Hawaii State Commission on Status of Women
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O Ka Ikaika O Nā Wāhine Ke Kū Like Kākou
(The Strength of Women is in our Unity)
Sharon Ferguson-Quick, HSCSW Executive Director
"The HSCSW has an important role to play in reaching a vision shared by many in our community, of seeing women and girls in our state reach their full potential and seeing barriers that impede that vision removed."
Email us at DHS.HSCSW@hawaii.gov
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Contact the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women if you have questions or need further information at (808) 586-5757.
Women’s Health Month - September
September is Women’s Health Month in Hawaii. Register today!
Women’s Health Month 2008
The Women’s Health Month Calendar of events this year will be posted on the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women’s web-site. In the past the month has contained more than two hundred events and this year will continue to include events from around the state. Please see the August 25, 2008 Honolulu Advertiser’s Parents’ Resource guide for additional women’s health information from the Commission.
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Women’s Health Month was initiated in 1994 by the HSCSW. The purpose of Women’s Health Month is to maximize public awareness of women’s health issues, empower women to be their own health advocates, reduce health care disparities, and promote the physical and emotional well-being of women in Hawaii. For the 13th year the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women is organizing Women’s Health Month.
The goal of Women’s Health Month is to widely communicate that women’s health is more than the absence of disease: it encompasses physical, mental, emotional and social well-being. The month-long event includes educational workshops, health fairs, lectures, fitness activities and other special events.
Women’s Health Month was established under the Commission’s mandates to first, “Act as a central clearinghouse and coordinating body for governmental and non-governmental activities and information relating to the status of women.” Secondly, “Create public awareness and understanding of the needs of women.” (HRS 367)
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
“There is NO EXCUSE for Domestic Violence”
Please join us in honoring both past and present victims and survivors of domestic violence.
Programs
Women’s Health Month
Women’s Health Month was initiated in 1994 by the HSCSW. The purpose of Women’s Health Month is to maximize public awareness of women’s health issues, empower women to be their own health advocates, reduce health care disparities, and promote the physical and emotional well-being of women in Hawaii.
WAGE (Women are Getting Even) Project
A collaborative grassroots program designed to help close the wage gap between women and men at work. Working groups will come together to strategize actions to combat pay inequity.
Ready to Run™
A campaign training workshop for women considering seeking public office, running for higher office, or working on a campaign. Goal is to increase women’s involvement in the political process.
Hawaii Women’s Oral History Collection.
The goal of the collection is to collect the women’s stories in their own voices. The collection will enable women to speak to Hawaii’s future, sharing their wisdom and knowledge.
Na Wahine Team International
Work with local and international groups fighting domestic violence and sex assault to form a comprehensive response to issues of violence against women through cross-disciplinary training programs.
