While queer theory owes a considerable debt to feminist theory, many queer theorists seek to distance themselves from women's studies and feminism, and claim sexuality as their privileged area of inquiry. The Women's Reproductive Health Fair, sponsored by NOW, Inc. and the NOW Foundation, will be held on the National Mall following the Emergency Action for Women's Lives. The Fair will feature information on the latest advancements in women's reproductive health, as well as updates on legislative attacks on reproductive freedom.
Tables are available to organizations, businesses and government agencies.
The conference will bring together policymakers, advocates, researchers, practitioners, business and labor leaders, and others to discuss current research findings and new policy strategies related to women s status. Conference presentations will consider women s progress in the context of a society transformed by the information age, globalization, devolution, immigration, and the changing face of the family. Participants will exchange information and discuss policy directions and mobilization strategies regarding gender equity in the home, the workplace, civil society, educational institutions, government, society and community. Sessions will address issues related to women s poverty and income supports, their employment and earnings, balancing work and family, women s health, race and ethnicity, democratic and civic engagement, and methods for tracking and reporting women s status. IWPR welcomes paper and poster proposals that focus on policies that affect women and their families, and on the intersections between policymaking and research.