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The original documents are located in Box 3, folder "5-6-75 Fed. Adv. Com. on Status of
Women" of the Betty Ford White House Papers, 1973-1977 at the Gerald R. Ford
Presidential Library.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MRS. FORD
EVENT:
Photo and coffee with participants of the four
Federal Advisory Committees on the Status of Women
DATE:
Tuesday, May 6, 1975
TIME:
11:45 a.m.
PLACE:
South Portico (photo)
Diplomatic Reception Room (coffee)
NUMBER:
About 100
R. FORD LIBRARY
BACKGROUND: There exist at the present time four commissions in
the federal government which are charged with concerns
for the status of women. Although each commission meets
two or three times a year, the four commissions have
never met together. Thus this is an historic meeting
appropriately held during International Women's Year.
The meeting was called by Pat Lindh.
The participants of the four commissions will meet all
morning in the Conference Room of the EOB where they
will hear reports from departmental representatives,
the chairpersons of each of the four commissions, and a
brief report from the coordinator of the International
Women's Year Commission.
The four commissions are:
1) Citizens' Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
Mrs. Jacqueline Gutwillig, Chairman. This is a
Presidential Commission to suggest and stimulate
action with private institutions, organizations,
and individuals working for improvement of conditions
of special concern to women.
2) DACOWITZ (Defense Advisory Committee on Women in
the Service).
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3) Secretary's Advisory Committee on Women, Department
of Labor.
4) Secretary's Advisory Committee on the Rights and
Responsibilities of Women, Department of HEW.
F.Y.I., each of the groups has recommended and encouraged
passage of the E.R.A.
SEQUENCE:
11:45 a.m. When the commissions' participants have come from the
EOB and have gathered on the steps of the South Portico,
Susan Porter will escort you to the South Portico where
you will step into the photograph.
11:48 a.m. When the photos are finished, you will want to turn and
face the group and informally tell them you are pleased
they can all be together at the White House and invite
them for coffee inside.
Mingle informally in the Diplomatic Reception Room.
12:10 p.m. Return to Family Quarters.
GERALD P. FORD
NOTE:
-A White House photographer will be present.
-There will be press coverage.
-Coffee will be set up in the Map and China Rooms to
permit mingling throughout that whole area.
susan porter
May 5, 1975
F.Y.I.
AGENDA
ADVISORY COMMITTEES CONCERNING THE STATUS OF WOMEN
May 6, 1975
EOB Conference Rm.
9:15 a.m. - Gather in Family Theater
East Wing, White House
9:30 a.m. - Welcoming Remarks
William J. Baroody, Jr.
Assistant to the President
Patricia S. Lindh
Special Assistant to the
President for Women
9:35 a.m. - Department
Presentations
Department of Defense
Bernard DeLury
Assistant Secretary for
Employment Standards Adm.
Department of Labor
William Morrill
Assistant Secretary for
Planning & Evaluation
Department of HEW
10:05 a.m. - Questions and Answers
FORDO R. GERATO WISTWAY
10:30 a.m. - Break
10:45 a.m. - Committee Chairs
Jacqueline Gutwillig
Citizens' Advisory Council
on the Status of Women
Kathleen Lawrence
Defense Advisory Committee
on Women in the Service
Carmen Maymi
Secretary of Labor's Advisory
Committee on Women
Osta Underwood
Secretary of HEW's Advisory
Committee on the Rights &
Responsibilities of Women
11:15 a.m. - Questions and Answers
11:30 a.m. - National Commission on
Mildred Marcy
International Women's Year
Coordinator
11:45 a,m, - White House Tour
F.Y.I.
Additional brief information on the four
Commissions:
CITIZENS' ADVISORY COUNCIL ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN: Created by
Executive Order in 1963 and recently extended by President Ford,
this Council is composed of 20 members appointed by the President.
The Council meets about two or three times a year. It is housed
in the Department of Labor. The mandate for the Council is to
serve as a primary means for suggesting and stimulating action with
private institutions, organizations, and individuals working
for improvement of conditions of special concern to women.
In the past three years the Council has recommended adoption of the
Equal Rights Amendment and published five papers on the subject,
the first proposed the basic legal doctrine accepted by the pro-
ponents. They have also been action in proposing policy now
adopted by the EEOC on job-related maternity benefits.
DACOWITS (Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Service)
This Committee makes recommendation only on women in the service
and has not delt with issues concerning women in the civilian
workforce at the Department of Defense. To our knowledge they
have not addressed the issue of women in the military academies.
They have worked for equal entitlements for women in the service
and particularly married women in the service. A study was also
done on the housing situation for women in the service, They
hold regional meetings as well as meetings in Washington.
SECRETARY'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WOMEN, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR:
Created by Secretary Brennan in 1974, this Committee is composed
of 16 women and 2 men appointed by the Secretary. This Committee
has meet twice. One of their subcommittee is working on manpower
legislation.
SECRETARY'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
OF WOMEN, DEPARTMENT OF HEW: Created by Elliott Richardson in
1972, this Committee is composed of 16 women and 3 men appointed
by the Secretary. They have submitted two annual reports to the
Secretary dealing with such issues as the Title IX Regulations
for the Education Amendments of 1972 currently in the White House
awaiting Presidential signature, national health insurance,
social security, and others.