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For Immediate Release March 21, 1997

For Further Information Center for Policy Alternatives Bernie Horn (202) 956-5135

Women’s Economic Leadership Summit At The White House,
April 3-5, 1997

Washington, DC — Seventy of America’s top women leaders will meet here early next month to build a policy framework for a new national economic agenda that addresses the needs of families, communities and other critical economic issues challenging our country across the fifty states. The Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and The White House Office for Women’s Initiatives and Outreach are co-sponsors of the Women’s Economic Leadership Summit at The White House Conference Center April 3-5, 1997.

Women’s values are driving the national economy and their voices are reshaping the national agenda. The Summit brings together women leaders — representing millions more — who have redefined the focus from an agenda for American women, to an agenda for America from women.

President Clinton is scheduled for a briefing with participants on April 4. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton is Honorary Chair for the Summit.

Linda Tarr-Whelan, CPA President and CEO and Betsy Myers, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Women’s Initiatives and Outreach are Summit conveners and principal planners of the event.

Issues to be addressed include:

• micro-enterprise and entrepreneurship
  
• job creation in the community
  
• economic self sufficiency
  
• health and security, including managed care and domestic violence
  
• work and family, including flexible work, child care and elder care

Summit leaders will be available to media before and after the event. Participants may also be available on request. Media access to Summit sessions is limited by space. Please contact Suzanne DeMass or Bob Harman for assistance and details on schedule, location and participants. Fax number for both is (202) 986-2539. E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected].

Program chairs and discussion leaders for the Women’s Economic Leadership Summit are:

Maxine Champion, Nestle USA, Inc.
Carol Emerling, American Home Products
Connie Evans, Women’s Self-Employment Project
Mary Caroline Frey, Nokomis Foundation
Kay Koplovitz, USA Networks
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
Representative Connie Morella (R-MD)
State Representative Rosemary Mulligan (R-IL)
State Assemblywoman Grace Napolitano (D-CA)
Helen Neuborne, The Ford Foundation
Cecilia Ortiz, Colorado Director of Minority and Women’s Business Development
Marie Wilson, Ms. Foundation for Women

 

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