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Speakers and presenters

The following confirmed speakers and presenters will be appearing:

Barbara Bergmann

Dr. Bergmann is Professor Emerita of economics at American University. She will be presenting in a mini-plenary, "Affordable, High Quality Child Care: The Missing Link" on Saturday at 8 a.m. (Go to schedule)

Heather Booth

Ms Booth is the Executive Director of the NAACP National Voter Fund. She will be moderating the final plenary panel, "Strategies for Improving Women's Status and Economic Well-Being: Public Policy, Organizing, and Social Change" on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. (Go to schedule)

Linda Chavez-Thompson

Ms. Chavez-Thompson is Executive Vice President, AFL-CIO. She will be a panelist in "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" on Friday at 9 a.m. (Go to schedule)

Ann Crittenden

Ms. Crittenden is an award-winning author and journalist. Her most recent book is The Price of Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World is Still the Least Valued. She will be a discussant on the panel, "Measuring Women as if Women Mattered: Social Indicators of Women's Status" on Saturday at 9:50 a.m. (Go to schedule)

Jody Heymann

Dr. Heymann is an Associate Professor in the department of health and social behavior at the Harvard School of Public Health. She will be appearing on the final plenary panel, "Strategies for Improving Women's Status and Economic Well-Being: Public Policy, Organizing, and Social Change" on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. (Go to schedule)

Rita Henley Jensen

Ms. Jensen is Editor-in-Chief of Women's E-News. She will be a discussant on the panel, "Women After Welfare: Surviving or Thriving?" on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. (Go to schedule)

Karin Junker

Karin Junker was first elected to the European Parliament as one of Germany’s Social Democratic representatives in 1989. She is also a member of the Presidium of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). Ms. Junker will be appearing in the luncheon panel discussion "German-American Women's Dialogue: Election Strategies for Women" on Friday. (Go to schedule)

Ann Lewis

Ann Lewis, former White House Director of Communications, is now affiliated with the Annenberg School of Communications. She will be appearing in the luncheon panel discussion "German-American Women's Dialogue: Election Strategies for Women" on Friday. (Go to schedule)

Mary McDowell

Ms. McDowell is Senior Vice President and General Manager, Standard and Server Group, at Compaq computers. She will be appearing on the opening panel, "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" on Friday at 9 a.m. (Go to schedule)

The Hon. Patsy Mink

Rep. Mink represents Hawai‘i's second district in the U.S. House of Representatives. She will be a member of the final plenary panel, "Strategies for Improving Women's Status and Economic Well-Being: Public Policy, Organizing, and Social Change" on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. (Go to schedule)

The Hon. Barbara Roberts

Barbara Roberts, former governor of Oregon, is now a professor at Oregon State University. She will be a member of the panel, "The Prospects in the States for Improving Women's Status: A Bipartisan Panel of Top Women State-Wide Office Holders" on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. (Go to schedule)

Reception, Friday, June 9, at 6:00 p.m.

All are welcome to join conference attendees for cocktails and entertainment!

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