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 The Institute for Women's Policy Research announces its
                Fifth Women's Policy Research Conference

        Women's Progress: Perspectives on the Past, Blueprint for the Future
        June 12-13, 1998, George Washington University, Washington, DC

        CALL FOR PAPERS                         Deadline:  October 17, 1997

        The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) announces its 1998 Fifth
Women's Policy Research conference, Women's Progress: Perspectives on the
Past, Blueprint for the Future, co-sponsored by the Women's Studies Program
of the George Washington University. The conference, which will be held June
12-13, 1998 in Washington, D.C., will address women's economic and social
progress.
        Sessions will discuss how research has documented women's progress, or lack
of it, methodological and statistical issues in measuring women's progress,
public and private policy measures that have augmented or diminished women's
status, how the issues of race and class affect women's progress, as well as
future goals for women's progress and methods for attaining those goals.
        IWPR conferences bring together policymakers, practitioners, business and
labor leaders, advocates, researchers, and others from across the United
States, as well as from other countries. Participants come to present and
discuss the latest research findings on women's lives and how public and
private policies affect women and their families.
        IWPR welcomes proposals that focus on policies that affect women, on
policy-relevant research on women's lives, and on the intersections between
policy making and research. PROPOSALS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY OCTOBER 17, 1997.

Conference Topics:
        IWPR invites contributions to the conference that address women's progress
in the areas listed below. We particularly welcome proposals that address
issues of race/ethnicity, class, disability status, sexual orientation, and
the full life-cycle of women from girlhood through old age.

Poverty and Income Security
     Who is Poor & Why?
     Public Assistance Programs
     Unemployment Insurance
     Micro-Enterprise & Community Development
     Pensions & Social Security o Child Support
     Immigrant Women & Their Families

Employment and Earnings
     Wage Gap & Pay Equity
     Glass Ceiling/Sticky Floor
     Women's Business Ownership and Self-Employment
     Discrimination, Affirmative Action, & Equal Employment Opportunity
     Women & Unions
     Contingent & Part-time Work
     Working Conditions & Sexual Harassment
     Education & Training for Girls & Women

Family and Work
     Household Labor
     Child Rearing and Child Care
     Family and Medical Leave
     Flexible Scheduling and Part-time Work
     Marriage, Divorce, and Parenting
     Changes in Family Structure

Health and Well-Being
     Health Insurance/Medicaid/Medicare
     Managed Care and HMO's
     Reproductive Rights and Health
     Violence Against Women and Girls
     Preventive Health Care
     Mental Health and Self-Esteem
     Sexuality & Body Image

Democracy and Society
     Enacting and Implementing Legislation (Title IX, Title VII, VAWA, etc.)
     Devolution/Decentralization
     The Gender Gap in Politics
     Tax and Budget Analyses
     Effective Strategies for Change
     The State of the Women's Movement
     The Role of Policy Research on Women

Social Indicators of Women's Status
     Indicators of Women's Status across Place and Time
        (within the United States and Internationally)
     Data and Methods

International Perspectives
     Comparative & International Studies on any of the above topics are
encouraged.

FOR FULL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

VISIT...

http://www.iwpr.org/CALL.HTM

or contact:

Jill Braunstein, Director of Communications, or
Megan DeBell, Communications Fellow

Institute for Women's Policy Research
1400 20th St. NW, Suite 104
Washington, DC 20036
phone: (202) 785-5100;
fax: (202) 833-4362;
e-mail: [log in to unmask];

Megan DeBell
Web Woman and Communications Fellow
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Institute for Women's Policy Research
1400 20th Street, NW, Suite 104
Washington, DC 20036  USA
(tel) 202-785-5100
(fax) 202-833-4362


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