Conference Program

For the Tentative Program Schedule, look below.
You may also review the Schedule At-a-Glance,
or the Conference Schedule in Detail.

Speakers Include

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend,  Former Lt. Governor of Maryland
Linda Chavez-Thompson, Vice President of AFL-CIO and Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee
Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority
Medea Benjamin, Code Pink
and many more!

Partial List of Presenters

Elena Bardasi, Institute for Social & Economic Research
Mercedes Barquet, Colegio de Mexico
Laurel Beedon, AARP
Eileen Boris, University of California, Santa Barbara
Heather Boushey, Center for Economic & Policy Research
Barbara Burrell, Northern Illinois University
Amy Caiazza, Institute for Women's Policy Research
Bettina Cass, University of Sydney
Mariko Chang, Harvard University
Melissa Cox, The Brookings Institution
Ann Crittenden, author, The Price of Motherhood
Barbara Devaney, Tennessee Economic Council on Women
Netsy Firestein, The Labor Project for Working Families
Melissa Favreault, The Urban Institute
Barbara Gault, Institute for Women's Policy Research
Jonathan Fisher, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Caren Grown, International Center for Research on Women
Stacie Golin, Institute for Women's Policy Research
Suzanne Helburn, University of Colorado
Cynthia Harrison, George Washington University
Catherine Hill, National Academy of Social Insurance
Toby Herr, Project Match
Rita Henley Jensen, Women's E-News
Sara Horowitz, Working Today
Avis Jones-DeWeever, Institute for Women's Policy Research
Tamara Johnson, Office of Minority & Women's Health
Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Washington State Senate
Gwendolyn Keita, American Psychological Association
Tatjana Djuric Kuzmanovic, Serbia
Karen Kornbluh, The New America Foundation
Marian Lief Palley, University of Delaware
Sunhwa Lee, Institute for Women's Policy Research
Olga Mapula, Alliance for Workforce Development
Vicky Lovell, Institute for Women's Policy Research
Tanya Melich, Political Issues Management
Patricia McGovern, University of Minnesota
Anna Rappaport, Mercer Human Resource Consulting
Layli Miller-Muro, Tahirih Justice Center
Diana Santillan, Academy for Educational Development
Veena Rao, Government of India
Medea Benjamin, Code Pink
Diana Spatz, LIFETIME
Susan Tolchin, George Mason University
Juhu Thukral, Urban Justice Center Sex Workers Project
Athina Vlachantoni, University of Oxford
Rep. Velma Veloria, WA State House of Representatives
Julie Weeks, National Women's Business Council
Marilyn Watkins, Economic Opportunity Institute
Leslie R. Wolfe, Center for Women Policy Studies
Joan C. Williams, American University School of Law
Anne Boschini, London School of Economics
Virginia Botelho, United Neighborhood Houses of New York

2003 IWPR Conference Program - Tentative Schedule
(Click any of the titles to see the Conference
Schedule in Detail)


Sunday, June 22

 

11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Registration

12:00 - 1:30 pm

Opening Plenary

1:30 - 1:45 pm

Break

1:45 - 3:15 pm
Mini-Plenary Sessions
(simultaneous)

Women's Leadership in European Politics and Economics

New Policy Perspectives on Care: Access and Worker Rights

Do Big Pharmaceuticals Help or Hurt Women's Health?

Fighting Marginalization: Defining and Doing Feminist Poverty Research

Why Women Matter: Lessons in Political Leadership from Home and Abroad--The White House Project

3:15 - 3:30 pm

Break

3:30 - 5:00 pm
Panels and Roundtables I
(simultaneous)

The Economic Impact of Motherhood on Women in the United States

Fighting the War Against Sexual Trafficking

Restrictions to Reproductive Health Services

Innovative Programs to Expand Work and Educational Opportunities for Low-Income Women

Bringing Women's Human Rights Home: The Challenge of Expanding Human Rights in the United States

Using Philanthropy to Build Women's Movements

Women's Studies/Public Policy: Training Feminist Policy Analysts-Exemplars

5:00 - 6:30 pm

Poster Presentation and Reception
Hosted by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation

6:30 - 8:00 pm

"Women, Politics, and Media"
An International Plenary Panel sponsored by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation

 


Mon
day, June 23

 

8:30 - 10:00 am
Panels and Roundtables II
(simultaneous)

Engineering Change: Triumphs and Challenges of Women in Science and Technology

Child Care as a Support to Working Families: How Are We Faring?

Confronting Obstacles to Women's Economic Independence: The Continuing Struggle to Balance Work and Family

Social Security in the United States: Proposed Reforms and their Effects on Women

First Aid for the Working First: Increasing Low-Income Women's Access to Primary Care

International Models to Improve Women's Health and Reproductive Rights

Regulating the Lives of Welfare Recipients Through Public Policy

Gender Politics: How Images and Perceptions of Women Shape Politics

Women's Organizing Around the World

10:00 - 10:15 am

Break

10:15 - 11:45 am
Panels and Roundtables III
(simultaneous)

Above and Beyond: Women in Aviation

A World Apart: Minority Women in the Sciences

Examining Policies to End Sex-Based Discrimination

It Takes a Woman: Perspectives on Economic Development

Keeping it Together When a Job Ends: Women and Unemployment Insurance

Continuing to Undervalue Women's Work in the Labor Market: The Example of Care Work

Examining the Sex Trade: Attitudes, Policies, and Solutions

Poverty Around the World

Using Government Institutions to Improve Women's Status

12:00 - 2:00 pm

Luncheon Plenary

2:15 - 3:45 pm
Panels and Roundtables IV
(simultaneous)

Playing Well with Others: The Effects of Trade on Women

The Co-Ed Conundrum: Gender Inequality in Educational Outcomes

Who's the Boss? Women and Entrepreneurship

Show Us the Money: Gender Difference in Income and Assets

Race and Gender Differences in Social Security: Perspectives from Around the World

U.S. and International Perspectives on Domestic Violence
The Physical, Psychological, and Social Well-Being of TANF Recipients
U.S. World Domination -- The Consequences for Women

Women Making a Difference Globally: Participation in United Nations Conferences

3:45 - 4:00 pm

Break

4:00 - 5:30 pm
Panels and Roundtables V
(simultaneous)

 

Workforce of Today and Tomorrow: What Policies Make the Most Sense?

Prospering Together: Women in Business Cooperatives

Shut Out: Low-Income Mothers and Post-Secondary Education

Confronting Retirement: The Experiences of and Policy Implications for Different Women

Winnable Strategies for Paid Family Leave

The Importance of Women-Controlled HIV Prevention: Research and Advocacy

Women in the Criminal Justice System: Justice or Abuse?

Women Affecting Policy: Lessons from the Grassroots
Medical Outcomes in At-Risk Populations

5:30 - 6:30 pm

Meet the IWPR Staff and Board!

 


T
uesday, June 24

 

8:00 - 9:30 am
Mini-Plenary Sessions
(simultaneous)

Gender and Economic Development

Paid Family Leave at the Crossroads: Assessing Policy Options from a Feminist Perspective

After Cairo: Working to Improve Women’s Reproductive Health and Rights

Poverty and the Low-Wage Labor Market

IWPR's Status of Women in the States Project: A Model for Research and Action

9:30 - 9:45 am

Break

9:45 - 11:15 am
Panels and Roundtables VI
(simultaneous)

Logging On:  Women in IT

Women at Work: Challenges and Assessments

The Importance of Unions to Women

How Secure is our Safety Net for Older and Disabled Workers?

Thinking Beyond Paid Family Leave: Policy, Politics, and Law

Safe Mothers, Healthy Mothers: Maternal Health Policies and Practices Around the World

Universal Early Childhood Education in the States: Promising State and Local Strategies

Women's Wages and Income Supports in the US: Policies to Promote Wage Equality and Well-Being

11:15 - 11:30 am

Break

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Closing Plenary

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