,500 Local Organizations and members in every congressional district, BPW/USA® is the leading advocate for millions of women on work-life balance and workplace equity issues.
Following is an agenda for the Policy & Action Conference.
BPW/USA 2004 POLICY & ACTION CONFERENCE
“TURN UP THE VOLUME! On Workplace Equity”
February 4- 7, 2004
Wednesday, February 4, 2004
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Reception at the National Press Club, Washington, DC
Julie Weeks, Executive Director, National Women’s Business Council
8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Workshop: Advocacy 101: Practical Training Session for Making A Difference
Jennifer Brooks, Legislative Assistant, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Workshop: Advocacy 201: Successful Lobbying Strategies for Veteran Advocates
Cristina Martin Firvida, Senior Counsel, National Women’s Law Center
Wyndham Washington Hotel, 1400 M Street NW, Washington, DC
Thursday, February 5, 2004
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Keynote Speaker; Deborah Platt Majoras, Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice's Anti-Trust Division and Current Partner of Jones Day Law Firm
Wyndham Washington Hotel, 1400 M Street NW, Washington, DC
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Panel: TURN UP THE VOLUME! on Legislative Action
Laura Stevens, Legislative Assistant, Representative James Greenwood (R-PA); Kristin Maupin, Legislative Correspondent, Representative Deborah Pryce (R-OH);
Ilse Knecht, Deputy Director of Public Policy, National Center for Victims of crime; Jacqueline Sierodzinski, Professional Staff Member, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Wyndham Washington Hotel, 1400 M Street NW, Washington, DC
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Capitol Hill Lunch
Leslie Calman, Now Legal Defense and Education Fund
Wyndham Washington Hotel, 1400 M Street NW, Washington DC
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Constituent Office Visits on Capitol Hill
5:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
TURNING IT UP! for the BPW/PAC Dinner and Silent Auction
Dr. Julianne Malveaux, President and CEO, Last Word Productions; Deborah Perry Piscione, Senior Fellow, Independent Women’s Forum authors of "Unfinished Business: A Democrat and a Republican Take On the 10 Most Important Issues Women Face"
Wyndham Washington Hotel, 1400 M Street NW, Washington, DC
Friday, February 6, 2004
10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Workshop: Get Out the Vote
Elisabeth Gehl, Grassroots Associate, BPW/USA; Susan Parsons Reed, BPW/USA Legislation Committee Member
10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Workshop: Equal Pay Day
Beth Bates; BPW/USA Legislation Committee Chair
10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Workshop: State Legislation
Jackie Payne, Assistant Director of Government Relations, Planned Parenthood Federation of America; Emily Battin, BPW/USA Legislation Committee Member; Jennie Gorrell, BPW/USA Legislation Committee Member
Contact Sherry Saunders at 202-777-8933
Or by Email at: ssaunders@bpwusa.org
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