BPW/VA 1997/1998 Legislative
Platform
Constitutional Amendment
Actively work for the passage and ratification
of the "Alice Paul" Equal Rights Amendment
Statutory
Continue to seek and support implementation
of legislation that will:
- Work for pay equity and economic self-sufficiency
for all women
- Eliminate sex-based discrimination against women
in all areas of employment
- Deter domestic violence and support victims of
domestic violence
- Ensure equal access to health care for all women
- Ensure equal funding for research into women's
health issues
- Increase the availability of affordable, quality
dependent care
- Support equal education opportunity at all levels
- Ensure reproductive freedom and access to family
planning as a right for all women
Oppose any legislation that runs
counter to this platform
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