shifted dramatically as a result of more thana trillion dollars in tax cuts and in the wakeof war and nation-building activities thatincur ongoing costs of nearly $4 billion permonth. The nation’s job losses now exceed2 million since the business cycle peak, andunemployment and welfare caseloads con-tinue to creep up. Set in this context, effec-tive welfare policy is sorely past due.

Two recently released IWPR reports, Sur-vival at the Bottom: The Income Packages ofLow-Income Families with Children, andBefore and After Welfare Reform: The Workand Well-Being of Low- (cont’d on p. 4)

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SUMMER 2003

With 51 breakout sessions, 10 mini-ple-naries, and 4 major plenary sessions, theprogram was packed with exciting newresearch and advocacy work from across theUnited States and the world. Topics includ-ed sexual trafficking, woman-controlledHIV prevention, the safety net for older cit-izens, strategies to win paid family leave,gender and international economic develop-ment, and increasing low-income women’saccess to education, to name just a few.

Participants from more than 40 states andnearly 20 nations joined together to linkresearch and policy and identify strategicpriorities. This year’s conference drew atten-dees from as far as Hawaii, Germany, Egypt,India, Serbia and Montenegro, the Philip-The President’s Message . . . . . . . .2

Gender Disparity in RetirementIncome: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Informing the EarlyEducation Debate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Mothers Organize . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Working More Not the Answer . .4New Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5IWPR’s Biennial Conference,WomenWorking to Make a Difference . . .6IWPR’s Status of Women in theStates Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8IWPR Summer Interns . . . . . . . . . .9IWPR Board Member Profiles . . .10Media Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

IWPR’s Biennial Conference Goes International—Attracts 600

Reauthorizing Welfare:What’s Going On?

pines, and Australia. With an increased inter-national focus, this year’s program featured16 sessions with a global theme and manymore incorporated work done by interna-tional advocates and researchers.

The conference kicked off on Sunday,June 22, with a riveting opening plenaryentitled “Women and War, Peace, and Ter-rorism,” featuring Dr. Julianne Malveaux,Dr. Cynthia Enloe, and Medea Benjamin.IWPR President Dr. Heidi Hartmann,Friedrich Ebert Foundation President Dr.Dieter Dettke, and Acting Director of theWomen’s Studies Program at The GeorgeWashington University Dr. Cynthia Dietchoffered welcoming remarks. Moderated byDr. Amy Caiazza of IWPR, (cont’d on p. 8)

IWPR’s Biennial Conference, Women Working to Make a Difference. From left to right: Congresswoman Diane E.Watson, Former Lt. Governor KathleenKennedy Townsend, Linda Chavez-Thompson of the AFL-CIO, and Geeta Rao Gupta of the International Center for Research on Women.

Avis A. Jones-DeWeeverAs our economy sputters along, it seems

that Congress is finally pushing forwardwith the welfare reauthorization process. Sofar Congress has extended the 1996 TANFlaw without making major changes. Giventoday’s economic realities, the need forsound policy assisting the nation’s poorestcitizens has become even more critical.States across the nation continue to experi-ence dire fiscal circumstances including a$78.4 billion cumulative budget shortfall inFY 2004, after a $49.1 billion shortfall inFY 2003. National funding priorities have

Amy BhattThe Seventh International Women’s Pol-

icy Research Conference, “Women Workingto Make a Difference,” was a resoundingsuccess, due in large part to our co-spon-sors: the Women’s Studies Program of TheGeorge Washington University and theFriedrich Ebert Foundation. Over 600 poli-cymakers, activists, researchers, students,and practitioners came together at the Capi-tal Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., tomake this year’s conference IWPR’s biggestand best yet!

IWPR is very fortunate to have hadMeghan Salas as the Mariam K. Chamber-lain Fellow at IWPR this past year. I’mpleased to share her remarks at IWPR’srecent 15th Anniversary Luncheon withyou:

“When I graduated from college in May2002, I felt lucky just to have secured a job.Little did I know that I was about to have theopportunity to work with some of the mostintelligent and inspiring people I had evermet. The casual, academic environment atIWPR meant that each day I would be stim-ulated intellectually and motivated person-ally. Most importantly, I learned about thesignificant role research plays in the policy-making process.

“My experience at IWPR piqued myinterest and curiosity in things that I rarelythought about before, but I should havebeen thinking about a long time ago. Mygeneration, for the most part, has been for-tunate to grow up in a time of economicprosperity. As young women, we have notconfronted the same overt barriers that ourmothers did before us. Rather, the obstacleshave been more subtle, more insidious.Many people think that this privilege has ledto apathy among members of my genera-tion. Some say that young people today justdon’t care about the political process. Per-haps this is true, but I think much of the so-called ‘apathy’ simply stems from a lack ofinformation.

“If more young women and men weremade aware of the fact that:

❚ one in every three women will be raped inher lifetime, and girls aged 16 to 19 arefour times more likely than the generalpopulation to be victims of rape,

❚ just five weeks after Viagra became avail-able it was covered by 47 percent of healthinsurance plans, roughly the same per-centage of plans that cover the birth con-trol pill which has been around in oneform or another since the 1920s, and

❚ in their reproductive years, women pay 68percent more in out-of pocket medicalexpenses than men, largely due to the pro-

Message from the PresidentHearing from the Next Generation

hibitive costs of reproductive health care,then they would probably be a lot more interested in working for change. Issues such as these DO affect young women andmen in their day-to-day lives.

“Protection from violence and access toreproductive services are key issues facingthis generation. In addition, the issues of ourmothers’ generation such as abortion rights,affirmative action, and Title IX, are beingchallenged once again.

“No matter how the issues and prioritieschange from generation to generation,information based on solid social scienceresearch can drive positive change.

“Working at IWPR has changed the wayI view the world and given me new inspira-tion to achieve the most that I possibly can.It is infinitely important that we mentoryoung feminist social scientists. This is anundertaking IWPR considers fundamentalto its mission and one that sets IWPR apart.”

Meghan is now working at the UrbanInstitute, while last year’s MKC fellow wenton to the US Department of Labor. IWPR,with the Women’s Studies Program atGeorge Washington University, also sup-ports a GWU-IWPR fellowship for a gradu-ate student to work at IWPR. And this pastsummer, we’ve had 10 interns at IWPR (seep. 9). It’s exciting, and gratifying, to help anew generation enter the world of feministpolicy research.

Heidi Hartmann

Meghan Salas, Mariam K. Chamberlain Fellow,is originally from Cleveland, Ohio, and receivedher BA in economics from Kenyon College inMay 2002

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I W P RBoard of Directors

Ellen Delany, ChairMarcia L.Worthing,Vice Chair

Cheryl Lehman,TreasurerMartha Darling, SecretaryHeidi Hartmann, President

Lynn BurbridgeMariam Chamberlain

Linda Chavez-ThompsonHarriet Edelman

Maria FerrisJessie Hackes

Yvonne JacksonBrooke Shearer

Evan StarkKathleen Kennedy Townsend

Katrina vanden HeuvelJoan Wainright

STAFFHeidi Hartmann, President

ResearchBarbara Gault, Director of Research and

Vice PresidentAllison Barrett, Research Intern

Sarah Benatar, IWPR/GWU Research FellowAmy Caiazza, Study Director

Jennifer Cohen, Research InternKaren Escalante, Research Intern

Elizabeth Goergen, Research InternStacie Golin, Study DirectorAnn Jameson, Legal Associate

Avis Jones-DeWeever, Study DirectorSunhwa Lee, Study DirectorVicky Lovell, Study Director

Vanessa Melamede, Research Program CoordinatorGi-Taik Oh, Senior Research Analyst

Meghan Salas, Mariam K. Chamberlain FellowApril Shaw, Senior Policy Analyst

Lois Shaw, Senior Consulting EconomistBarbara Silk, Research Intern

Jean Sinzdak, Outreach Director

Finance and AdministrationAnne Thai,Accounting Manager/Grants Coor.

Pegi Brooks, Receptionist/Administrative AssistantViolette Davis, Special Assistant to the President

DevelopmentRebecca Sager,Associate Dir. of Development

Matt Chayt,Associate Dir. of DevelopmentAmy Lin, Development Intern

Lisa Pringle, Development Intern

CommunicationsAmy Caiazza,Acting Director of Communications

Amy Bhatt, Conference CoordinatorImogen Gunn, Research and Media Assistant

Lauren McSwain, Communications InternWhitney Potter, Communications Intern

Newsletter EditorsApril Shaw and Whitney Potter

Institute for Women’s Policy Research1707 L Street NW, Suite 750

Washington, DC 20036Tel: 202/785-5100Fax: 202/833-4362www.iwpr.org

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Study Finds Gender Disparity inRetirement IncomeSunhwa Lee and Barbara Silk

IWPR’s new report, Gender and Eco-nomic Security in Retirement, shows thatSocial Security is the most common andlargest source of income for both womenand men 65 and older. The report also high-lights that the economic well-being of theolder population differs not only by genderbut also by marital status and living arrange-ments, since women tend to live longer thanmen and are more likely to live alone atolder ages. Using data from the U.S. CensusBureau’s 1999-2001 March Current Popula-tion Surveys, the report examines majorsources of income for older Americans suchas earnings, Social Security, pensions,assets, and government assistance programs.

Social Security provides benefits to near-ly 90 percent of women and men 65 yearsand older, representing a nearly universalsource of income during retirement. Noother source of income comes close to thelevel of Social Security coverage. The major-ity of retired women and men do not havepension income, and women (30 percent) aresignificantly less likely than men to receiveincome from pensions (47 percent). About60 percent of women and 65 percent of menreceive some income from assets (interest,dividends, or rent), but this income is usual-ly quite small for most people. Importantly,women’s income from all sources lagsbehind men’s: women’s median annualSocial Security benefits are about two-thirdsof men’s, and women’s median pensionincome is only half the amount for men.

With less income of all kinds, olderwomen are at greater risk of poverty thanmen, and women who are unmarried (wid-owed, divorced, or never-married) and livealone are especially likely to be poor in oldage. Nearly 40 percent of all women 65 andolder are unmarried and live alone, com-pared with 16 percent of men 65 and older.The poverty rate among unmarried womenliving alone at ages 65 and over is approxi-mately 20 percent, nearly four times greaterthan the rate among married women or mar-ried men. The poverty rate would have beeneven higher, at 68 percent, if these womenhad not received income from Social Securi-ty. Despite the gender gap in benefits, Social

Security is crucial for women’s economicsecurity during retirement. For two-thirds ofall women 65 and older, Social Security con-

model presented in the report eases pre-school into the state budget by assumingstates would begin the comprehensive pro-gram with a pilot project and investments ininfrastructure, opening the program to addi-tional three- through five-year-olds eachyear. The model also offers suggestions tocut program costs in the short term withoutcompromising the long-term quality of thepreschool system.

The model already has affected policy inIllinois, where the governor adopted the tai-lored preschool model discussed in theIWPR report The Cost of Universal Access toQuality Preschool in Illinois, and the Gener-al Assembly approved funds for the first twoyears of the program phase-in period.

Stakeholders in additional states, includ-ing Massachusetts and California, as well asthe District of Columbia, are also partner-ing with IWPR to utilize the model for theirown universal preschool designs.

Dr. Amy Caiazza on War, Peace, and Mothers’ OrganizingLauren McSwain

IWPR held a reception on June 6 at the Open Society Institute to mark the release of StudyDirector Amy Caiazza’s new book Mothers and Soldiers: Gender, Citizenship, and Civil Soci-ety in Contemporary Russia (Routledge 2002). The book examines how the shift from com-munism to democracy in that country has affected gender roles. At the event, Dr. Caiazza dis-cussed how the concept of citizenship in Russia is translated into expectations for men to besoldiers and for women to be mothers, resulting in different obstacles and opportunities foreach when trying to change policy. Dr. Caiazza also led a discussion of the parallels betweenher experiences with peace organizing in Russia and recent organizing in other countries.

Stacie Golin and Liz Goergen

IWPR is helping advocates and policy-makers across the United States estimate thecost of proposals to introduce quality earlychildhood education initiatives. In spite ofthe current economic climate, stakeholderscontinue to debate how to provide early careand education, noting research on the bene-fits to children, their parents, and the widercommunity. As many state governmentsconsider their commitments to early educa-tion, two new IWPR reports provide thehard data they need to make universal pre-school a reality.

The Price of School Readiness: Estimat-ing the Cost of Universal Preschool in theStates is a practical guide that shows policy-makers, educators, and activists how todetermine the demand for preschool in theirstate over an extended period and the antic-ipated costs for safe facilities, qualified per-sonnel, and well-trained teachers. The

Cost Model Informs Early Education Debate,Aids Preschool Program Development in States

30 academics, practitioners, and activists came together to celebrate the release of Dr. Caiazza’s bookand to discuss feminist and progressive peace organizing.

stitutes more than half of their total personalincome, and for nearly one-quarter of themSocial Security is the only source of income.

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Avis Jones-DeWeever

A recent report by the Heritage Founda-tion, The Role of Parental Work in ChildPoverty, makes the striking claim that childpoverty could be reduced by 72 percent ifonly parents would work more. Robert Rec-tor and Rea Hederman assert that theamount of work performed by the workingpoor is, in fact, over-reported in CurrentPopulation Survey (CPS) data and that pub-lic policies promoting work over “idleness”would substantially reduce child poverty.This analysis seems to buttress Congres-sional proposals for increased work-hourrequirements for TANF recipients, but uponcloser examination, it fails to address per-sistent realities calling into question thevalidity of a work first/work more approach.

The analysis presented in this work uti-lizes what Rector and Hederman define asan “expanded measure of income” toaccount for the value of food stamps, theEarned Income Tax Credit, and schoollunch subsidies while deducting FICA andSocial Security taxes from the income ofpoor families. Through a statistical simula-tion, Rector and Hederman suggest that ifthose poor families who are currentlyengaged in less than full-time year-roundemployment would increase their workeffort to include at least one full-time work-er per family, using their expanded measureof income, some 3.17 million familieswould no longer be poor. Is their prescrip-tion—a full-time job with full federal bene-fits for every poor family—realistic?

Problem 1:Where’s the Beef?…Or perhaps more accurately stated,

where are the jobs? The nation’s extendedeconomic slump has resulted in the loss ofmore than two million jobs over the pastthree years. Calling for increased workhours in a context where many, and particu-larly those on the lowest end of the econom-ic ladder, find it difficult to acquire or main-tain employment shows a severe disconnectfrom current reality.

Problem 2: Income Supplements areNot Fully Utilized and are CurrentlyUnder Attack

The Heritage Foundation simulationfails to account for the General AccountingOffice’s estimate that some 4.3 million fam-ilies who are eligible for the Earned Income

Tax Credit (EITC) fail to claim this benefitwhen filing their taxes. What’s more, recentactivities by the IRS foretell an all-outassault on EITC participants. Plans are cur-rently underway to force EITC filers to pre-qualify for the program months before thetax-filing deadline by obtaining difficult-to-acquire documentation to prove their rela-tionship to the child they are claiming andto show that the child has lived with themfor at least six months out of the year. Thenew, stricter standards of proof would mosthurt grandmothers, aunts, uncles, other rel-atives or caretakers, and even single fathers.To expect the EITC to be universally uti-lized and broadly accessible is a flawedassumption today and will perhaps be animpossibility tomorrow.

Problem 3: Full-time,Year-RoundWork is Simply Not Possible forMany of the Poor

Despite their best efforts, many pooradults simply cannot work a full-time, yearround schedule. Many of the rural poor, forinstance, rely on seasonal work to makeends meet. Once crops are harvested, andwork dries up, the struggle to survive untilnext season begins. Those living in urbanareas experience an entirely different set ofchallenging circumstances. Miniscule jobgrowth, poor job information networks, andstruggling public school systems makeobtaining and maintaining employment par-ticularly difficult for many inner-city resi-dents. And most of the jobs that are avail-able offer low wages and little job security.Set within this context, the inability toacquire sustained employment is under-standable, and is a particularly vexing chal-lenge for job seekers of color. Research byMichael Stoll (1998), for example, suggeststhat Latinos and African American men aremuch more likely to experience bouts ofunemployment during the year than similar-ly situated white men, and after losing a job,these groups have a more difficult timebecoming re-employed than do their whitecounterparts. Calls for marriage would alsodo nothing to eliminate this problem.

Finally, single parents face perhaps themost daunting challenge in maintainingfull-time, year-round employment; particu-larly single mothers who typically earn lessthan similarly qualified single fathers. With

Commentary:Working More Not the Answer only one adult in the family who must bal-ance the dual responsibilities of child-rear-ing and wage-earning, the costs of childcare, time lost with sick children, and ofteninflexible workplace rules make it nearlyimpossible for this group—particularlythose with limited informal networks tolook to for assistance—to simultaneouslybalance the demands of full-time work andfull time responsible parenthood.

While statistical simulations can be avaluable resource in stimulating data-driveninformed discussion, when disconnectedfrom reality, they do little to shed light onthe complexities and challenges associatedwith the real lives of real people.

Income Single Parent Families, highlightthe struggles of impoverished families whileillustrating the need for an anti-povertyapproach to welfare reform. Nonetheless,legislation currently making its way throughCongress fails to adhere to the day-to-dayneeds of poor families in general, and par-ticularly low-income single mother familiesstruggling to achieve economic security.

Passed in February 2003, the House wel-fare reauthorization bill incorporates theWhite House’s suggested 40-hour workweek requirement, and in the process, dou-bles work requirements for single parents ofvery small children (under 6 years of age),without adequately providing for increasedchild care services for these impoverishedfamilies. According to a report by the Con-gressional Budget Office, the 40-hourrequirement would cost states up to $11 bil-lion to implement, along with an additional$5 billion over the next five years, just tokeep pace with inflation. Given the currenteconomic crisis in the states these addedexpenses are not likely to be met. In fact, 23states have already cut child care funding asa part of their budget shortfall measures. Inthe end, poor and near poor families willsuffer as they must face the unenviablechoice between attempting to comply withwork-hour requirements without safe andaffordable child care, or failing to meet thework requirements and risking losing theirwelfare benefits.

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The Senate’s proposed bill, introduced inJuly, represents a step back from the tripar-tisan bill passed by last year’s SenateFinance Committee. The current bill closelymirrors the Administration’s position onwork-hour requirements by subjecting par-ents with children under 6 years old to thesame hourly requirements as parents ofschool-aged children. While the Senate plandoes provide a lower work-hour requirementof 34-37 hours per week, it still substantial-ly increases the work-hour commitment forsingle parents of preschool-aged childrenand provides incentives for states to maxi-mize work-hour commitments. As of thiswriting, the issue of child care funding hasyet to be addressed by the Senate at all,despite the need for increased assistance.Other disappointments include the failure tocontinue transitional Medicaid coverage,expand education and training opportuni-ties, and meet the needs of impoverishedlegal immigrants.

The bill does, however, include a specialrule allowing single parents of disabled chil-dren to count caring for their child as anallowable work activity. While this is amove in the right direction, the devil is inthe details. By limiting this provision tocaregivers of “dependents,” the bill may notcover elder-care, or the care of other familymembers who receive disability payments.

Although the nation continues to experi-ence economic distress, now is not the timefor “bargain basement” TANF policy. Instead,we need strong policy aimed at providingimpoverished Americans the boost they needto achieve true economic well-being.

Estimating theBenefits of PaidFamily Leave:AColloquium Reportby Vicky Lovell.On March 15, 2002,16 experts met atthe University ofCalifornia, Berkeley,

to discuss how the research community can best provide information for advocatesworking to enact paid family and medicalleave policies. Participants included advo-cates and key researchers with expertise in economics, education, history, law, political science, public administration,public policy, social work, social psychology, and sociology. January 2003.A130, ISBN 1-878428-76-4, 36 pages, $10.00

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Social Security:The Largest Source ofIncome for Both Women and Men inRetirement by Heidi Hartmann and Sunhwa Lee. This briefing paper examinesmajor sources of income for older Ameri-cans—earnings, Social Security, pensions,and assets—by gender and marital status. It shows that during retirement, SocialSecurity is the most common and thelargest source of income for both women and men. April 2003. D455, 8 pages, $8.00

Gender and Economic Securityin Retirement bySunhwa Lee andLois Shaw. Exam-ines income sourcesof older Americans,focusing on personsaged 50 and older,

based on analysis of the Current PopulationSurvey. Shows how poverty rates andamounts of income differ by gender andmarital status. The sources of incomeexamined are earnings, Social Security,pensions, assets, and government assis-tance programs. April 2003. D456. ISBN1-878428-79-9, 26 pages, $15.00

The Cost of Universal Accessto QualityPreschool in Illinois by StacieCarolyn Golin,Anne W. Mitchell,and MargeryWallen. Details the estimated cost

of Illinois’ proposed universal preschoolprogram over its first ten years. An excel-lent example of how IWPR’s pre-K costmodels were implemented in one state.April 2003. G712, ISBN 1-878428-77-2,40 pages, $15.00

A Place at theTable:Women’sNeeds and MedicareReform by MarilynMoon, with PamelaHerd. Explains howwomen’s health careneeds differ frommen’s in retirement,due to differing life

histories, earnings careers, and retirementincome on the one hand and different healthconditions on the other. For example, olderwomen are generally poorer than oldermen and suffer from such chronic conditions as osteoporosis, arthritis, and hypertension. Explores the diversityamong women and recommends ways thatMedicare reform can improve Medicare forwomen. Published by the Century Founda-tion and IWPR. February 2003. B240,ISBN 0870785714, 77 pages, $14.00

NEW IWPR Publications CatalogTo order reports,briefing papers, factsheets, testimony andall IWPR productsquickly and easily,

call us for a free copy of the 2003 IWPRPublications Catalog at (202) 785-5100, or e-mail pegi@iwpr.org. Publications may also be ordered directly from IWPR’swebsite: www.iwpr.org.

15th Anniversary Annual ReportHot off the press! Honoring 15 Years

is the 2002 edition of our annual report,but it is also much more. Among the special features: a timeline placing IWPR’skey achievements in the context of contem-porary political events. Also included: apreview of our next 15 years! Call Pegi at(202) 785-5100 and ask for your copy today.

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INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN’S POLICY RESEARCH

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Women Working to Make a Difference — The 7th I

Women’s Leadership MakeEnacting Our Visions of EquLauren McSwain

The conference closing plenary featured inspiratioPresident of Feminist Majority; Dr. Martha Burk, Cha(NCWO) and spokesperson for the campaign againsBhatt, the Conference Coordinator at IWPR; and IWPthe moderator. US Congressional Representatives Dimade brief but exciting appearances before being calspoke on the Feminist Majority’s Campaign Against Gto identify social problems that make them angry andty to begin tackling them. Martha Burk discussed thAmerica, pointing out that many companies marketinmen-only Augusta National Golf Club. Conference Coship and the need for mentoring and full inclusion froplenary closed IWPR’s 2003 Conference on a high no

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Women and War, Peace, and TerrorismAllison Barrett

The 2003 Women Working to Make a Difference Conference kicked off at noon on Sundaywith the well-attended opening plenary, “Women and War, Peace, and Terrorism.” Dr. DieterDettke, Executive Director of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Dr. Cynthia Deitch, ActingDirector of The Women’s Studies Program of The George Washington University welcomedeveryone to the conference. Moderated by IWPR’s own Amy Caiazza, keynote speakers focusedupon the timely topic of September 11th and the subsequent United States response. JulianneMalveaux, editor of an anthology of African-American responses to the war on terrorism, spokeabout the notable absence of non-white voices in the media during and after September 11th.Cynthia Enloe, who was residing in Japan during the war in Iraq, urged attendees to rememberthat U.S. policy decisions affect women not only domestically, but all over the world. The lastspeaker, Medea Benjamin of Code Pink, delivered a rallying speech encouraging women toexercise their political power in ending escalating military expenditures. The energy and enthu-siasm of the opening plenary set the tone for a great conference.

Women, Politics and the MediaIWPR is particularly grateful to the Friedrich Ebert Foundation for co-sponsoring the

biennial conference again this year. Their participation has increased the international par-ticipation throughout the conference. In addition, the Friederich Ebert Foundation spon-sored a reception and special plenary session on Sunday evening highlighting issues relat-ed to the portrayal of women candidates and women’s issues in election and other politi-cal media coverage. Thought provoking comments were provided by Dr. Dieter Dettke;Executive Director of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation; IWPR President Dr. Heidi Hart-mann; Sheilah Kast, a freelance journalist; Ann Lewis, Former White House Communi-cations Director, Patricia Schlesinger, Washington Correspondent for ARD German TV;and Constanze Stelzenmuller, Defense and Security Editor of Die Zeit.

Making Policy as if WomenMatteredIWPR’s 15thAnniversaryLuncheon

Rebecca Sager

Monday’s Luncheon Plenary at the conferencewas a special celebration of IWPR’s fifteenthanniversary. On June 23, nearly 400 of our friendsand supporters came together to toast IWPR’saccomplishments over the past 15 years. As lunch-eon well-wishers and conference participants filledthe Presidential ballroom at the Capital HiltonHotel, the room buzzed with stories about the Insti-tute. People from all different backgrounds—advo-cates, scholars, activists, business and labor leaders,

Speakers Medea Benjamin, Cynthia Enloe, and Julianne Malveaux.

Speakers Ann Lewis, Patricia Schlesinger, Sheilah Kast, and Constanze Stelzenmüller.Congresswomen Diane E.Watson and Marcy Kaptur.

Eleanor Smeal,Feminist Majority

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nal speeches and a call to action from Eleanor Smeal,air of the National Council of Women’s Organizationst Augusta National Golf Club’s sexist policies; AmyPR Director of Research Dr. Barbara Gault, who wasane Watson (D-CA) and Marcy Kaptor (D-OH) alsoled away for an impending floor vote. Eleanor SmealGender Apartheid in South Africa, counseling womend that aren’t being addressed, and to claim the authori-he need for greater women’s leadership in corporateng to women currently have CEOs who belong to theoordinator Amy Bhatt offered her thoughts on leader-

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Finally, IWPR Board Member LindaChavez-Thompson led the audience in chantshighlighting IWPR’s accomplishments andshowed off her wonderful singing voice witha stirring rendition of good ol’ “Happy Birth-day.” The Institute was delighted to mark thisimportant milestone of 15 years of work toimprove the lives of women and their fami-lies along with so many friends and longtimesupporters. If you were able to attend theluncheon to celebrate with us, we thank you,but if you weren’t, we hope to see you at ournext anniversary celebration!

Heidi Hartmann, Martha Burk, and Barbara Gault greet guests at the 15thAnniversary Luncheon Celebration.

Mariam K. Chamberlain and Heidi Hertzson atthe Celebration

Conference exhibitors Earl Jones of E.S. Dezignand Carol Morgan of CarolAnn Art Gallery &Frame Shop

Amy Allina, NationalWomen’s Health Network,speaking on HIV prevention.

and students—filled the tables and spoke of the var-ious ways each benefited from IWPR’s research.

Ellen Delany, Chair of IWPR’s Board, welcomedeveryone and kicked off the event by introducingIWPR’s president and founder, Dr. Heidi Hartmann.Cheers erupted as Heidi thanked everyone for com-ing and reflected on IWPR’s past and looked ahead tothe future. Meghan Salas, IWPR’s 2002-2003 Mari-am K. Chamberlain Fellow, wrapped up the openingremarks with a powerful speech on her experiences atIWPR and the critical role IWPR’s work plays in bet-tering the lives of women and their families.

After an interval for eating and conversation withtable mates, Helen Neuborne, Senior Program Offi-cer at the Ford Foundation, began the luncheon pro-gram. She set the stage by congratulating IWPR andreflecting on her work with the Institute over theyears. She then introduced Kathleen KennedyTownsend, former Lt. Governor of Maryland, whogave a rousing speech on the importance of electingwomen into government offices. She discussed howshe used IWPR’s research to make Maryland a betterplace for women during her service. Next, the audi-ence heard from the Executive Vice-President of the

AFL-CIO, Linda Chavez-Thompson, who iswell-known for her commanding oratory.The benefits of unionization and activistorganizing—particularly for women—werethe focal points of her inspirational speech.Then, Geeta Rao Gupta, President of theInternational Center for Research onWomen, finished up the program with a callto action on behalf of women around theworld. She emphasized the need forincreased research that not only reflects theconcerns of women domestically, butwomen and their families abroad as well.

“I was impressed by the variety of sessions and subjects discussed. Genderinequality is a battle to be fought onmultiple fronts, and it was useful to see how women in different fields promote the ideals of equality.”

–Athina Vlachantoni, Oxford University

Amy Bhatt,Conference Coordinator

Martha Burk, NCWO

Special thanks to GWU Women’s Studies,the Friederich Ebert Foundation,IBM, Merck & Co., Pfizer, Inc.,Russell Sage Foundation,and AFL-CIO, major supporters of the Conference and Luncheon.

“The speakerswere strong andinspired hopethrough action…What a boost!Looking forwardto next time!”

–Jillynn Stevens,Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies

“The networkingwith many differ-ent women fromother countriesand differentinterests [wasmost valuable to me].”

–Rep.Velma Valoria,Washington StateLegislature

The IWPR 2003 Conference By the Numbers: Some Interesting Statistics ❚ 65: plenaries, panels and roundtable sessions ❚ 22: different countries with participants registered for conference ❚ 169: colleges and universities represented worldwide ❚ 7: elected federaland state representatives attending ❚ 106: students registered ❚ 30: exhibitors and advertisers ❚ 654: registered participants ❚ 41: men attending❚ 15: years IWPR has been working to improve the lives of women and their families Compiled by Lauren McSwain

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the session touched on the importance anddiversity of women’s roles in war and peace.

Other conference plenary topics includ-ed “Women in Politics and the Media,” aninternational plenary sponsored by theFriedrich Ebert Foundation, and “MakingPolicy as if Women Mattered,” the IWPR15th anniversary luncheon plenary. (Pleasesee related stories on page 6.)

“Women Making a Difference Globally:Participation in United Nations Confer-ences” was one of the many exciting andinformative sessions with an internationaltheme. Participants discussed the series ofUnited Nations (UN) Conferences over thepast few decades and traced changes inwomen’s status and countries’ commitmentsto improving women’s lives. Panelistsargued that the decision to adopt a vital newidea—that women’s rights are humanrights—resulted from the active and persist-ent involvement of women’s nongovern-mental organizations in these meetings. Thesession highlighted the importance ofwomen’s organizing and activism in creat-ing policy, even at the international level.

Finally, the conference closed on June 24with a plenary addressing the theme,“Women’s Leadership Makes a Difference:Enacting Our Visions of Equity,” with Dr.Barbara Gault of IWPR serving as modera-tor. Eleanor Smeal of the Feminist Majority,Amy Bhatt, Conference Coordinator atIWPR, and Martha Burk of the NationalCouncil of Women’s Organizations, and Con-gresswomen Marcy Kaptur and Diane Wat-son were the featured speakers.

With more presenters, breakout sessions,plenaries, international panels, and atten-dees than ever before, IWPR’s InternationalWomen’s Policy Research Conference con-tinues to be the source for timely women-oriented policy work and research.

Jean SinzdakA mini-plenary at the

Seventh Internationalconference on IWPR’s Sta-

tus of Women in the Statesproject featured the latest findings

from the 2002 Status of Women in the Statesreport, as well as exciting examples of state-based organizations using research to fur-ther policy change on behalf of women intheir states. Moderated by IWPR BoardMember Marcia Worthing, the panel includ-ed IWPR’s States Study Director Dr. AmyCaiazza; Betsy Nowland-Curry, ExecutiveDirector of the Kentucky Commission onWomen; and Joan Browning, Co-Chair ofthe Coalition for West Virginia Women. Thepanelists explored the links betweenresearch and advocacy for public policy, andespecially for elevating women’s status inthe states and the country as a whole.

Presenting the latest findings of thereport, Dr. Caiazza noted that women’s sta-tus generally tends to be higher in the statesof the Northeast and the West, and is lowestin many of the Southeastern and Midwest-ern states. As Dr. Caiazza observed in herpresentation, none of the research in thereports would affect policy if it were not forthe work of our state-based project advisorycommittees. The work of Ms. Nowland-Curry and Ms. Browning exemplifies theimportance of using research to drive policycampaigns.

Ms. Nowland-Curry presented A NewVision for Kentucky: Final Report of the Gov-ernor’s Task Force on the Economic Status ofKentucky’s Women, a project by the KentuckyCommission on Women. Citing IWPR’s Sta-tus of Women in Kentucky (1998) report andKentucky’s low rankings (in the bottom fivestates overall for women) in that report as the

impetus for the Task Force project, Ms. Now-land-Curry described their efforts to examinethe obstacles to the economic progress ofKentucky women, identify solutions, anddevelop a plan of action. Ultimately, thisproject involved over 300 women and menfrom 55 Kentucky counties for over a yearand racked up more than 51,000 hours of vol-unteer time on five different committees onthe Task Force. This project culminated in thefirst-ever Summit on the Economic Status ofKentucky’s Women in June 2003 that cham-pioned a plan of action by decision leadersand policymakers.

Ms. Browning discussed West Virginia’skey results in the recently published Statusof Women in West Virginia (2002). Citingthe need for action to improve the status ofWest Virginia women, she and West Vir-ginia Advisory Committee Co-Chair Bar-bara Howe formed the Coalition for WestVirginia Women. In their first meeting inMarch of 2003, they focused on selectingtheir priority project using The Status ofWomen in West Virginia report as a guide.Over the next 18 months, they hope to getthe state legislature to pass a resolutionauthorizing a transportation study in thestate, implement a campaign to increasewomen’s voter registration and turnout, anddesign a long-term initiative to increaseaccess to education and the educational lev-els of West Virginia’s women.

The resounding message from the pan-elists was that research can and should beused as the impetus for policy change. AsMs. Browning noted, “Armed with informa-tion, it is easy to make a convincing argu-ment that we need new policies. After all,who can argue with solid data and statisticsthat clearly show our state is failing to meetwomen’s needs?”

“I thought this was a wonderful conference! The participants were friendly and supportive, I loved the making of connectionsbetween research and activism, the panel I was on was simply superb and inspired me to work even harder in my areas of inter-est—it was one of the best conferences I’ve ever been to! I was able to take lots of info home to my own field, which is Americanpublic education, pre-K through college.” –Angela Johnson, St. Mary’s College of Maryland

IWPR’s Biennial Confer-ence Goes International(cont’d from p. 1)

7th International Women’s Policy Research Conference

IWPR’s Status of Women in the States Project:A Model for Research and Action

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IWPR President Dr. Heidi Hartmann with IWPR Summer interns. From Left toRight: Lauren McSwain,Violette Davis, Amy Lin,Allison Barrett,Whitney Potter,Lisa Pringle, Karen Escalante, Elizabeth Goergen, and Barbara Silk.

Allison Barrett, Golden, COCourse of Study: Sociology andMathematics, Grinnell College; Grinnell, IA(expected 2004)Job at IWPR: Research Intern onDemocracy and Society and Job QualityWhy IWPR? “I think I want to be apolicy researcher when I ‘grow up,’ and itseemed like a good idea to intern at athink tank to see what it’s actually like.”

Jennifer Cohen,Port St. Lucie, FLCourse of Study: Geography andSociology, Florida State University; Tallahas-see, FL (received 2001); Master’s of Politi-cal Science, University of Arizona: Tucson, AZ(expected 2004)Job at IWPR: Research Intern with Bar-bara Bergmann on Workplace Sex Discrimi-nation and Single Motherhood and WorkWhy IWPR? “I enjoy working in sucha supportive, friendly environment becauseit enhances the quality of research byallowing for more feedback from otherpolicy-oriented feminists.”

Violette Davis, Brownsville, VTCourse of Study: Studio Art andHealth Care Studies, Beloit College; Beloit,WI (BA received 2003)Job at IWPR: Special Assistant to thePresidentWhy IWPR? “From my first day atIWPR, I could feel the energy and deter-mination that runs through our organiza-tion. Although I always feel close to my co-workers, I am also involved with how weinteract with people outside our walls, andI know that those interactions are whatdrive the individuals within IWPR.”

Karen Escalante, Burbank, CACourse of Study: Psychology andWomen’s Studies, University of California;Berkeley, CA (expected 2004)Job at IWPR: Research Intern on JobQuality and the Work and Welfare Experi-ences of Low-Income WomenWhy IWPR? “I was intrigued by thequantitative approach IWPR study directorsuse to gather hard data on the lives ofwomen, as well as the research agenda’scentral focus on women.”

Elizabeth Goergen,Washington, DCCourse of Study: Political Science,Spanish, and Child Development, Tufts Uni-versity; Medford, MA (expected 2005)Job at IWPR: Research Intern onEarly Childhood Education and Child CareWhy IWPR? “This summer I’ve learnedabout policies affecting children and evenmet the prominent politicians, advocates,and researchers working on them. I reallyappreciate the breadth of information I’vebeen exposed to, from research reportsand Congressional briefings to motivation-al speeches from leaders of the women’smovement at IWPR’s own conference.”

Amy Lin, Lafayette, LACourse of Study: Economics, Busi-ness, and Women’s Studies, Tulane Univer-sity; New Orleans, LA (expected 2004)Job at IWPR: Development and IWPRMembership Support InternWhy IWPR? “I enjoy working at IWPRbecause it combines two of my interests:economics and women and gives me thechance to work with people who are doingresearch that educates others about the sta-tus of women. I like working in Developmentbecause I learn about the methods nonprofitorganizations use to stay afloat in an eco-nomic downturn, when the quality of what’sbeing published is especially important.”

Lauren McSwain,Lexington, KYCourse of Study: Communicationand Italian Studies, Wake Forest University;Winston-Salem, NC (received 2002); Mas-ter’s of Public Policy/Nonprofit Manage-ment, Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore,MD (expected 2004)Job at IWPR: Communications Internin Event Planning and PublicationsWhy IWPR? “I wanted to intern at anonprofit organization where I could be soexcited about my work and so passionateabout the cause that I wouldn’t mind get-ting out of bed each day to begin my 1 1/2 hour commute.With IWPR, I got mywish—the work has been so exciting andIWPR’s work is so important that I don’tmind traveling from Baltimore each day!”

Whitney Potter, Hope, NJCourse of Study: Economics andWomen’s Studies, University of New Mexi-co; Albuquerque, NM (expected 2004)Job at IWPR: Communications Internin Media and PublicationsWhy IWPR? “I appreciate the oppor-tunity to translate feminist thought fromthe classroom to a dynamic public policyforum. Putting theory into practice whiledeveloping my skills in communications isan experience I was eagerly seeking. Beingable to work with the strong leadership ofIWPR during this summer internship willno doubt shape my future academic andprofessional career.”

Barbara Silk, Ann Arbor, MICourse of Study: Economics andHispanic Studies, Connecticut College; NewLondon, CT (expected 2005)Job at IWPR: Research Intern onOlder Women’s Issues and Disability IssuesWhy IWPR? “I wanted to work atIWPR due to my interest in the 1996 Wel-fare Reform. I have liked working herebecause I find out about current issues onCapitol Hill. Everything we do is very per-tinent to what is actually going on in ourgovernment right now, and I love that!”

Lisa Pringle, Los Angeles, CACourse of Study: Public Policy, Occi-dental College; Los Angeles, CA (received2001); Master’s of Public Policy, Universityof Southern California; Los Angeles, CA(expected 2004)Job at IWPR: Development and IWPRFoundation Support InternWhy IWPR? “I wanted the experienceof working at a research nonprofit in DC.I like working here because of the peopleand the important work that they do.”

Lauren McSwainThis summer, things looked a little

different around IWPR because of theunusually large number of summerinterns. Ten talented young womenworked on Research, Communications,Development and Administrative func-tions at the Institute. This was thelargest group of summer interns IWPRhas ever had. This year’s interns con-tributed to data analysis, charts andfigures for research reports, preparedliterature reviews, designed conferencematerials, and contributed significantlyin countless other ways. In return,IWPR offers interns an opportunity tolearn about feminist approaches tosocial science and policy research.

In addition to working at IWPR,summer interns are getting involvedin DC in other exciting ways. Theyplanned the tremendously successfulIWPR 13th Annual Intern Wine andCheese reception, held on July 7. Withover 150 participants, it was the high-est-attended IWPR summer internparty of any year. Most of the Insti-tute’s interns have also been partici-pating in “Hill drops,” helping to dis-seminate IWPR research to offices ofUS Congressional members to aid inpolicymaking. Many have attendedother progressive organizations’ activi-ties and events as well, like the Citi-zen Works’ Summer Rooftop SpeakerSeries, featuring prominent activistssuch as Ralph Nader.

Finally, four of the ten interns areparticipating in the National Councilof Women’s Organizations (NCWO)summer feminist leadership traininginstitute, New Faces, More Voices. Thisprogram develops skills like coalitionbuilding and public speaking, and cul-minates in a “Congressional ActionLobby Day” on Capitol Hill whereinterns advocate for issues importantto them.

A brief introduction to IWPR’s castof diverse and talented 2003 SummerInterns, who hail from across the USA:

IWPR Summer Interns Make Invaluable Contributions

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improving corporate culture, and she worksactively to help the business world be anopen culture for women. Maria says theglobal perspective afforded by her job onthe status of women around the globe isvery interesting. “It’s amazing how issuesrelated to women’s advancement are so sim-ilar around the world.”

Maria works full-time from her homein North Carolina. She is the mother oftwo children, ages 8 and 11; her husband,whom she met at IBM, is now retired. Byserving on the board, she brings a corpo-rate perspective to IWPR. The work Mariaaccomplishes with IBM and IWPR ties indirectly with what she sees as importantfor women in the future. “It’s such anhonor to be invited to be a part of thisboard of directors because of the impor-tant work IWPR is doing.” Board ChairEllen Delany notes: “It’s critical thatIWPR have people like Maria on ourBoard—people who can take IWPR’sresearch and make sure it makes a differ-ence in the world’s largest corporations.”

Maria FerrisAmy Lin

Maria Ferris has served on the board ofIWPR for one year now, but has 23 yearswith IBM under her belt. She has worked inHuman Resources for the majority of hertenure with IBM, and since 1995, she hasbeen with the Diversity Organization.

IBM has a longstanding history of focus-ing on women’s advancement. With womenholding high positions of power such as thevice presidency as early as 1943, and offer-ing a three-month leave of absence begin-ning as early as 1956, IBM has been unusu-al in its focus on women. IBM has beennamed one of Working Mother’s top tencompanies for a 15th year due to its specialprograms targeted at working parents. Since1997, IBM has carried out a global initiativefor the advancement of women.

When asked how she came to work onwomen’s issues, Maria explained that IBMhas different constituents, which includeethnic minorities, people with disabilities,

and women. “Women make up the largestpercentage of our eight constituent groups.

There are about100,000 women,who constituteabout 33 percentof IBM’s diversecons t i t uen t s ,”Maria says. Asthe Manager ofWork/Life andWomen’s Initia-tives, Maria workshard to apply stra-

tegies that target the advancement of IBM’semployees, particularly women. Thisincludes more flexible schedules, telecom-muting, and part-time options for workingparents.

An important issue concerning womentoday and in the future is flexibility in thework environment. “The ability to advanceand to still have a family is very importantfor women of today,” Maria says. Anotherissue Maria identifies as important is

Brooke ShearerLisa Pringle

Former Board Chair and emerita BoardMember Martha Blaxall first introducedBrooke L. Shearer to IWPR. According toMartha, “the number one reason [I recruitedBrooke for the Board] relates to her uncan-ny ability to integrate the strategic impor-tance of any issue—its policy relevance—with the right message for the appropriatetarget audience.”

Ms. Shearer has been involved in manydifferent organizations and traveled with theClintons on the 1992 campaign trail. From1993 to 1997, Brooke was Director of theWhite House Fellows Program, which offersexceptional young people first-hand experi-ence working at the highest levels of the fed-eral government. Brooke also worked at theInterior Department as Special Assistant tothe Deputy Secretary, initiating and conduct-ing projects to help emerging nations devel-op cultural-heritage sites and national parks.

After leaving the White House FellowsProgram, Brooke became the first Execu-tive Director of the Yale World Fellows Pro-gram. The Yale program offers a group ofemerging leaders from diverse countries

and cultures theopportunity tobroaden theirknowledge, gainnew perspectives,sharpen theirskills, and buildcritical networksand relationships.Currently, Brookeworks as a con-sultant with the

International Partnership for Microbicides(IPM), which develops methods for womento protect themselves against contractingHIV and AIDS. She also serves on theboard of the International Center forResearch on Women (ICRW).

Brooke feels strongly about the impor-tance of measurement, which is one of thereasons she became involved with IWPR.“If you don’t measure how women are doingin the workforce or education,” she says,“you can’t tell whether we are going back-ward or forward. Measuring the status ofwomen has been slow in the United Statesas well as abroad, and that slows the devel-opment of policies to improve things.” Shesuggested the slogan “Women’s Figures

Count” as a play on the use of women’s fig-ures to shed light on the actual condition ofwomen rather than their bodies.

For the future of IWPR, Brooke envi-sions securing an endowment—enabling theInstitute to expand its current research whileexploring new policy questions as theyarise. She says that IWPR is vital to thepresent political situation. Brooke also feelsthat investment in women has a multipliereffect so that even a small investment cancreate large societal dividends. She notesthat “women are at the center of the econo-my, and the global economy is at a pivotaltime for women as countries are shiftingaway from agriculture and manufacturing toinformation services and new technologies.This shift means women can, do, and mustplay more of a role in society as a whole.”

According to IWPR President Dr. HeidiHartmann, “Brooke has strong convictionsabout issues affecting women and familiesand makes sure the human element isalways included in policy change. She iscreative is finding ways to present researchso policy makers ‘get’ it and swallow thegender pill. It’s terrific for IWPR to havesomeone with her vision, political skills,and stature on our board.”

Brooke Shearer

Maria Ferris

IWPR Board Member Profiles

By investing in IWPR’s financial future, these members are affirming their commitment to improving the lives of women and their fami-lies. If you would like to become a special 15th Anniversary Fund contributor, please use the enclosed envelope to send in your donation orcontact IWPR’s Development Department at 202/785-5100 for more information. Contributors include:

Special Thanks to Our 15th Anniversary Fund Supporters

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American Institutes for ResearchCalifornia Wellness FoundationFannie and Stephen Kahn

Charitable FoundationKyoto Seika University LibraryGloria Albrecht Karen Altfest Eileen Appelbaum Cindy Aron Midori Ashida Lotte Bailyn Mary Baskin Waters Rosalyn Baxandall Andrea Beller Jewel and Bernard Bellush Elizabeth Bennett Barbara Bergmann Debra Berke Barbara Bick Rebecca Blank Francine Blau Joel Blau Martha Blaxall Leslie Bloom Amy Bogdon Patricia Boling Heather Booth Eileen Boris Christine Bose Sally Bould Carol Brown Susan Brown Pamela Brubaker Wendel Brunner Lyn Cameron Jim Campen Mary Capek Mariam Chamberlain Mariko Chang Ruth Charles Robert and Rochelle Cherry

Stephanie Clohesy Christie Cozad Neuger Mona Danner Martha Darling Margery Davies Dawn Day Kay Deaux Ellen Delany Elizabeth Dolan Pamela Drexel Susan Eaton Paula England Carroll Estes David Fasenfest Sara Fein Marianne Ferber Ann Ferguson Myra and G. Ferree Mary Fillmore Martha Fineman Karen Fox Folk Estelle Freedman Betty Friedan Miriam Friedlander Lawrence and Leah Friedman Zelda Gamson Judith Gerson Teresa Ghilarducci TJ Glauthier Gerry Goldberg Suzanne Goldberg Sandra Goodbody Joanne Goodwin Nancy Gordon Sarah Gotbaum Heidi Gottfried Margaret Greene Jim Gruber Patricia Gwartney Heidi Hartmann Susan Hartmann Carol Heim

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Emily McCoy Elaine McCrate Beverly Milkman Kathy Mock Phyllis Moen Janice Monk Celia Morris Hazel Morrow-Jones Claire Moses Carol Mukhopadhyay Ellen Murray Ruth Needleman Win Neuger Elaine Newman Laura Nichols Emi Nishiyama Alice O’Connor Karen O’Connor Eileen O’Donnell Brigid O’Farrell Lionel and Anne Orlikow William O’Rourke Susan Ostrander Christine Owens Irene Padavic Rosalind Petchesky Nancy Pielemeier Joseph Pleck Marilyn Power Shyamala Raman Rayna Rapp Hedy Ratner Doris Reeves-Lipscomb Dorothy Remy Stephanie and Merle Richards-WilsonLen Rodberg Jennifer Romich Frank Roosevelt Stephen Rose Ruth Rosen Laura Rosenbury Ellen Ross

Deborah Rothman Marilyn and Dietrich Rueschemeyer Nancy Ryan Patricia Samuel Joanne Sandler Dawn Saunders Clara Schiffer Cathy Schoen Joan Scott Ann Shalleck Nina Shapiro-Perl Harriet Shaw Joy Simonson Marie Snyder Natalie Sokoloff Robert and Barbara Solow Patricia Sparks Celia Star Gody Ronnie Steinberg Susan and Paul Stern Frances Stickles Judith Stiehm Alice Stone Ilchman Ellen Stone-Belic Myra Strober Allan and Sally Taylor Anita Taylor Louise Tilly Katrina vanden Heuvel John Varick Wells Deborah Weinstein Allie Welch David Wells A. Judson and Nancy Wells Brownie Williams Ledbetter Amy Wind Harriett Woods Marcia Worthing Gavin Wright Janice Yoder Marie Young Gloria Young Lawrence Zacharias

MEDIA HIGHLIGHTSImogen Gunn

This summer, IWPR has received heavypress coverage spanning all forms ofmedia—radio, TV, print, and Internet.

Our researchers are routinely contactedfor their expertise in a variety of areasaffecting women. Dr. Amy Caiazza contin-ues to be tapped for her knowledge onfemale suicide bombers. She appeared onCNBC to discuss this trend among Palestin-ian women, and participate in a BBC Radiocall-in show on the same topic.

Dr. Vicky Lovell’s analysis of the recentunemployment data and how the economicdownturn has affected women has drawn theattention of many media outlets, and was

the inspiration for a story in Ms. Magazineon this growing problem.

Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever was featuredin an Associated Press (AP) article pickedup by the New York Times and Jet Magazineabout black households, and recently spokeon CNN’s Lou Dobbs Moneyline about theso-called “resurgence of feminism.”

The perpetual issue of the wage gap alsobrought a wide range of media coverage:Dr. Hartmann was quoted by the New YorkTimes and the Chicago Sun-Times; Dr. Bar-bara Gault was featured in the WashingtonPost as well as the New York Post; and theAP used Dr. Caiazza as a source in a storyabout the number of women executives andtheir salaries.

IWPR’s 2002 The Status of Women in theStates reports continue to be used as a sourceacross the country. The Boston Globe’s leadeditorial on April 21 relied on the Massachu-setts report; Matt Lauer on NBC’s TodayShow used the national report as a lead-in to astory on employment in the recession, as didToday’s Chicago Woman magazine.

The Augusta National protests also gen-erated national press interest, and IWPRPresident Dr. Heidi Hartmann (also the vice-chair of the National Council of Women’sOrganizations) was frequently asked to com-ment on the controversy. Dr. Hartmann wasfeatured on NPR’s Justice Talking, the CBSEarly Show and CSPAN, and in the New YorkTimes regarding Augusta National.

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