CEDAW
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City and County of San Francisco Task Force for the Local Implementation of the
United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination AGAINST Women
MINUTES FEBRUARY 28, 2001
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Emily Murase, Chair called the meeting to order.
Task Force Members Staff Public
Ken Theisen Latika Malkani, DOSW David Assmann, Dept. of Environment
Pansy Waller Ann Lehman, DOSW
Dorothy Yee Sonia Melara, DOSW
Emily Murase Amy Ackerman, Deputy City Attorney
Cosette Thompson
Kristanti Dharmaraj
2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA & ADOPTION OF MINUTES:
Ken Theisen moved, Pansy Waller seconded, and the Task Force unanimously passed the agenda and minutes of the meeting on January 24, 2001.
3. NEW BUSINESS
_ ACTION ITEM/DISCUSSION ITEM: Review of schedule of meetings for 2001. Dorothy Yee moved, Khristani Dharmaraj seconded, the Task Force unanimously passed the following schedule of meetings for 2001 all held at City Hall, Room 278, Board of Supervisors Conference Room. Each meeting is set from 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm on the following dates:
¬ January 24,
¬ February 28,
¬ April 25,
¬ May 23,
¬ July 25,
¬ September 26,
¬ November 28, 2001.
_ ACTION ITEM/DISCUSSION ITEM: Report from CEDAW liaison from the Environment Department on their gender analysis report and discussion of Task Force recommendations. David Assmann, Deputy Director of the Department of Environment summarized his department’s gender analysis report (attached). The CEDAW Task Force focused on including gender in the strategic planning process (mission statement and strategic objectives, performance measures, and goals), and the development of programs and service indicators. In particular, the inclusion of gender in the RFP process (from draft of RFP, outreach, recruitment, review panels, and for the distribution of funds for $13 million grant program at Bayview/Hunter’s Point and Potrero Hill neighborhoods). The funds are being given for energy, environmental health, and environmental justice. Members of the Task Force suggested that The Women’s Foundation may be able to provide specific gender related questions to ask funding applicants. The Task Force members emphasized that gender analysis goes beyond merely counting how many women or men are selected and instead looks at whether people have an understanding at how gender affects their work.
The Task Force also focused on the impact of gender in the Clean Air Program. A review of the scientific literature on gender impacts of environmental issues had not been conducted. The Task Force suggested that perhaps an intern could work on this project. Additionally, as noted in the analysis, the department needs to expand its recruitment efforts to include making outreach calls to advocates of color and scientific women’s groups, following up on leads, offering paid internships, continuing to develop flexible work options (flexible arrival times and moving to a 9/80 work schedule) and starting to offer childcare resource referrals. Lastly, the department agreed to make its recommendations more specific.
_ ACTION ITEM: Adoption of gender analysis response and recommendations for the Rent Board. Ken Theisen, CEDAW Task Force point person, is reviewing the CEDAW Task Force . Once this is completed, staff will distribute it and ask other CEDAW Task Force members for input before submitting a final report to the Rent Board Department.
4. OLD BUSINESS
_ DISCUSSION ITEM: Progress report on citywide work-life survey. Staff reported that the survey was sent out to all department heads in late January and that, thus far, seven responses had been received. A number of people had raised concerns regarding legal liability issues that might occur with the information gathering. After a detailed discussion regarding potential liability issues and options for dealing with them, the Task Force unanimously decided to continue with the work-life survey and pursue a partnership with Department of Human Resources.
_ ACTION ITEM/SCHEDULE ITEM: Review of schedule and protocols for review of each department’s gender analysis (Rent Board, Art Commission, Adult Probation, and Environment) and monitoring of action plans (DPW and Juvenile Probation). Due to time constraints this item was not discussed.
_ DISCUSSION ITEM: Report on Public Awareness Campaign. Due to time constraints this item was not discussed.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
Included in discussions above.
6. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sonia Melara, departing Executive Director of the Department of the Status of Women discussed her suggestion that CEDAW Task Force begin to work with the private sector in an effort to bring CEDAW to a wider audience.
Latika Malkani, departing CEDAW Policy Analyst, urged the CEDAW Task Force to focus its future efforts on the needs of immigrant women.
