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Class of 2009 WREI Congressional Fellows on Women and Public Policy Applications now open The Women’s Research & Education Institute (WREI) offers a fellowship program that places current or recent graduate students in the Washington, D.C. offices of Members of Congress and on House and Senate staffs. WREI Fellows work a minimum of 40 hours per week from January through August as legislative aides on public policy issues. Following a mandatory two-week orientation to Capitol Hill in January, Fellows meet once a week at issue seminars with women’s advocates, activists, Congressional staff, researchers, and lobbyists. WREI expects to award at least six Fellowships for 2009, depending on funding. Download WREI's 2009 Fellowship Brochure Download your application Applications close May 16, 2008 Orientation opens for WREI 2008 Congresional Fellows Meet the WREI 2008 Congressional Fellows The 29th class of Congressional Fellows on Women and Public Policy began their two-week Capitol Hill orientation on January 7th. Among the speakers was Eleanor Smeal, president of The Feminist Majority.
From left to right: Fellows Joanne Manrique, Pammy O'Leary, Ann Phan, Ellie Smeal, Carolyn Hughes, Jennifer Taylor, and WREI Senior Intern Amelia Villacorta from Sweet Briar College. Smart Television Alliance launched
In October, WREI President Susan Scanlan, who also chairs the National Council of Women's Organizations (NCWO), became co-chair of the new Smart Television Alliance. STA is a coalition of national nonprofit organizations united by a shared commitment to improving what the nation's children see on television. Joining Susan as co-chairs are Reg Weaver, president of the National Education Association (NEA), and Warlene Gery, president of the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA). STA will help parents and caregivers make smart choices about television viewing through online tools and programming recommendations from expert nonprofit children's media organizations. "Our goal is to reach millions of parents and make it easy for them to find quality children's shows that educate, entertain, and inspire," Scanlan said.
WREI partners with the Global Summit of Women In January, WREI formed an alliance with Globewomen, Inc., a prominent public affairs firm in Washington, DC. Globewomen links businesswomen worldwide through an international summit, two national conferences, and an online expo of women’s products and services.
On June 20th, the 17th annual Global Summit of Women was held in Berlin, Germany. Over 1000 business, professional, government, academic, and entrepreneurial women leaders from around the world gathered to exchange ideas, extend markets, and expand equality. Some 50 government ministers from around the world were there to talk about public/private partnerships to enhance women’s economic status.
The three-day 2008 Summit will open on June 5th in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Globewomen’s president is Irene Natividad, who, over an impressive, 30-year career, has headed the National Women’s Political Caucus, the National Commission on Working Women, and the Philippine American Foundation. She is a regular panelist on the popular PBS show, To The Contrary, an all-women news forum. For a more detailed look at Irene’s work with the Global Summit of Women and other GlobeWomen projects, please visit www.globewomen.com. Cervical Cancer: Protect Older Women An article by WREI's Susan Scanlan appearing in newspapers around the nation from Florida to Alaska A Capitol Hill Salute to the Class of 2007 Congressional Fellows on Women & Public Policy June 19, 2007
Photo by Sylvia Johnson Photography WREI Congressional Fellows on Women & Public Policy
Retired Marine Col. Paul Roush calls on Virginia Senator James Webb to recant his now-discredited 1979 article, Women Can't Fight, at the Seventh Conference on Women in the Military as Alliance for National Defense (AND) director Capt. Georgia Sadler, USN (ret), looks on. This seventh conference, sponsored by WREI and AND, convened May 10-11 at the Women in Service to America Memorial at Arlington Nation Cemetery. More than two dozen presenters reported on the history, current
status, and future prospects of military women in the United States and around the world.
Do you have WREI's current contact information? Women's
Research & Education Institute Get map. FAX: 703-812-0687 |
Attention Female Naval Officers Participate in a Navy-sanctioned Portland State University survey on your shipboard and combat-related occupation experiences
Now available: and Reserve/Guard Statistics as of 30 Sept 2007
Order Proceedings of WREI's 2005 Conference
Remembering 1911-2006 and WREI Board Member
Women's Work is Never Done! WREI welcomes your support through a tax-deductible contribution!
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