ADVISORY/Interview Opportunities; Erin Brockovich, Betty Degeneres, Danny Glover, Mary Alice Williams and Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman.

    News/Assignment Editors
    ADVISORY...for Wednesday-Thursday (Sept. 27-28)

      Erin Brockovich, Betty Degeneres, Danny Glover, Mary Alice
 Williams and Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman Discuss the Importance
                        of Work/Family Balance

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      WHAT: Keynote addresses at Working Mother Magazine's 4TH ANNUAL
          WORK/FAMILY CONGRESS

      WHERE: Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York, 42nd Street @ Park Avenue
           Level C

      WHO: Alexis Herman, Secretary of Labor Wednesday, 9/27 8:00 AM

            Mary Alice Williams, Emmy Award-winning news anchor,
            CNN & NBC
            Wednesday, 9/27 2:45PM

            Erin Brockovich, working mother
            Wednesday, 9/27 8:00 PM

            Danny Glover, actor/activist/working father
            Thursday, 9/28, 8:30 AM

            Betty DeGeneres, Human Rights Campaign
            Thursday, 9/28, 1:00 PM

      WHY: The 9-to-5 workday has become 24/7. Balancing work and family
        has become harder than ever, and companies are recognizing
        they need to implement family-friendly policies into the
        workplace in order to attract and keep good employees.

      Each year, Working Mother magazine highlights the "100 Best
    Companies for Working Mothers" (October issue), which are
    being celebrated at the Congress.

Press may register on site.
For interviews or additional information, see contacts below.

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    CONTACT: Working Woman Network
             Meryl Weinsaft, 212/445-6237,
             [e-mail]

    KEYWORD: NEW YORK
    INDUSTRY KEYWORD: PUBLISHING ADVISORY