U.S. Women Connect

PO Box 45736, Kansas City, Missouri, 64171

Phone: (505) 363-7100; (415) 336-8770; (505) 954-4411
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Website: www.uswc.org

Board of Directors :

Hon. Maralyn Chase (WA), Cathe Cornellio (CA), Dianne Dillon-Ridgley (IA), Sharon Ferguson-Quick (HI), Marilyn Fowler (CA), Gail James (KS), Pamela O'Leary (D.C.), Ardyce Pearson (MO), Loretta Ross (GA), Kathy Wan Povi Sanchez (NM), Rosemary Smithson (MO), Bonnie Watkins (MN), Jacquelyne Weatherspoon (NH)

Type of Organization: National Grassroots advocacy for women
Founded: 1996

Mission Statement:
The purpose of the US Women Connect is to amplify the voices of US women in government policy and action, by connecting groups and organizations working on common issues for collective action. Towards that end, US Women Connect's goals are to serve as an information clearinghouse for US women's organizations and non-governmental organizations in all 50 states and territories working on issues related to the Platform for Action ratified at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing.

Subject Expertise:
The Beijing Platform for Action passed in 1995.
U.S. Women's Rights and goals including 50/50 equality by 20/20.

Annual Meetings/Conferences: 
Annual panel at UN Commission on the Status of Women 
Various Regional Events

Chapters: 33 State Chapters and Coordinators

Publications: "Connected Women" e-newsletter