| WASHINGTON
- March 29 -
"We are wrapping up Women's History Month by acknowledging companies that
have joined our campaign for workplace equality -- and by launching an historic
new project," said NOW President Patricia Ireland. Ireland will announce
NOW's new Fortune 500 Project at a briefing to be held in Washington, DC at
10:30 AM on March 31, 1999.
The Fortune 500 Project is the latest addition to NOW's Women-Friendly
Workplace Campaign which uses consumer education and public pressure to
encourage companies to provide fair working conditions. NOW's campaign has made
substantial progress at Smith Barney and Mitsubishi Motors, two of its previous
targets.
WHO:
NOW President Patricia Ireland
Representatives of
Fortune 500 companies
WHAT: Women Friendly Workplace
Campaign Fortune 500
Project Briefing
WHEN:
Wednesday, March 31, 1999 10:30 am
WHERE:
1000 16th Street, NW, 2nd
Floor
"By pledging to ensure work environments free from discrimination and
harassment, some of the nation's top companies are setting the standard for
employers across the country," Ireland said. "They are acknowledging
that women-friendly workplaces are not only good business -- they're good for
business!"
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