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

9:00 a.m., Friday: 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

Keynote:

Elaine L. Chao
Secretary of Labor
U.S. Department of Labor

Shinea Chun
Director, Women's Bureau
U.S. Department of Labor

Panel:

Martha Burk
Political Psychologist and Women's Equity Expert
Chair, National Council of Women's Organizations

Linda Chavez-Thompson
Executive Vice President
AFL-CIO

Mary McDowell
Senior Vice President and General Manager
Industry Standard Server Group
Compaq Computers

The Honorable Edward Kennedy
(Invited)
Senator, Massachusetts

Republican Member of Congress TBA

Elisabeth Vogelheim
Former Member of the Board of Directors
Public Services and Transport Worker’s Union of Germany

Moderator:

Judy Woodruff
CNN

10:45-12:15 Friday: Panel Sessions

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

Moderator:
Virginia Hodgkinson
Director, Center for the Study of Voluntary Organizations and Service
Georgetown Public Policy Institute

Discussant:
Anne Mosle
President
Washington Area women's Foundation

"Power, Leadership and Money: Determining the Relationship of Women's Involvement in Foundation Leadership to Grant Dollars Targeting Women's and Girls' Issues"
Christine Ahn, Liza Hetherington, and Maureen Lawles
Georgetown University

"History, Culture and Women's Movements: Identifying the Roots of Women's Philanthropy and Civic Engagement in a Cross-Cultural Comparative Context"
Omolara O. Fatiregun,
Georgetown University

From Girl Scouts to the Voting Booth: Examining the Relationship Between Girls' Participation and Women's Civic Engagement"
Katherine Nelson and Ed Sivak
Georgetown University

The Violent Epidemic: Abuse and Harassment of Women and Girls

Moderator:
Yolanda Wu
Staff Attorney
NOW LDEF

Discussant:
Jennifer Smith
Policy Assistant
Family Violence Prevention Fund

"Adolescent Employment and Sexual Harassment"
Susan Fineran,
Boston University School of Social Work

"Domestic Violence in India: The Roles of Education, Employment, and Poverty"
Nata Duvvury and Keera Allendorf
International Center for Research on Women

Disability and Addiction Among Welfare Recipients

Moderator:
Dale Brown
Program Manager, Office of Disability Employment Policy
U.S. Department of Labor

Moderator:
Michael Fishman
Senior Vice President
Lewin Group

"Working It Out Together: Women With Disabilities and Employment"
Susan Foley
Institute for Community Inclusions, Children's Hospital

"Policy Implications of Addiction Among TANF Families"
Gwen Rubenstein
Legal Action Center

"Efforts to Make the Connection Between Gender Bias, Welfare and Learning Disabilities"
Glenn Young
U.S. Department of Education

Ending the Inequity: Employment Experiences of Women of Color

Moderator:
Yvonne Jackson
Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Organization, and Environment
Compaq Computer Corporation

Discussant:
Kim Pate
Senior Program manager
Corporation for Enterprise Development

"Women's Work by Race & Ethnicity, 1960-2000"
Rodney McDanel
University of Central Arkansas

"The Role of Gender and Race in Business Survival"
Alicia Robb
Federal Reserve Board of Governors

"No More 'Business As Usual': Women of Color in Corporate America- Report of the National Women of Color Work/Life Survey"
Leslie R. Wolfe
Center for Women Policy Studies

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

Moderator:
Gunter Horzetzky
Labor Counselor, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

Discussant:
Fran Bernstein
Policy Analyst
Public Policy Dept, AFSCME

 "Mothers' Poverty in the U.S. Over Time: The Effects of Single Parenthood and Employment"
Karen Christopher
University of Pittsburgh

"Welfare Reform, Local Labor Markets, and Race"
Lisa Morris
George Warren Brown School of Social Work/Center for Social Development

"Women's Disadvantage Across Labor Market Sectors: A Comparative Look at Low-Income Women in Wage Labor and Microenterprise"
Cynthia K. Sanders
Department of Social Work, University of Missouri- St. Louis/Center for Social Development, Washington University

Older, Wiser, but Poorer: Social Security, Medicare and Retirement Income for Women

Moderator:
Debbie Chalfie
National Women's Law Center

Discussant:
Anna Rappaport
William Mercer, Inc.: Social Security, Mediare, and Retirement Income for Women

"Social Security Reform Proposals: Implications for Future Generations of Women Retirees"
Melissa Favreault
Urban Institute

"Suplemental Social Security Insurance (SSI): Improving Older Women's Economic Security"
Kilolo Kijakazi
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

"The Gender Gap in Pension Coverage: What Does the Future Hold?"
Lois Shaw and Catherine Hill
Institute for Women's Policy Research