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Strong Women for a Stronger World Goals for 2024-2025
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| Civil Rights Actively work to pass legislation, which will ensure equal rights and remedies for women in all phases of their lives, including support of affirmative action programs; and eliminate all forms of harassment against individuals, and strengthen and improve voting registration, access and fair representation. Uniting for Stronger Advocacy Expand our membership and amplify our legislative voice. | Legislative Impact Support the Proposed Legislative Platform. Victim Rights Actively work to strengthen and enforce legal protection for all individuals who are victims of violent acts including domestic and/or sexual violence (including coercive control); human trafficking; promote violence prevention programs; support services and facilities for survivors of this violence and the funding thereof; and support legislation that provides compensatory and punitive damage awards to victims. |
| Fostering Statewide Connections The State President will attend at least one meeting/year at each LO (barring natural disaster) |
| Economic Equity Actively work to support equal educational opportunities; equal treatment for women in all areas of employment, including adequate retirement benefits, improved programs for women re-entering the workforce, and implementation of equal pay for work of comparable worth. | Dependent Care Actively work to strengthen and improve funding for enrichment programs, physical facilities and affordable quality dependent care of all ages regardless of limitations and abilities. |
| Uplifting our Community Ensure access to low-income families, the elderly, veteran, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing. | Engaging Younger Women Revitalize the Young Careerist Program. |
| Health Actively work to strengthen and enforce legal protection for full access to all health care services including mental health, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), reproductive choice, funding for research into and protection for women’s health care and educational programs concerning women’s health issues. Membership Promotion The President and Membership Chair will use approved Membership promotions funding to develop and send BPW Membership Benefits materials to HR Managers. |
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