CORE FUNCTION: ADVOCATE WOMEN'S ISSUES

Activities:

• Identify areas of gender-based inequality and disparate treatment
  
• Monitor and advocate for legislation and policy
  
• Conduct research and provide testimony
  
• Plan and implement Women's Legislative Briefing
  
• Develop publications and newsletter
  
• Conduct community forums and increase community awareness
  
• Liaise and reach out to diverse populations and groups
  

Measure: Overall satisfaction of the Commissioners with the effectiveness of the CFW’s identification of needs, problems and issues for the women of Montgomery County and the advocacy of resolution of these issues (scale of 1-5)