Media Advisory: Women's Policy, Inc., Women's Caucus Members to Hold Capitol Hill...

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Media Advisory:  Women's Policy, Inc., Women's Caucus Members to Hold Capitol
Hill Forum on Impact of the Economy on Women & Families with Labor Secretary
Hilda L. Solis on Thursday, May 14

WASHINGTON, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Department of Labor
Secretary Hilda L. Solis will be featured at a Capitol Hill forum with members
of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues and leading experts to discuss
the impact of the current economy on women and their families.  

The breakfast forum is hosted in cooperation with Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
and Mary Fallin (R-OK), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus for Women's
Issues, Reps. Gwen Moore (D-WI) and Kay Granger (R-TX), Vice-Chairs, and Rep.
Allyson Schwartz (D-PA), Chair, Women and the Economy/Business Task Force.  

The event is sponsored by Women's Policy, Inc., and made possible through a
grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. 

    What:   A Capitol Hill breakfast forum, "The Economy and Its Impact on
            Women and Families."

            Event will include Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor;
            Members of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues; and
            experts to discuss the impact of the current economy on women and
            families.

    When:   Thursday, May 14, 2009, 8:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

    Where:  Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2168, Washington, D.C.

    Who:    Featured Speaker:

            The Honorable Hilda L. Solis--Secretary, Department of Labor

            Additional Participants:

            The Honorable Jan Schakowsky--Chair, Congressional Caucus for
            Women's Issues
            The Honorable Gwen Moore--Vice-Chair, Congressional Caucus for
            Women's Issues
            The Honorable Allyson Schwartz--Chair, Women and the
            Economy/Business Task Force
            Ellen Galinsky--President & Co-Founder, Families & Work Institute
            Donna Klein--Executive Chair, Corporate Voices for Working
Families

            The event is hosted by Women's Policy, Inc. and made possible
            through a grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.


Women's Policy, Inc. is a non-profit, non-partisan public policy organization
that champions the interests of women throughout the country on the most
significant social, economic, and health issues across the public policy
spectrum. The organization's sole focus is to help ensure that the most
informed decisions on key women's issues are made by policymakers. More
information is online at www.womenspolicy.org. 

The Annie E. Casey Foundation, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, is a
private charitable organization dedicated to helping build better futures for
disadvantaged children in the United States. For more information, visit the
Foundation's website at www.aecf.org.


SOURCE  Women's Policy, Inc.

Jennifer Moire, +1-202-306-1713, jmoire@lyonparkpr.com
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