Permanent Commission on the Status of Women records

This record group consist primarily of records from the Commission's permanent support staff. Series 1. Executive Director, 1976-1990, subject files includes legislative summaries, legislation, correspondence, task force records, speeches, articles and refernce files on a variety of topics concerning women's issues. Series 2. Public Information Officer, 1973-1992, consists of news clipping files and subject files. The news clippings covering topics such as abuse, adoption, aging, birth control, child support and custody, disabilities, divorce, equal rights amendment, insurance, legislation, pay equity, social security, widow, unions and welfare, among others. Series 3. Legistlative Coordinator, 1973-1989 subject files consists primarily of materials relating to legislation either supported or opposed by the Commission. There are also workshop and task force files on a variety of subjects such as family law, maternity leave, family violence, sex equity in education and other proposed and passed legislation. Series 4. Office Manager, 1982-1986, subject files include correspondence, requests for information, conference materials, workshops and newslaetters as well as the commission meeting records and complaint files. Series 5. Special Project Director, 1986-1993, subject files include correspondence, Institutionalizing Equity Committee materials and a survey of boardm councils and commissions. Series 6. General Subject, 1972-1986, files consists of task force records, program guidelines, legislation, corresopndence, reports, speeches, publications, project files, and associate organization and committee files. Topics include drug abuse, child support, day care, object job evaluation, pay equity, displaced homemakers, women and children in the criminal justice system, insurance, rape shield laws, nontraditional occupations, minority women, sexual harassment, talent banks, aging, affirmative actions, pensions, women veterans, pregnancy/maternity, harrassment, hazardous waste, Title IX, vocational education, apprenticeships, and police and firefighter recruitment Series 7. Intake Officer, 1974-1991, complaint files consists of intake docuiments, affidavits, as correspondence regarding discrimination complaints. Series 8. Policy and Procedure Files, 1973-1986, consists of commissioner's testimony at public hearings, commission and committee minutes, commission proecedures, and the commission's affirmative action plans. Series 9. Photographs, undated, consist of ten 9x10 in. framed photographs.