Search Results: MCH Organizations

Annotation: 9 to 5 is a nationwide membership association of women office workers established in 1973 that promotes fair pay, career advancement, safer office automation, parental leaves and pensions, job dignity, and other issues of importance to working women. The association currently has 25 chapters and sponsors a summer conference, workshops, and seminars. 9 to 5 operates a toll-free Job Problems Hotline, (800) 522-0925, and publishes a newsletter, 9 to 5 Newsline, five times a year.

Keywords: Ethical/Legal Issues, Ethics, Hotlines, Maternity leave, Working women

Annotation: Catalyst is a national research and advisory organization that helps corporations foster career and leadership development of women. It works to identify and analyze impediments to women's progress in the corporation, work/family balance problems, and other human resource issues. Services include advisory services to corporations establishing diversity programs, corporate board placement service, a speakers' bureau, and an information center with current statistics, print media, and research materials on women in business. Services to consumers include inquriy responses, reference information, and searchable databases. Publications include the monthly Perspective on Current Corporate Issues, career guidance books and pamphlets such as Be Your Own Mentor by Catalyst President Sheila Wellington, and policy planning tools for managing a diverse workforce. The organization awards companies the Catalyst Award for their successful diversity efforts each Spring at a gala dinner.

Keywords: Women, Working parents

Annotation: The White House's Council on Women and Girls -- established with the signing of an Executive Order by President Barack Obama in March 2009 -- will focus on ensuring that each of the federal agencies is working to directly improve the economic status of women and ensure that administrative policies aim to balance work and family. The Council with also work hand-in-hand with the Vice President, the Justice Department’s Office of Violence Against Women, and other government officials to find new ways to prevent violence against women, at home and abroad. Another top priority of the Council is to help build healthy families and improve women’s health care.

Keywords: Women, Adolescent females, Barriers, Economics, Female children, Gender discrimination, Health promotion, Violence prevention, Women', Work family issues, Working women, s health

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

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