216A.57  Duties.

The commission shall:

1.  Serve as a clearinghouse on programs and agencies operating to assist women.

2.  Conduct conferences.

3.  Cooperate with governmental agencies to assist them in equalizing opportunities between men and women in employment and in expanding women's rights and opportunities.

4.  Serve as the central permanent agency for the development of services for women.

5.  Cooperate with public and private agencies in joint efforts to study and resolve problems relating to the status of women.

6.  Publish and disseminate information relating to women and develop other educational programs.

7.  Provide assistance to organized efforts by communities, organizations, associations, and other groups working toward the improvement of women's status.

Section History: Recent form

  86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1227

  C87, § 601K.57

  C93, § 216A.57


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