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Department on the Status of Women

 
Improving the lives of San Francisco Women since 1975. 

 

 

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The Department on the Status of Women aims to ensure equitable treatment and foster the advancement of women and girls throughout San Francisco through policies, legislation, and programs, both within City and County government and in the private sector, that focus on populations in need.

 

As a Department, we:
  • Promote access and develop policy ensuring equality for women and girls.
  • Provide technical assistance, information and referrals to individuals, community organizations, businesses, and governments related to women's rights and services.
  • Work with community organizations and coalitions to promote issues which improve the quality of life for women and girls.

     

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CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY

The Department on the Status of Women has a Strategic Planner/Grantwriter contract opportunity.

Filing deadline is Monday, February 13, 2012 at 4 pm. Click here for the RFQ.

 

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**NEWS**

SECRETARY Hillary Clinton's Women In the Economy Summit  

The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Women and the Economy Summit (WES) was a premier event bringing together senior private and public sector players for a dialogue on fostering women’s economic empowerment among the 21 APEC economies. 

These historic meetings took place September 13 -16, 2011 in San Francisco, California, and the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women sponsored a number of policy events during the summit culminating on September 21, 2011, with the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women adoption of the following recommendations for APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, scheduled for November 12-13, 2011 in Honolulu, Hawaii. 

These recommendations encourage APEC economies to take concrete actions to realize the full potential of women, integrate them more fully into APEC economies, harness their talents, remove barriers that restrict women’s full economic participation, and maximize their contributions towards economic growth.

 

Recommendations 

        -09/16/11   San Francisco Women’s Economic Summit Declaration
-09/16/11   Secretary Clinton's Remarks at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Women and the Economy Summit
-09/16/11   Fact Sheet on Secretary Clinton's Remarks to the APEC Women and the Economy Summit

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Last updated: 1/30/2012 11:20:32 AM