At 11:06 AM -0500 17/12/2001, Frederick Pollack wrote:
>  I don't think I've missed
>anything by being a straight Western male, and the things women have
>missed - equal pay, safe streets, funded childcare - can be provided by
>social legislation.

Bush and cohorts are of course as eager supporters of American women
as they are of international justice, as the following, which landed
in my mailbox today, demonstrates so clearly.

A

>  Date:         Mon, 17 Dec 2001 15:26:19 -0500
>  Reply-To:     H-NET List for Women's History <[log in to unmask]>
>  Sender:       H-NET List for Women's History <[log in to unmask]>
>  From:         Kathleen Nutter <[log in to unmask]>
>  Subject:      BUSH TO CLOSE ALL REGIONAL OFFICES OF THE WOMEN'S BUREAU
>  To:           [log in to unmask]
>
>  ACTION ALERT: Please act immediately to register your opposition to this
>  pending decision. Before the
>  budget is finalized, call Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao at (202) 693-6000
>  and tell her you oppose the elimination of these offices.
>
>  >
>  > National Partnership Agency Watch Alert
>  > Friday, December 14, 2001
>  > *********************************
>  >
>  > BUSH ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO CLOSE ALL REGIONAL OFFICES OF THE WOMEN'S
BUREAU AT LABOR DEPARTMENT
>  >
>  > As part of our Agency Watch efforts, the National Partnership for Women
&
>  > Families has learned that the Department of Labor's 2003 budget -
>  currently being finalized - calls for the elimination of all the Regional
Offices
>  of the Women's Bureau. This follows on the heels of the elimination of the
>  White House office for Women's Initiatives and Outreach, and the
>  elimination of the Equal Pay Matters Initiative. Taken together, these
actions
>  > constitute a real threat to the well being of working women throughout
>  the country.
>  >
>  > The mission of the Women's Bureau remains - as it has through all
>  Republican and Democratic administrations since 1920  - to promote the
welfare of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase
their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
>  The ten Regional Offices play an invaluable role in ensuring that this
>  mission is carried out effectively at the local level.  These offices
provide
>  > critical services, including educating women about their legal
protections
>  > against workplace abuse, providing specialized information about
training
>  > programs and workplace supports to help low-income and low-skilled
women, and assisting women who need language or computer assistance. These
offices also play a central role in meeting the Department's own goal of
helping women become self-sufficient through increasing access to
non-traditional occupations.
>  >
>  > These offices give the Department important information about the
>  policies and issues that should be addressed locally to increase women's
full
>  > participation in the workforce. It is clear that the elimination of
these
>  > offices would end programs that are vital and necessary.
>
>  > Please act immediately to register your opposition to this pending
decision. Before the budget is finalized, call Secretary of Labor Elaine
Chao at (202)
>  693-6000 or write: Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave, NW,
Washington, DC 20210 with a CC to the Women's Bureau and tell her you oppose
the elimination of these offices.
>  >
>  > We are committed to improving the lives women and men by working towards
balancing work & family, workplace fairness, and health care reform. Your
continued support helps the National Partnership remain a leading force
>  for change.  Tell your friends to GET INVOLVED!
>  >
>  > Visit us on the web at http://www.nationalpartnership.org.
>
>
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