Treaty for the Rights of Women


		Expert Spokespeople The CEDAW Task Force of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is leading a coalition effort to engage in outreach and education about the ratification of the Treaty for the Rights of Women. To schedule interviews with spokespeople who represent key constituencies or have special expertise, please contact June Zeitlin, Director, CEDAW Education Project at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights at 202-466-3311 or zeitlin@civilrights.org or Kathy Bonk, Executive Director of the Communications Consortium Media Center at 202-326-6767 or kbonk@ccmc.org. June Zeitlin Director CEDAW Education Project at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights The Leadership Conference Education Fund 1629 K Street, NW, 10th Floor Washington, D.C. 20006 202-466-3311 CEDAW Task Force Co-Chairs: Lorraine Cole Chief Executive Officer YWCA USA Washington, D.C. Marcia Greenberger Co-President National Women’s Law Center Washington, D.C. Don Kraus Chief Executive Officer Citizens for Global Solutions Washington, D.C. Laura Murphy Director Washington Office, American Civil Liberties Union Washington, D.C. Additional Spokespeople Sarah Albert Social Policy and Advocacy Director YWCA USA Washington, D.C. Alexandra Arriaga Consultant Communications Consortium Media Center Washington, D.C. Ellen Chesler Distinguished Lacturer and Director of the Eleanor Roosevelt Initiative Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute Hunter College New York City Carol Peasley President & CEO CEDPA Washington, D.C. Felice Gaer Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights American Jewish Committee New York City Billie Heller Chair, National Committee on the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women Beverly Hills, CA Nancy Rubin Former Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission Washington, D.C. Eleanor Smeal President Feminist Majority Foundation Washington, D.C. Linda Tarr-Whelan Former Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Demos Distinguished Fellow Author, Women Lead the Way St. Helena Island, SC