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The Tennessee Economic Council on Women assesses Tennessee women’s economic status. It develops and advocates solutions to address women’s needs to help women achieve economic autonomy. In setting its priorities, the Council selects issues that are timely and likely to result in positive changes for women.
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June 11 - Tri-Cities Regional
Women's Business Summit
"Economic Self-Sufficiency - Unlocking the Door" is the 2nd Annual Regional Business Summit in Kingsport. Northeast State Technical Community College will host the event again this year with the continued partnership of the Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development and the Tennessee Economic Council on Women. Speakers include Jennifer Rawls, Director of the Economic Council on Women, and Margot Dorfman, founder & CEO of the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce. For more information about the speakers check out the lineup and for registration visit: www.tricitieswomeneconomicsummit.net. |
June 30 - Women Business
Owners' Opportunities Conference
in Jackson
The WBOOC moves this year to Jackson, Tennessee where it will be hosted by the UT Agriculture Center. The day's presentations will cover the interests of new and existing businesses as well as professional development. Learn more about financing, marketing & managing your business; come for personal challenge & growth. Check out the brochure for more information on the agenda and registration, then download the registration form. |
Gloria Steinem to Keynote
2009 Economic Summit
The Economic Council on Women and the Women’s Economic Council Foundation are excited to announce Gloria Steinem as the 2009 Economic Summit luncheon keynote speaker. The event will be held on October 19th, 2009 at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs. Visit the Foundation's new website (www.womenseconomicfoundation.org) for more information about the event and to register. |
Preventive Healthcare Report
There is no greater imperative in American health care than switching from a treatment-oriented society to a prevention-oriented society. Right now we've got it backwards. We wait years and years, doing nothing about unhealthy eating habits and lack of physical activity until people get sick. Then we spend billions of dollars on costly treatments, often when it is already too late to make meaningful improvements to their quality of life or lifespan.
—Richard Carmona, 17th Surgeon General
of the United States
The Council’s most recent report focuses on the economic impact preventive care has in Tennessee. See the full report: The Economic Impact of Insufficient Preventive Healthcare for Tennessee Women. |
Council Meeting
The Council will hold its next quarterly meeting in Nashville on May 1, 2009. |
Political Participation Report
The Tennessee Economic Council on Women has issued a new report Achieving an Equally Gendered Government: The Economic Impact of Women's Political Participation in Tennessee |
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