Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Tweet[IWS] NWLC: PLATFORM for WOMEN & THEIR FAMILIES [5 November 2008]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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National Women's Law Center (NWLC)
A Platform for Progress: Building a Better Future for Women and Their Families [5 November 2008]
http://www.nwlc.org/details.cfm?id=3308§ion=infocenter
or
http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/PlatformforProgress2008.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction..............................................................................................................1
Supporting Women in the Workplace .....................................................................5
Building Economic Security....................................................................................9
Improving Women's Health ..................................................................................15
Improving Women's Education ............................................................................19
Guaranteeing Equal Rights....................................................................................23
Press Release 5 November 2008
NWLC Congratulates New Administration, Offers Platform for Future
http://www.nwlc.org/details.cfm?id=3377§ion=newsroom
(Washington, DC) The National Women's Law Center (NWLC) urged women to vote and make their voices heard, and is extremely gratified by the record turnout reported in this year's historic election. NWLC congratulates Senator Barack Obama and the incoming Members of Congress on their recent victories.
"Now is the time to look to the future and work together to tackle the issues that are so critical to women and their families," said Marcia D. Greenberger, Co-President of NWLC. "The nation has no time to spare in providing guaranteed, affordable health care for all, passing essential legislation that provides basic fairness in the workplace, like the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, and undoing some of the onerous restrictions on women's access to reproductive health that were imposed by the Bush Administration."
Nancy Duff Campbell, Co-President of NWLC, added: "A first order of business is to pass and implement an economic recovery plan that addresses the needs of women and their families, including by extending unemployment insurance benefits and by increasing nutrition, energy, housing, child care, and Head Start assistance. In addition, the plan should provide fiscal relief to the states to avert cuts in education, Medicaid, child support enforcement, and other critical services. We are eager to begin working with the Obama Administration and the new Congress to expand opportunities for women and their families."
The National Women's Law Center has developed a Platform for Progress with concrete proposals to address the unmet needs of women and their families in the areas of education, employment, basic economic security, health, and legal rights.
To learn more about NWLC's Platform for Progress, visit www.nwlc.org/platform, or the following links:
* Supporting Women in the Workplace: http://action.nwlc.org/workplace
* Building Economic Security:http://action.nwlc.org/economic
* Improving Women's Health:http://action.nwlc.org/health
* Improving Women's Education:http://action.nwlc.org/education
* Guaranteeing Equal Rights: http://action.nwlc.org/rights
To learn more about NWLC, or to schedule an interview with Marcia Greenberger or Nancy Duff Campbell, contact Adrienne Ammerman at 202-588-5180 or < mailto:aammerman@nwlc.org> aammerman@nwlc.org.
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
National Women's Law Center (NWLC)
A Platform for Progress: Building a Better Future for Women and Their Families [5 November 2008]
http://www.nwlc.org/details.cfm?id=3308§ion=infocenter
or
http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/PlatformforProgress2008.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction..............................................................................................................1
Supporting Women in the Workplace .....................................................................5
Building Economic Security....................................................................................9
Improving Women's Health ..................................................................................15
Improving Women's Education ............................................................................19
Guaranteeing Equal Rights....................................................................................23
Press Release 5 November 2008
NWLC Congratulates New Administration, Offers Platform for Future
http://www.nwlc.org/details.cfm?id=3377§ion=newsroom
(Washington, DC) The National Women's Law Center (NWLC) urged women to vote and make their voices heard, and is extremely gratified by the record turnout reported in this year's historic election. NWLC congratulates Senator Barack Obama and the incoming Members of Congress on their recent victories.
"Now is the time to look to the future and work together to tackle the issues that are so critical to women and their families," said Marcia D. Greenberger, Co-President of NWLC. "The nation has no time to spare in providing guaranteed, affordable health care for all, passing essential legislation that provides basic fairness in the workplace, like the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, and undoing some of the onerous restrictions on women's access to reproductive health that were imposed by the Bush Administration."
Nancy Duff Campbell, Co-President of NWLC, added: "A first order of business is to pass and implement an economic recovery plan that addresses the needs of women and their families, including by extending unemployment insurance benefits and by increasing nutrition, energy, housing, child care, and Head Start assistance. In addition, the plan should provide fiscal relief to the states to avert cuts in education, Medicaid, child support enforcement, and other critical services. We are eager to begin working with the Obama Administration and the new Congress to expand opportunities for women and their families."
The National Women's Law Center has developed a Platform for Progress with concrete proposals to address the unmet needs of women and their families in the areas of education, employment, basic economic security, health, and legal rights.
To learn more about NWLC's Platform for Progress, visit www.nwlc.org/platform, or the following links:
* Supporting Women in the Workplace: http://action.nwlc.org/workplace
* Building Economic Security:http://action.nwlc.org/economic
* Improving Women's Health:http://action.nwlc.org/health
* Improving Women's Education:http://action.nwlc.org/education
* Guaranteeing Equal Rights: http://action.nwlc.org/rights
To learn more about NWLC, or to schedule an interview with Marcia Greenberger or Nancy Duff Campbell, contact Adrienne Ammerman at 202-588-5180 or < mailto:aammerman@nwlc.org> aammerman@nwlc.org.
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______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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