5 MAYORS GUIDE: Accelerating Gender Equality STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES BY ADVANCING WOMEN AND GIRLS Author: Eleanor LeCain Senior Editor: Betsy McKinney Editor: Jan Richman Graphic Design: Kathy Azada With support from The San Francisco Department on the Status of Women | Institute for Women’s Policy Research Center for American Women in Politics | Jobs with Justice | Forward Together Equal Rights Advocates | Global Fund for Women | Women Donors Network | Girls Inc. MomsRising | The Grove Foundation | St. Vincent De Paul Society of San Francisco Astrea Foundation | Women’s Earth Alliance | Staff of It’s Time Network It’s Time Network San Francisco Steering Committee © May 2016 Copyright by It’s Time Network www.itstimenetwork.org
[email protected] For Inquiries, contact: It’s Time Network at 415.299.8806 3 CONTENTS Introduction 5 About It’s Time Network 8 Mayors Panel Remarks 9 General Recommendations 13 Foreword 15 Chapters 1. Economic Security 16 2. Ending Violence Against Women 26 3. LGBTQ and Human Rights 36 4. Women and Civic Engagement 44 5. Girls’ Leadership and STEM 52 6. Workplace Policies 62 7. Women’s Health/Reproductive Rights 72 8. Housing and Homelessness 80 9. Human Trafficking 89 10. Women and the Environment 100 11. Cities for CEDAW Campaign 110 Acknowledgements 125 8 Women Mayors Caucus at US Conference of Mayors, June 2015 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this guide is to provide U.S. mayors a “toolkit” of readily accessible resources, tangible solutions and existing programs that accelerate the advancement of women and girls in local communities. According to the U.S. We hope it is widely shared with elected officials and Labor Department, women key influencers at every level.