CEDAW
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UNITED NATIONs Convention TO EliminatE all forms of Discrimination AGAINST Women (CEDAW)
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
City Hall, Room 034
** NOTE: CHANGE OF VENUE **
Basement Level
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco , CA 94102
AGENDA
Public Comment will be heard before, during, and/or after each agenda item.
Estimated Meeting Time: 90 minutes
- CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL ACTION 1 min.
- ADOPTION OF AGENDA ACTION 1 min.
- Action: To approve the agenda for the January 25th, 2006 CEDAW Committee Meeting.
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES ACTION 2 min.
- To approve the minutes from the November 30th, 2005 CEDAW Committee Meeting.
- OLD BUSINESS DISCUSSION 5 min.
A. Committee Membership - Update
Introduction of Dr. Tina Tong Yee, Department of Public Health
B. Sweatshop Free Ordinance – Update 5 min.
Procurement Advisory Committee
- NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION
A. Training on Human Rights and CEDAW in San Francisco with a
Focus on the Local CEDAW Ordinance 45 min.
B. Review of City Departments that have Undergone Gender Analysis
with Recommendations for Progress Updates 10 min.
1. Juvenile Probation Department
2. Department of Public Works
3. Adult Probation Department
4. Art Commission
5. Rent Stabilization Board
6. Department of the Environment
C. Discussion of Gender Analysis of the Departmetn on the Status of Women 5 min.
D. Report on the Ford Foundation and the Women’s Foundation of California Conference
Human Rights at Home: Building the Human Rights Movement 5 min.
E. Possible Change in Meeting Time 5 min.
- PUBLIC COMMENT DISCUSSION
This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the CEDAW Committee’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Committee’s future consideration.
- ANNOUNCEMENTS DISCUSSION 5 min.
A. Upcoming Commission on the Status of Women Meetings
1. Wednesday, January 25th, 2006 at 5:00 PM.
City Hall, Room 408
2. Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006 at 5:00 PM
City Hall, Room 408
B. Upcoming CEDAW Committee Meeting
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006 at 10:00 a.m.
City Hall, Room 421
- ADJOURNMENT ACTION 1 min.
American Sign Language interpreters and a Sound Amplification System provided upon request with 48-hour advance notice to 415-252-2570. Translation into languages other than English is also available with 48-hour notice. Limited accessible street parking available. Accessible MUNI Metro station in the Van Ness Station and lines are J, K, L, M and N. Accessible MUNI Lines are the 6, 7, 9, 42, 47, 49, and 71 lines. Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) will be available. Meeting proceedings available in alternative formats. In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals. To obtain a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the meeting, please contact the Department on the Status of Women at least two business days before the meeting at 415-252-2570 (Voice) or 415-252-2550 (TTD). The Board of Supervisors has amended the Sunshine Ordinance by adding provision 67A.1. The provision is effective as of January 21, 2001. The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager or other similar sound-producing electronic devices. Explanatory documents: For copies of explanatory documents listed in this agenda, and other related materials received by COSW, please contact the Department on the Status of Women at 25 Van Ness Ave, Suite 130, San Francisco, CA 94102; phone: 415-252-2570, fax: 415-252-2575. Also, to the extent possible, documents will be available on the COSW website at http://www.sfgov.org/cosw.
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