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Senate Passes Measure ForWomen's Conference objective women have The Senate yesterday sought for years. passed by voice vote a bill The measure·was intro· to hold a National duced in the Senate by Women's Conference in Sen. Birch Bayh, D-lnd., ~.. 1976 as a part of the and in the House by Rep. -~- -Bicentennial year. It Bella Abzug, D-NY . would be preceded by .. state or regional confer· The measure directs the ences throughout the na· U. S. Commission on tion. · ·lnternationl Women's The bill was passed by Year to organize the on· the House on Wednesday, ferences. I)_ by 252-162, and it now goes to President Ford for his signature. The President NO'nCE has indicated he supports the c;oncept of the bill, al· Any penons who made check pur· though he objected to the chases an Nov. 2• &/« Nov. 251 original $10 million price 1975 at IVANS DISTRIBUTORS a. JEWILllS, INC. at Arlington tag. Congress cut that fig· Blvd.& Gleb :_I I • • • ~ vv:·-q I~ I Women's c·o~Hti~~f en's Coalition io ·II-Point Prografu to . .t Prograln to Be Offered C~ndidates ·ed Candidates CIMONS BY MARLENE CIMONS Times SUH Writer .th the approach of the 1976 elec . WAsHINGTON-With the approach of the 1976 elec ational women's groups is stepping tions a ooalition of 93 national women's groups is stepping nplementation of an 11-point pro-· •up its campaign for implementation of an 11-point pro ational Women's Agenda, a list of ~ ~ed the U.S. National Women's Agenda, a list of dopted by public officials and by pnonties they want adopted by public officials and by thooe running for office. many of these organizations gath Representatives from many of µtese organizations gath • rally on the Capitol steps and vi e~ here last week for a rally on the Capitol steps and vi gress to deliver copies of the agen sits to members. o~ Congress to deliver copies of the agen hoped to meet with the President, da. They had onginally hoped to meet with the President place during Ford's trip to 9Jiina. but their activities took place during Ford's trip to China. ' ago Abigail Adams wrote to her "Two hundred years ago Abigail Adams wrote· to her the ladies,' and he forgot them," . h~~· 'Don't forget the ladies,' and he forgot them," hairper:son of the U.S. Commisfilon •' said Jill Ruckelshaus, chairperson of the U.S. Conunhmon en's Year, speaking to about 200 on International Women's Year. speaking to about 200 . the east side of the capitol "We people ~ _Tuesday. o!1 ~e east side of the Capitol "We · :ution and we won't be. Until the are not m the Constitution and we won't be Until the t ~es pan of iL" •. . Equal Rights Amendment.becomes part of it." toward the gray marble Supreme She ~~ her gaz.e ·towcird the gray marble Supreme e street. "I look at that building Court building across the street. "I look at that building ual justice under the law,' and I and see the words, 'F.qual justice under the law,' and I ask, for whom?" she said. ~d. . ttil the last item on this agenda has "W.e ~t let up 'until the last item on this age~a has SfGNS OF DmRMINATION--Women si.p dentifying some of groups taking .part in Ne> been· realized. n • ~ . OF DETERMINATION--Women porting, Equal Rights Amendment carry, signs onal Women's ~nda Doy ".at . ~he.Capitol port1~g, Equal· Rights ~ndn:ient,'<:O!J'Y. ~ by~ alliance of disparate groups . . phot0:11Y' Pnl ~ ··--l'io . :J-.· :.,: • •. • • • ~ agenda, prepared by an alliance of ~te sntUP6 .. · . : .,,:,,,1 ._ ; ion Alliance as the catalyst._ repre- with the Wom• Action ~ as the catal~ rePre . · ; ·:·W·~i:,;;· : together a series of common goals women in union actiVities and the development of pro .-Just and-·.h.wnane .~ent in. the criminal ~ sents an effort' to bring' together a. series of · ~ goals women in-union actiVities arid·the deve'I~ pe, comprehensive docuinent. It in- .grams,-.to.counter myths and stereot~ regarding, w0m- tern (including the repeal of laws t.bat treat ·m for women under a single, comprehensive document lt in- en workers). -' omen differently). · · · · cludes the following: . .grams,·to·counter myths and stereot~ ~ . • en workers). . . · ·. ·: ,. · / i and participation in the political -Equal access to economic power-(including the eliJli. Fair, treatment by.and equill,acoess to metlia m -Fair representation and participation in the political . ~:Equal ac~ to economic pawer: (includinf. t: t>uragement for women to run _for ination of sex discrimination in the areas of credjt, inheri (iricludmg the treatment of women's issues as rei process (including encouragement for women to run for mation of sex discrimination in the areas of credit \tnients of women to politicalposi-. tance laws, income tax, Social Security, insurance, 1fjenefit s rather than as iwms ~f 'interest- to. women· ooo ·office, increased appointments of women to political p0si tance la"".8, income·tax, Social Security, instn'&tce, n within political parties and edu-. and pension plans and the removal of barriers to women a nd to $ereotyped portrayal ot .women). ·' tions, affinnative action within political parties and edu and pensj(>n plans and the removal of barriers to political process and skills). entrepreneurs). Physical ·safety (including -the ·reform of rape cation of women to the political process and skills). entrepreneurs). . t make it difficult to comtict rapistS arid the rec · . . . . . Id training (including enforcement· . -Quality child care for all children (including ~pre t1 of rape as a violent and serious crime). -F.q"!al education and training (including enforcement· -9uality child car:e for all children (including iqual access to and treatment in all hensive developmental day ~ systems, child care as a_ Respect for the individual (including protectic of laws guaranteeing equal access to and treatment in all herunve de~elopme~tal day~ systems, child c: ' and athletic progt1mS and facili tax deductible business expense and programs tor ·t.he ·th ·ght to privacy of felationships between c~ educational, vocational and athletic progt1mS and facili tax deductible busme:is expense and programs =sex role. racial and cultural treatment and prevention of child abuse). · ad • the extension of civil. rights legislation to prt1 ties and the elimination of sex role, racial and cultural treatmen~ and ~;revention of child abuse). . of _the educational "system, in· -Quality health care and Services (inclu~ . ~ di ~ "mination based on sexual preference, an end " · stereotyping at every levEI of the educational 'system, in sta against women who Wish to determine their cluding educational matenals). -Q~al1ty health care and services (includins . );. - mentation of ·a woman's legal right to control her. repro rnen~tion of ·a ~oman's legal right to ·control be 111d adequate comi>ensation (incl\19- ductive system, increased support for research int(). new mm and elimination of discrimination based on m: . -Meaningful work and adequate compensation (includ dUctive system, increased support for reseaich U; asic workers' benefits to those not drugs aµd medical procedures with special significanc:¢ for ~n l J . . ing the extension of basic workers' benefits io those not drugs apd medical J?roced~ with special slgnif~ hold w0rkers, migrant and agricul women and expansion of private and public health in!\ll'.:· foremothers would be truly pl-OU. WASHINGTON (UPI> -- A COALITION OF MORE THAN 90 DIVERSE WOMEN'S GROUPSF'OR FULL TODAY EQUALITY. KICKED OFF A NATIONWIDE DRIVE ro WIN AN II-POINT PROGRAM THE WOMEN' s DEMANDS, KNOWN AS THE ·u.s, NATIONAL WOMEN'S A GENOA,. WAS DELIVERED TO EVERY CONGRESSMAN AND SENATOR FOLLOWING A RALLY ON AROUNDTHE STEPS THE orNATION. THE CAPITOL, IT ALSO WAS PRESENTED TO PUBLIC orncIALS "THIS IS NOT HING NEW •• REP. PAT SCHRODER. D-COLO •• SAID or THE W!'REA GEN DA. COMMITTED "WE. VE BEENTO IT."TALKING A sour IT F"OREVER. BUT NOW WE. RE SA YI NG THE WOMEN'S AGENDA CALLS roR EQUAL PARTICIPATION IN THE POLITICAL PRO CE SS I EQUAL ED UCAT IO~; MEAN IN GrUL WORK AND ADEQUATE PAY; EQUAL ACCESS ro ECONOMIC POWER"; QUALITY CHILD CARE; QUALITY HEALTH CARE1 ADEQUATE HOUSING; rAIRNESS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; rAIRNESS INDIN IVTHE ID UAL.MEDIA AND ARTS; PHYSICAL SArETY, AND RESPECT roR THE DRAWN UP BY A COALITION KNOWN AS "WOMEN'S ACTION ALLIANCE," THE ABLFA GENOA TO AGREEREPRESENTS ON A COMMONTHE r IR PROGRAM.ST TIME so MAN y WOMEN. s GROUPS HAVE BEEN EDITH SLOAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR or THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON HOUSEHOLD EMPLOYMENT, TOLD THE CAPITOL HILL RALLY THAT PRESIDENT rORD RE Pl;ATEDL y HAS REF"USED T 0 RESPOND TO REQUESTS F"ROM WOMEN ·s GROUPS TO MEF:TRIGHTS. WITH HIM, SHE SAID THIS INDICATES HE IS NOT COMl'IITTEO TO WOl'IEN'S "THE PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES MUST RESPOND ro DUR CHALLE~GE,•MEET WITH ASHE WIDE SAID, VARIETY "WE OF'HOPE WOMEN." THAT THE PRESIDENT WILL RECONSIDER AND UPI 12-02 02:50 PES AGENDA ... 'iASHINGTON CUP!) -- A COALITION KNOWN AS "WOMEN'S-0- ACTION ALLIANCE" HAS DRAFTED AN ll-POINT PROfl1AM KNOWN AS THE ·u.s. NATIONAL WOMEN ·s MFMBERS OF THE GROUP DELIVERED IT YESTERDAY TO THE orr ICE OF EVERY I REPRESE:NTAT IVE AND SfNATOR IN CONfl1Ess AFTER WORKING UP STEAM AT A RALLy ON THE CAPITOL STEPS. THE AGFNDA CALLS FOR EQUAL PARTICIPATION IN Tl'E Pour ICAL PRocEss; EQUAL EDucAr ION; MEAN IN Gr IL WORK AND I ADEQUATE PAY; EQUAL ACCESS TO ECONOMIC l'OWER; QUALITY CHILD CARE; QUALITY HEALTH CARE; ADEQUATE HOUSING; FAIRNESS IN THE CRIMINAL RESPEcr JUST ICE FORSYSTE!>l; THE FINDIVIDUAL, AIRNEss IN THE MED IA AND ARTS; PHYSICAL SAFETY A ND -IJI- ~ Cflln/ltlign to Aiopt ~women,s Agenda' 11 A 'Wo1!'en's A.gentlo' ! /l.v.~~;if . ~SJ>eclaf to Th~ Ntrr 1'0J"ir 'l'!ai.. WASlfINGTON, Dec. 2 - A coalition of 93 national wo. men's organizations opened a drive tOday to Win adoption da"of its for ll"'Point full equality, ''women's agen In cel°elnolliea at the CapltoJ · h.ere anct at ,tate ho~ and . the countzy, ~•• "UleJ) ~~ ;;,. ~~ COpie,, Of fhe •gencfa to legia~ iOvernora 4ad JJJeDJbefi ot City COIJnctrs. N016 R NATIONAL WOMEN•s CONFERENCE BY PEGGY SIMPSON WASHINGTON CAP> -- THE HOUSE, APPROVING PLANS FOR A ••NATIONAL VOMEN•s CONFERENCE'' TO ASSESS THE PLACE OF WOMEN IN SOCIETY, HAS AUTHORIZED $5 MILLION TO BE SPENT ON THE PROJECT. BY A 252 TO 162 VOTE, THE HOUSE AUTHORIZED THE MONEY FOR A SERIES OF STATE AND REGIONAL MEETINGS NEXT YEAR LEADING UP TO A NATIONAL CONFERENCE. THE SENATE IS EXPECTED TO TAKE THE BILL UP SHORTLY. REP. BELLA ABZUG, D-N.Y., PRAISED THE MEN WHO SPOKE UP FOR THE BILL AND WHO ARGUED IT WAS TIME FOR WOMEN TO MEET TO ''~VALUATE WHERE AMERICAN WOMEN ARE AT, WHERE THEY WANT TO GO AND HOW TO GET THERE.'' CONSERVATIVES HAD OPPOSED THE BILL ON GROUNDS THAT THE CONFERENCES WOULD PROVIDE A FORUM FOR LOBBYISTS FOR THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT, WHICH BANS DISCRIMINAION ON THE BASIS OF SEX. FOUR MORE STATES MUST RATIFY THE ERA BEFORE IT BECOMES PART OF THE CONSTITUTION. THE SPONSORS APPARENTLY SURPRISED THE OPPONENTS OF THE MEASURE BY ACCEPTING AN AMENDMENT TO PROHIBIT LOBBYING BY CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS. REP. ROBERT BAUMAN, R-MD., SAID LITTLE WORTHWHILE WOULD EMERGE FROM THE MEETINGS AND PREDICTED THEY WOULD BE ONLY A SERIES OF COCKTAIL PARTIES CLIMAXED BY A REPORT WHICH NO ONE WOULD READ. '•ALL THIS TALK ABOUT DRINKING AND PARTYING IS A BUNCH OF BALONEY,'' SAID REP. PETER PEYSER, R-N.Y. ''LET'S LISTEN TO THE RESULTS OF A CONFERENCE. LET•s LEARN SOMETH NG. I HOPE THIS CONGRESS IS NOT GOING TO PUT ITS HAND OVER ITS EARS AND SAY WE DON•t WANT TO HEAR.•• 12-11-75 14:38EST UP-099 R B CWOMEN) WASHINGI'ON