Search Results: MCH Organizations

This list of organizations is drawn from the MCH Organizations Database. Contact information is the most recent known to the MCH Digital Library.

Displaying records 1 through 3 (3 total).

Family Research Council (FRC)

Annotation: The Family Research Council (FRC) is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that analyzes issues affecting families and works to ensure that the interests of families are considered and respected in the development of national policy. The organization is dedicated to the promotion of marriage and family and the sanctity of human life. Maintains an online bookstore, publishes legislative action periodicals, hosts radio programs and blogs, and posts national survey data related to marriage and families in America.

Keywords: Child care, Child health, Parental leave, Parenting, Public policies, Public policies, Work family issues, Working women

Wellesley College Center for Research on Women

Annotation: As a component of the Wellesley Centers for Women, the Center for Research on Women houses an interdisciplinary community of scholars engaged in research programs and publications which examine the lives of women, men, and children in a changing world. Center activities include improving school-aged child care, informing the public about gender equity in education, conducting research on women's employment, investigating child health and adolescent development among diverse groups, and providing information on work and family leave policies. A publications list is available and a biannual newsletter, Research Report, is also published. The Center also sponsors workshops and conferences.

Keywords: Child care, Employment, Family leave, Gender discrimination, Research, Women, Work family issues

Women's Research and Education Institute (WREI)

Annotation: The Women's Research and Education Institute (WREI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works to facilitate and strengthen links between policymakers and researchers on issues of importance to women. Principal projects include: Congressional Fellowship on Women's Public Policy, the American Woman Biennial demographic profile, and the Center for Women in Uniform. WREI also provides information, research, and policy analysis to members of Congress and maintains a listserv that is open to all. Publications include The American Woman series, Improving the Health of Midlife Women, and Women in the Military: Where They Stand. WREI also sponsors conferences.

Keywords: Family leave, Listservs, Parental leave, Public policies, Women's health, Working women