Achieving Equity for Women:
Policy Alternatives for the New Administration
A Policy Research Conference
Thursday, April 2, 2009
The Barbara Jordan Conference Center
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Washington, DC 20005
A joint program of the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) and the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR).
The conference brought together top researchers and policy makers to focus on key policy issues for women, including: healthcare, early child care and education, retirement and social security, women's leadership and employment equity.
Together, WCW and IWPR bring more than 50 years of combined experience to the study of issues of importance to women and families.
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research and the Wellesley Centers for Women would like to thank the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation for hosting this event.
The organizers would also like to thank the funders of these research and dissemination efforts, including: The Annie E. Casey Foundation; The Ford Foundation The Kellogg Foundation; The Russell Sage Foundation; AFSCME; The American Federation of Teachers; National Education Association; The United Mine Workers; and The Cowles/Sulzberger Fund at the Wellesley Centers for Women.
