| CHICAGO NOW has
made a difference in a big way for women across
Chicago. In
1998, the chapter took on massive sexual
harassment at the Ford auto
plants (in Chicago Heights and Torrance). CHICAGO
NOW's efforts led to major media coverage (by
Renee Ferguson of WMAQ-TV and NBC's newsmagazine Dateline),
and most importantly, impacted employment
policies and made management take this issue
seriously.
The chapter also
challenged unequal promotion and pay policies at Dominick's
Finer Foods, and brought attention to
gender discrimination at this well-known Chicago
company.
1999 brings its
own challenges. On the CHICAGO NOW 1999
agenda:
- getting the
city council to endorse CEDAW
- continuing to
work on the issues with Ford
- doubling our
membership
- a major
fundraising effort to build the financial
standing of the chapter and move towards
hiring a full-time executive staff
- continuing to
monitor the actions of the radical
pro-life organizations and making women's
voices heard in the Chicago election (as
well as electing women to public
office!).
We urge you to make your contribution, we
need your voice, your time and your
financial support to continue our list of
victories for women!
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