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H.R. 951 (101st)

Women in Development Act of 1989

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Introduced

9 February 1989

Last action

9 February 1989 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Sponsors

Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18], Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5], Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1], Rep. Boggs, Corinne C. (Lindy) [D-LA-2], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-32], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Fawell, Harris W. [R-IL-13], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3], Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rescom. Fuster, Jamie B. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1], Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2], Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8], Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17], Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Morrison, Bruce A. [D-CT-3], Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Rhodes, John J., III [R-AZ-1], Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10], Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34], Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2]

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Summary

Women in Development Act of 1989 - Requires the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) to take specific steps to strengthen the Agency's women in development policy, including: (1) incorporating the active participation of local women and local women's organizations in its development activities; (2) instructing Agency staff and contractors to collect sex-disaggregated data and to insure that country strategies, projects, and programs are designed so that the percentage of women receiving assistance in proportion to the higher of their traditional participation in the targeted activities or their proportion of the population; (3) insuring that project and program evaluations include an assessment of the extent to which the project integrates women in the development process and of the project's impact on women; (4) increasing the number and responsibility of women in professional positions within AID; and (5) establishing within AID a task force on women in development. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that a minimum (currently, maximum) of $10,000,000 in funds made available for foreign assistance programs be used for programs to promote the participation and integration of women in the development process in developing countries. Specifies that a certain amount of such funds shall be made available as matching funds to support activities designed to better integrate women into AID programs. Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress annually on the implementation of this Act. Authorizes appropriations to be made available for the United Nations Development Fund for Women and the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women.

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Timeline

  1. 9 February 1989

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  2. 9 February 1989

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  3. 9 February 1989

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

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