Leading
congressional advocates for women and minorities gathered May 1 in
the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill to celebrate the
political, cultural, and economic contributions of women and minorities.
The
celebration of the political, cultural, and economic contributions
of women and minorities kicked off with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
(D-NY) and will continue with special appearances from Senator Debbie
Stabenow (D-MI); Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD), First Vice Chair
of the Congressional Black Caucus; Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (D-NY),
Chairwoman, Business Economic Development Task Force, Hispanic Caucus;
and Congressman Jim Kolbe (R-AZ).
The
celebration launches the 3rd edition of a comprehensive resource tracking
the accomplishments of women and minorities throughout history. Women
and Diversity WOW! Facts 2002 is a compendium of 10,000 facts from
thousands of sources, published by Washington-based Business Women's
Network. The entire book is also online at http://www.ewowfacts.com/
The
event also featured Doug McCormick, Chairman and CEO of iVillage,
Nancy Evans, co-founder of iVillage and Editor-in-Chief, and Edie
Fraser, President and CEO of the Business Women's Network, an iVillage
Company.
Here
is just a sample of some of the significant data featured in the thousands
of facts in this year's edition:
WOW!
Facts is published annually by the Business Women's Network (BWN)
and Diversity Best Practices (DBP), leaders for resources for women
and diversity. The Business Women's Network provides resources and
services to professional women in business of all size and sector
all around the globe.
(Source:
BWN)
