Friday, June 8, 2001

8:00 a.m., Friday, June 8: Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m., Friday, June 8: Welcome, Keynote, and Opening Plenary

The Prospects for Women and Women's Issues on the National Level: A Bipartisan Panel of Leaders from the Congress, Executive Branch and Private Sector

10:45-12:15 Friday, June 8: Panel Sessions

Youth Involvement, Women's Movements and Organized Philanthropy: Factors that Influence Women's Civic Engagement

The Violent Epidemic: Abuse and Harassment of Women and Girls

Ending the Inequity: Employment Experiences of Women of Color

Working in Poverty: Women's Struggles in a Flawed Labor Market

Older, Wiser, but Poorer: Social Security, Medicare and Retirement Income for Women
This session will be webcast by kaisernetwork.org, a free service of the Kaiser Family Foundation, and can be viewed at your convenience after 9:00 a.m. ET on Monday, June 11th at www.kaisernetwork.org/healthcast/iwpr/jun01.

12:15-1:30 p.m., Friday, June 8: Lunch and Poster Session

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12:15-1:30 p.m., Friday, June 8: 2000 State Advisory Committee Chairs Luncheon

(By invitation only)

12:15-1:30 p.m., Friday, June 8: German-American Women's Dialogue

(Go to schedule)

1:30-3:00 p.m., Friday, June 8: Panel Sessions

Protecting Women's Rights: Violence Against Women, Health Policy and the ERA

Girls and Delinquency: How Policy Gaps Impact Young Female Victims of Violence

What About the Children? Child Care and Women's Experiences in the New Welfare System

What's at Stake for Women in the "Wired" Workplace?

Access to Effective Education and Training for Welfare Recipients

Researching Women's Status: Data, Methodology, and Diversity

3:30-5:00 p.m., Friday, June 8: Panel Sessions

Policymaking and Public Support for Welfare and Child Care

Health and Well-Being Among Women of Color

The Costs and Benefits of Policies for Women and Families: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Child Care, Family Leave, and OTC

Organizing Women Workers

Strategies for Fighting Poverty Among Older Women

Evaluating Outcomes of Welfare Reform

5:00 p.m., Friday: Spotlight on the Institute for Women's Policy Research

Discussion of IWPR's Current Research Agenda for IWPR members and friends with the IWPR staff

6:00 p.m., Friday: Reception

AFL-CIO Headquarters, 815 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC. All are welcome!

Saturday, June 9, 2001

8:00-9:20 a.m., Saturday, June 9: Continental Breakfast and Mini-Plenaries

Policymaking and Public Support for Welfare and Child Care

Perspectives from the States: Economic and Political Gender Gaps

Reducing Work-Family Conflicts: Public Policy, Dual Earner Families, and the Shorter Work Day

9:30-10:50 a.m., Saturday, June 9: Panel Sessions

Measuring Women as if Women Mattered: Social Indicators of Women's Status

Gender and Aging Bias in the Health Care System

Overlooked Necessities: Family Leave and Medical Leave in the 21st Century

Technology, Privatization and Post-Communism: Women and The New Economy

Women After Welfare Reform: Surviving or Thriving?

Evaluating Outcomes of Welfare Reform

11:00 a.m.-12:20 p.m., Saturday, June 9: Panel Sessions

Women as Voters, Activists, and Leaders: U.S. Women's Political and Civic Participation

From Mergers to Managed Care: Are Recent Trends in Health Care Reform Helping or Hurting Women?

New Insights into Paid Work and Caregiving: Race, Class, Gender and Geography

Women's Returns from Higher Education: Are Universities Making the Grade?

Welfare Reform, Hardships and Social Isolation

From the Spinning Wheel to the Board Room: Historical Perspectives on Women's Status

12:30-2:30 p.m., Saturday, June 9: Luncheon and Plenary

The Prospects in the States for Improving Women's Status
A Bipartisan Panel of Top Women State-Wide Office Holders

2:30-3:50 p.m., Saturday, June 9: Panel and Strategy Sessions

The Status of Women in the States: Tools for Research and Action

Money Matters: Implications of Welfare and Poverty on Women's Health

Parents Who Live Apart: Child Support and Visitation

Building Bridges: Policies Promoting Women in Non-Traditional Employment

Welfare Reform and Barriers to Employment

4:00-5:30 p.m., Saturday, June 9: Closing Plenary

Strategies for Improving Women's Status and Economic Well-Being: Public Policy, Organizing, and Social Change. Leaders from all Sectors Discuss Creating Change By and For Women