Title X funds family planning services, but Congress has not raised funding to meet the needs. However, no action has been taken to reauthorize VAWA, set to expire after FY 2000. Violence against girls requires specific attention. Across the federal government, inadequate attention has been given to institutionalizing policies and programs to prevent all forms of violence against women. US should provide stronger international leadership to incorporate women's voices at all levels of decision making and implementation of conflict prevention, management, resolution, and post-conflict reconstruction, peace building and peacekeeping.
Globalization exacerbates gender inequalities.
Gender perspectives are not adequately included in assessment and development of fair world trade policies. Proposed Social Security reforms threaten to increase the elderly women poverty rate. Despite the '99 Equal Pay Initiative, on average women earn 76 cents on the dollar earned by men. Flexible and safe working conditions and benefits must be addressed. Rollbacks in affirmative action erode gains for women and people of color.