Mass Commission on Status of Women

Dear Rep. Ashe and Senator Brewer:

Please support funding for the MCSW. It is devastating to see the cuts proposed in the House budget when the leadership to enact reasonable tax increases and close corporate tax loopholes is absent.

There is no leadership in continued budget cuts coupled with casinos proposals that will ultimately further depress our region as solutions to the current fiscal challenges. This is a sad, embarrassing and desperate time in the Commonwealth.

The Massachusetts House Ways and Means FY10 Budget released this week eliminated all operating funds for the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women.

Please call and urge your Representative to support the amendment to the MA House Ways & Means 2010 budget, line item 0950-0000 and restore funding for operating cost of the Commission on the Status Women.
Your legislator should contact Representative Alice Wolf at: 617.722.2810 and sign on as a supporter by NOON TODAY (Friday 4/17).

The mission of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women is to provide a permanent, effective voice for women across Massachusetts. The Commission stands for fundamental freedoms, basic human rights and the full enjoyment of life for all women throughout their lives.

The purpose of the Commission is to advance women toward full equality in all areas of life and to promote rights and opportunities for all women. The Commission exists to provide a permanent, effective voice for women across Massachusetts.

The Commission is Empowered by legislation to:

* Study, review and report on the status of women in the Commonwealth;
* Advise executive and legislative bodies on the effect of proposed legislation on women;
* Inform leaders of business, education, health care, state and local governments and the communications media of issues pertaining to women;
* Provide referrals and serve as a resource of information on issues pertaining to women;
* Identify and recommend qualified women for positions at all levels of government;
* Promote and facilitate collaboration among local women's commissions and among women’s organizations in the state;
* Serve as a liaison between government and private interest groups concerned with issues affecting women.