IWPR Hosts Press Conf: Searching for "MS." America

11/13/2002

From: Katie O'Neill, 202-785-5100 of the Institute for Women's Policy Research

News Advisory:

WHAT: Press Conference, Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)

WHY: To Release the Status of Women in the States

The 2002 Status of Women in the States shows that women have not achieved equality with men in any state in the nation. The report chronicles disparities between the 50 states and the District of Columbia, ranking the top and bottom states in five areas: political participation, employment and earnings, social and economic autonomy, reproductive rights, and health and well-being.

WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 19, 9 a.m.

WHERE: The National Press Club National Press Building 14th and F Streets, NW Washington, DC First Amendment Room

WHO: - Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., IWPR president and CEO - Amy Caiazza, Ph.D., IWPR Study Director, Editor - Linda Chavez-Thompson, AFL-CIO Executive vice president - Professor Linda Williams, Associate Professor Government & Politics, University of Maryland - Martha Burk, Ph.D., President, National Council of Women's Organizations

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