Acting Labor Commissioner to Participate in the Commission on the Status of Women Public Hearings.

California Dept. of Industrial Relations:

Who     Robert Jones, acting state labor commissioner, will be joining
        the California Commission on the Status of Women public
        hearing. Jones, as the acting state labor commissioner, is an
        ex-officio member of the commission.

        Other commission members include Mary Wiberg, Executive
        Director; Holly Mitchell, Chairperson; Darlene Ayers-Johnson;
        Elmy Bermejo, Member at Large; Lindy DeKorven; Marilyn
        Kizziah, First Vice Chair; Senator Sheila Kuehl;
        Assemblymember Cindy Montanez; Assemblymember Gloria Negrete
        McLeod; Senator Deborah Ortiz; Assemblymember Fran Pavley;
        Raberta J. Shouse; Senator Nell Soto; Elaine Suranie; Helen
        Waukazoo, Member at Large; and Michelle Sumot.

What    The Commission on the Status of Women will be holding a public
        hearing to gather comments and recommendations from the public
        regarding issues that should be addressed by the commission.
        Information from the hearings will help determine the
        commission's legislative agenda, and recommendations for
        administrative action, the state budget, and studies on issues
        impacting women and girls.

When    September 20, 2006
        2pm - 6pm

Where   Center for Healthy Communities
        The California Endowment
        1000 N. Alameda Street
        Redwood Room
        Los Angeles, CA 90012

Background
        Each year the Commission is charged with setting policy for
        Commission action and selecting priority issues for its public
        education and legislative program activities. In its 40 year
        history, the Commission has examined and supported public
        policy development in many areas of concern to California
        women and their families-civil rights; sex equity in
        education; discrimination in employment, insurance, and
        credit; sexual harassment; domestic violence and sexual
        assault, access to health care; reproductive freedom; child
        and other dependent care; pay inequities and comparable worth;
        legal rights of women in marriage and divorce; social security
        and pensions.