November 9th, 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia

Working Group on Women’s Public Vision

IWPR has convened a Working Group on Women’s Public Vision made up of women leaders in politics, religion, social justice, and feminist organizing. This group will generate concrete ways to promote women’s values and vision. The first major meeting of the group was held at IWPR’s Eighth International Women’s Policy Research Conference in June, 2005, which also included a series of sessions devoted to IWPR’s research and outreach work in this area. The group will meet a second time in November of 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Heidi Hartmann, Chair
President
Institute for Women’s Policy Research
Washington, DC

Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock
Founding Co-Director
Faith Voices for the Common Good
Oakland, CA

Dr. Martha Burk
Chair
National Council of Women’s Organizations
Washington, DC

Rev. Clare Butterfield
Director
Faith in Place
Chicago, IL

Dr. Linell Cady
Franca Orrefice Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies
Director, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ

Ms. Lorraine Cole
Chief Executive Officer
YWCA USA
Washington, DC

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro
http://www.house.gov/delauro/

Ms. Mary Gonzales
California Director and Founder,
NTOSAKE Women’s Leadership Training Program
Gamaliel Foundation
Chicago, IL

Ms. Blu Greenberg
Founding President
Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance
New York, NY

Ms. Christine Grumm
President and CEO
Women’s Funding Network
San Francisco, CA

Ms. Charese Jordan
Deputy Director
Interfaith Worker Justice
Chicago, IL

Ms. Frances Kissling
President and CEO
Catholics for a Free Choice
Washington, DC

Ms. Latifa Lyles
Vice President, Membership
National Organization for Women
Washington, DC

Ms. Nicole Mason
Executive Director
National Women’s Alliance
Washington, DC

Dr. Ingrid Mattson
Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations
Duncan Black Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian/Muslim Relations
Hartford Seminary
Hartford, CT 

Ms. Shireen Mitchell
Executive Director
Digital Sisters
Washington, DC

Ms. Maricela Morales
Associate Executive Director
Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy
Ventura, CA

Ms. Terry O'Neill
Executive Director
National Council of Women's Organizations
Washington, DC

Dr. Rebecca Parker
President and Professor of Theology
Starr King School for the Ministry
Berkeley, CA 

Ms. Jane Ramsey
Executive Director
Jewish Council on Urban Affairs
Chicago, IL 

Ms. Alma Morales Riojas
President and CEO
MANA, A National Latina Organization
Washington, DC

Rev. Sandra Robertson
Executive Director
Georgia Citizens’ Coalition on Hunger
Atlanta, GA

Rev. Margaret Rose
Office for Women's Ministries
Episcopal Church Center
New York, NY

Rev. Roslyn Satchel
Executive Director
National Center for Human Rights Education
Atlanta, GA

Ms. Afeefa Syeed
Director
Al Fatih Academy
Herndon, VA  

Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
Former Lt. Governor of Maryland
Baltimore, MD

Dr. Tamelyn Tucker-Worgs
Assistant Professor of Political Science and African American Studies
Hood College
Frederick, MD 

Ms. Pradeepta Upadhyay
Board Member
Nepal Sewa Center (NSC)
Artesia, CA

IWPR’s Working Group on Women’s Public Vision has developed a draft statement on women’s values for public life. The statement is designed to provide a new frame for thinking about and articulating policies and practices that respond to women’s needs and concerns. Click here to see the statement.

Contact: IWPR Study Director, Amy Caiazza, (202) 785-5100 or caiazza@iwpr.org

Media Contact: Erica Williams, williams@iwpr.org