America's Commitment: Women 2000DIANE Publishing, 2000 Reviews the progress made in advancing women's status since the UN 4th World Conference on Women (Beijing, September 1995). Besides the chapters listed in contents note, the document includes agency summaries, speeches by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Madeleine K. Albright, and a list of federal programs and resources for women and families. |
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... Vital Voices conference in Uruguay in October 1998 , and the international website in Russia was launched at the Vital Voices conference in Iceland in October 1999. The Online Women's Business Center can be accessed at http://www ...
... Vital Voices conference in Uruguay in October 1998 , and the international website in Russia was launched at the Vital Voices conference in Iceland in October 1999. The Online Women's Business Center can be accessed at http://www ...
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... Vital Voices follow-up on an initiative called Trade Unions Working for Women: Global Integration. The initiative is designed to build a foundation for the Free Trade of the Americas Agreement and seeks to establish a consultative ...
... Vital Voices follow-up on an initiative called Trade Unions Working for Women: Global Integration. The initiative is designed to build a foundation for the Free Trade of the Americas Agreement and seeks to establish a consultative ...
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... Vital Voices: Women in Democracy Conference in Belfast, both agencies recognized the important role of available and affordable quality child care in enabling women to enhance the well- being of their families and contribute to the ...
... Vital Voices: Women in Democracy Conference in Belfast, both agencies recognized the important role of available and affordable quality child care in enabling women to enhance the well- being of their families and contribute to the ...
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... Vital Voices office in establishing a child care coordinating group that is working to advance the issue of employer-assisted child care. The Women's Bureau also provided the office with information on Women's Bureau projects to advance ...
... Vital Voices office in establishing a child care coordinating group that is working to advance the issue of employer-assisted child care. The Women's Bureau also provided the office with information on Women's Bureau projects to advance ...
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... to resilience and determination.” —First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, excerpted from her keynote address to the Vital Voices of the Americas Conference, Uruguay, October 1998 2000 Edition. G Women in Power and Decision-making.
... to resilience and determination.” —First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, excerpted from her keynote address to the Vital Voices of the Americas Conference, Uruguay, October 1998 2000 Edition. G Women in Power and Decision-making.
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Page 309 - Registry, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the Health...
Page 309 - US government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
Page 341 - Kittani, distinguished delegates and guests: I would like to thank the Secretary General of the United Nations for inviting me to be part of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women. This is truly a celebration — a celebration of the contributions women make in every aspect of life: in the home, on the job, in their communities, as mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, learners, workers, citizens and leaders.
Page 231 - Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women...
Page 243 - be administered so as to give particular attention to those programs, projects and activities which tend to integrate women into the national economies of foreign countries, thus improving their status and assisting the total development effort.
Page 341 - ... in Beijing, we are focusing world attention on issues that matter most in the lives of women and their families: access to education, health care, jobs, and credit, the chance to enjoy basic legal and human rights and participate fully in the political life of their countries. There are some who question the reason for this conference. Let them listen to the voices of women in their homes, neighborhoods, and workplaces. There are some who wonder whether the lives of women and girls matter to...
Page 238 - It shall be the duty of said bureau to formulate standards and policies which shall promote the welfare of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
Page 344 - ... are denied the chance to go to school, or see a doctor, or own property, or have a say about the direction of their lives, simply because they are women. The truth is that most women around the world work both inside and outside the home, usually by necessity. We need to understand that there is no one formula for how women should lead their lives. That is why we must respect the choices that each woman makes for herself and her family. Every woman deserves the chance to realize her God-given...
Page 234 - Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, in order to "make sure that all the effort and good ideas actually get implemented when we get back home.
Page 201 - ... to care for an immediate family member (spouse, child, or parent) with a serious health condition; or • to take medical leave when the employee is unable to work because of a serious health condition.