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| For Immediate Release April 1, 1997 |
For Further Information Center for Policy Alternatives Bernie Horn (202) 956-5135 |
Washington, DC — The creation and implementation of
a national economic strategy that incorporates women’s ideas for better
family care, community development and economic sustainability is the goal
of the Women’s Economic Leadership Summit April 3-5. The Center for
Policy Alternatives (CPA) and the White House Office for Women’s
Initiatives and Outreach are co-sponsoring the event, which will bring
together seventy leaders from state and federal government, community
development organizations, the private sector, organized labor, policy
groups, higher education and elected office.
The following schedule of events, invited participants, panelists and locations is subject to change:
| Thursday, April 3, 1997 3:30-5:00 pm Room 450, Old Executive Office Building Opening Briefing: Women and Economic Security | Dr. Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School Aida Alvarez, Small Business Administration Alexis Herman, Department of Labor William Daley, Department of the Treasury |
| Friday, April 4, 1997 8:00-9:00 am Truman Room, White House Conference Center | Linda Tarr-Whelan, CPA Maria Echaveste, White House Office of Public Liaison |
| 9:00 am-12:00 pm White House Conference Center Issue Panels: Women’s Entrepreneurship Economic Self-Sufficiency: Jobs in the Community Health and Security: Managed Care Family and Work: Flexible Work Strategies | Tipper Gore Connie Evans, Chicago Self-Employment Project Elouise Cobell, Blackfeet National Bank Helen Neuborne, Ford Foundation Dawn Mason, Washington State House of Representatives Sylvia Romo, Texas Tax Auditor Mary Chung, Nat’l Asian Women’s Health Organization Carol Emerling, American Home Products Ida Castro, Dep’t. of Labor |
| 12:00-2:00 pm Indian Treaty Room, Old Executive Office Building | Speaker to be announced |
| 2:30-5:30 pm White House Conference Center Issue Panels: Women’s Enterprise Development Fair Pay to Retirement Security Health and Security: Domestic Violence Family and Work: Childcare and Eldercare | Karen
Nussbaum, AFL-CIO Maxine Champion, Nestle USA, Inc. Amy Millman, National Women’s Business Council Grace Napolitano, Cal. State Assembly Bonnie Campbell, Dept. of Justice Joan Lombardi, HHS Childcare Bureau Cecilia Ortiz, Colorado Minority and Women’s Business Development |
| 6:00-8:00 pm The Oval Room | Kay Koplovitz, USA Network |
| Saturday, April 5, 1997 8:30-10:00 am National Education Association Discussion: Founding Voices: Reflections on Change | Bella Abzug Betty Friedan Dorothy Height Shirley Chisholm |
| 10:15 am-12:00 pm Discussion: Putting the Agenda Into Action | Linda Tarr-Whelan, CPA Laura Liswood, Women’s Leadership Project |
| 12:30-2:00 pm What It Takes to Lead: Personal Experiences | Sen. Mary
Landrieu (D.-La.) Donna Shalala, Dept. Of HHS Ambassador Swanee Hunt |