Feminization of Poverty Revisited

March 13, 2013

Feminization of Poverty Revisited Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Omni Shoreham Hampton Ballroom

7:45am – 8:45am Registration Open and Continental Breakfast

9:00am – 9:30am Opening Presentation Jeane W. Anastas, PhD, LMSW President, NASW

9:30am – 10:15am Political Implications of Inequality Tina Tchen, JD Executive Director, The White House Council on Women and Girls Chief of Staff, Office of the First Lady

10:15am – 11:15pm Women and Poverty Today: Low Wage Jobs and Unemployment Heidi Hartmann, PhD President, Institute for Women’s Policy Research

11:15am – 11:45am Break

11:45pm – 1:00pm Lunch Program

12:15pm President’s Award for Leadership in Research Jeane W. Anastas, PhD, LMSW President, NASW

The Feminization of Poverty 2.0 Diana Pearce, PhD, MSW Director, Center for Women’s Welfare and Senior Lecturer University of Washington, School of Social Work

1:00pm – 2:00pm The Longest Revolution Gloria Steinem Iconic Visionary of the Women’s Movement Co-Founder, National Women’s Political Caucus Co-Founder, Ms. Magazine

2:00pm – 2:15pm Break March 13, 2013

2:15pm – 3:00pm Poverty for Anybody is Dis-Ease for Everybody Theresa Kaijage, PhD, MSW, MPH Director, Kaijage Consultants, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Global Expert on Poverty

3:00pm – 4:15pm The Unequal Burdens in Health Care Access

Laura Lein, PhD Dean & Professor, School of Social Work at University of Michigan

Jane Delgado, PhD President & CEO, National Alliance for Hispanic Health

Phyllis Greenberger, MSW President & CEO, Society for Women’s Health Research

Cecilia Firethunder Tribal Community Health Advocate Former President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe

4:15pm – 4:45pm Poverty and Opportunity Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) Chair, Congressional Social Work Caucus

4:45pm – 5:00pm Closing Presentation Jeane Anastas, PhD, LMSW President, NASW

*6.5 CEs Provided