America's Commitment: Women 2000DIANE Publishing, 2000 Reviews the progress made in advancing women's status since the UN 4th World Conference on Women (Beijing, September 1995). Besides the chapters listed in contents note, the document includes agency summaries, speeches by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Madeleine K. Albright, and a list of federal programs and resources for women and families. |
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... Assistance Act of 1987 created federal programs to assist the homeless, specifically including families with children. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has initiated new policies to address the critical problem of ...
... Assistance Act of 1987 created federal programs to assist the homeless, specifically including families with children. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has initiated new policies to address the critical problem of ...
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... assistance program continues to be one of the Department's primary vehicles for helping eligible recipients find safe and affordable housing. Under this program, families pay 30 percent of adjusted monthly income for rent with the ...
... assistance program continues to be one of the Department's primary vehicles for helping eligible recipients find safe and affordable housing. Under this program, families pay 30 percent of adjusted monthly income for rent with the ...
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... assistance. Rent subsidies under the Rental Assistance Program ensure that elderly, disabled, and low-income residents of multi-family housing complexes financed by Rural Housing Service can afford rent payments. With the help of the ...
... assistance. Rent subsidies under the Rental Assistance Program ensure that elderly, disabled, and low-income residents of multi-family housing complexes financed by Rural Housing Service can afford rent payments. With the help of the ...
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... assistance to Native Americans by eliminating several separate Department of Housing and Urban Development assistance programs and replacing them with a single block grant program made directly to Tribes. Annual grants give Tribes ...
... assistance to Native Americans by eliminating several separate Department of Housing and Urban Development assistance programs and replacing them with a single block grant program made directly to Tribes. Annual grants give Tribes ...
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... assistance for five cumulative years (or less, at state option) will be ineligible for federal cash aid. States are permitted to exempt 20 percent of their caseload from the time limit, and states have the option to provide continued ...
... assistance for five cumulative years (or less, at state option) will be ineligible for federal cash aid. States are permitted to exempt 20 percent of their caseload from the time limit, and states have the option to provide continued ...
Istilah dan frasa umum
activities Administration’s Agency for International assistance benefits breast cancer Bureau of Population Center child conference Coordinator Council on Women countries Department of Defense DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Department of Justice DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Department of Transportation Department of Veterans Department’s domestic violence economic employees ensure Environmental Protection Agency female funding gender Health and Human Hillary Rodham Clinton human rights HUMAN SERVICES implementation increase INFORMATION AGENCY initiatives International Development issues leadership loans Madeleine K non-governmental organizations Office of Personnel participation partnership Peace Corps percent Personnel Management policies President’s projects promote Secretary Services Administration sexual harassment Small Business Administration Social Security Social Security Administration telecommuting trafficking U.S. Agency U.S. Department United Nations United States Information Veterans Affairs violence against women Vital Voices women and girls women veterans women-owned businesses Women’s Bureau Women’s Health workforce workplace
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Halaman 309 - Registry, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the Health...
Halaman 309 - US government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
Halaman 341 - Kittani, distinguished delegates and guests: I would like to thank the Secretary General of the United Nations for inviting me to be part of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women. This is truly a celebration — a celebration of the contributions women make in every aspect of life: in the home, on the job, in their communities, as mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, learners, workers, citizens and leaders.
Halaman 231 - Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women...
Halaman 243 - be administered so as to give particular attention to those programs, projects and activities which tend to integrate women into the national economies of foreign countries, thus improving their status and assisting the total development effort.
Halaman 341 - ... in Beijing, we are focusing world attention on issues that matter most in the lives of women and their families: access to education, health care, jobs, and credit, the chance to enjoy basic legal and human rights and participate fully in the political life of their countries. There are some who question the reason for this conference. Let them listen to the voices of women in their homes, neighborhoods, and workplaces. There are some who wonder whether the lives of women and girls matter to...
Halaman 238 - It shall be the duty of said bureau to formulate standards and policies which shall promote the welfare of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
Halaman 344 - ... are denied the chance to go to school, or see a doctor, or own property, or have a say about the direction of their lives, simply because they are women. The truth is that most women around the world work both inside and outside the home, usually by necessity. We need to understand that there is no one formula for how women should lead their lives. That is why we must respect the choices that each woman makes for herself and her family. Every woman deserves the chance to realize her God-given...
Halaman 234 - Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, in order to "make sure that all the effort and good ideas actually get implemented when we get back home.
Halaman 201 - ... to care for an immediate family member (spouse, child, or parent) with a serious health condition; or • to take medical leave when the employee is unable to work because of a serious health condition.