convening’s to assess progress. Louisville, KY (253,128) Mary Sue Barnett, Louisville CEDAW Coalition Center for Women and Families, Louisville Girls Leadership, League of Women Voters of Louisville, Planned Parenthood, International, ACLU KY, UNA-KY, AAUW, Presbyterian Women, and Church Women United USA. Hearings held, resolution passed in Metro Council and signed by the mayor, public outreach through films, book discussions, workshops and continual education through an Education Committee, gender study and holds monthly coalition meetings, aiming at ordinances New York City, NY (8.406 million) Sheila Katzman, Women’s Rights in Action Advising Organizations: Joann Kamuf Ward and Erin Smith, Human Rights Institute at Columbia University Law School, US Human Rights Network, Anita Teekah, Esq.,New York Legislative Coordinator Amnesty International/New York, Planned Parenthood, and Ellen Chesler of the Roosevelt Institute, Theresa McGovern, Mailman School, Columbia University. City Government: The City Council Office of the Committee on Women’s Issues, The Public Advocates Office, The Borough Presidents and the Mayor’s Office. Community Organizations: Women’s City Club of NY, the International Association of Women in Radio and Television-USA, United Nations Amnesty International/New York, Zonta International, Main efforts in coalition building at level combined with city officials, mayor and civil society leaders. Expect draft resolution to be introduced through City Council working with the city Council Office of the Committee on Women’s Issues, the Public Advocates Office, Borough Presidents and the Mayor’s Office.
Women’s Leadership, Equal Access for Girls. Sarasota, FL (53,000) Scott Osborne, UN Women/USNC gulf Coast Chapter Beginning work Society report - San Francisco, CA, (805,235) Marilyn Fowler, Women’s Intercultural Network (WIN) The Women’s Intercultural Network (WIN), California Women’s Agenda (CAWA)Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, UNA/USA, American Assn. of University Women, National Council of Women’s Organizations, EPW/USA, US Women Connect, El Quinto Sol de America, National Assn. of Commissions on Women, Church Women United, Feminist Majority Foundation and other key U.S. organizations. As peer leaders, WIN has worked with counties for CEDAW resolutions, engaged mayors for the CSW to produce You-tube messages, providing technical assistance and public outreach through new website on Cities for CEDAW, social media, webinars, group conferencing, and support to other U.S. cities building coalitions; set up listserv with nearly 4000 members and keeps database Landscape Roster of more than 50 cities. Department on the Status of Women report - San Francisco, CA (805,235) Dr. Emile Murase, Dept. on the Status of Women In 1996, the Women’s Institute for Leadership Development created a coalition with Amnesty International, the Women’s Foundation of California in partnership with the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women; a more recent partnership is with the Women’s Intercultural Network and other NGOs; has mainstreamed CEDAW into city’s administration (See full report). Through work of the Department and women’s Commission, the U.S.Conference of Mayors adopted a resolution in support of CEDAW, reached out to other mayors offices throughout the U.S., other Commissions on the Status of women, city staff and officials; held training webinars, and organized a regional Cities for CEDAW conference; hosted a Mayors Roundtable prior to the 2015 National Conference of Mayors, and
conducts workshops and presentations on “Cities for CEDAW,” providing technical assistance to more than 18 cities nationwide. Monica, CA (92,987) Julie Tavern, City of Santa Monica The lead organization is the Santa Monica City Council and the Santa Monica Commission on the Status of Women. Santa Monica Police Department, Westside Domestic Violence Network and Brothers Respecting Others as well as NGOs working in health, education and social services. Completed a gender analysis of elected officials and residents in Santa Monica in 2015; reorganized its Ad Hoc Committees under the COSW on public safety, health, economic development, housing and communications. Wake County, NC (1,085,632) Beth Dehghan, NC Committee for CSW/CEDAW The NC Coalition for University of North Carolina, NOW/NC League of Voters, UNA-Wake, AAUW NC, UN Women/NC Chapter, NC Women United County-wide campaign with petitions to support passage of CEDAW in Wake County; drafting a resolution to present to the County Board of Commissioners expected February 2016 Washington, District of Columbia, (658,893) Mulhauser, The United Nation Association of the USA with 200 member organizations (20,000 members) to be involved in local efforts. Affiliates in the Washington, D.C. area include YWCA, AAUW and League of Women Voters, as well as faith and sexual assault service providers. In November, UNA-USA is bringing a resolution in support of “Cities for CEDAW” to the World Federation of UNAs in November; produced CEDAW Guidelines and Toolkit APPENDIX II Press Release Mayor Garcetti of Los Angeles MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI CITY OF LOS ANGELES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE