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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... child labor and protect young girls at work . ... . L.7 . Eradicate violence against the girl - child .. L.8 . Promote the girl - child's awareness of and participation in social , economic , and political life . L.9 . Strengthen the ...
... child labor and protect young girls at work . ... . L.7 . Eradicate violence against the girl - child .. L.8 . Promote the girl - child's awareness of and participation in social , economic , and political life . L.9 . Strengthen the ...
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... Children (WIC) Available to families with incomes below 185 percent of the poverty line, the Women, Infants and ... Child and Adult Care Food Program provide free or subsidized meals to children. Approximately half of the children ...
... Children (WIC) Available to families with incomes below 185 percent of the poverty line, the Women, Infants and ... Child and Adult Care Food Program provide free or subsidized meals to children. Approximately half of the children ...
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... children, along with the Continuum of Care approach that allows communities to set their funding priorities, has resulted in resources being focused on women, most of whom are with their children. The Continuum of Care consists of two ...
... children, along with the Continuum of Care approach that allows communities to set their funding priorities, has resulted in resources being focused on women, most of whom are with their children. The Continuum of Care consists of two ...
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... CHILD CARE AND HEAD START The Child Care and Development Fund The Welfare Reform law of 1996 restructures child care into a single, integrated child care system and funds state efforts to provide quality child care services for low ...
... CHILD CARE AND HEAD START The Child Care and Development Fund The Welfare Reform law of 1996 restructures child care into a single, integrated child care system and funds state efforts to provide quality child care services for low ...
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... child care centers, fire and rescue stations, vocational and medical rehabilitation centers, schools, and public transportation infrastructure. More than $45,650,000 was spent funding 154 child care centers between 1996 and 1999. This ...
... child care centers, fire and rescue stations, vocational and medical rehabilitation centers, schools, and public transportation infrastructure. More than $45,650,000 was spent funding 154 child care centers between 1996 and 1999. This ...
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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.