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General Advocacy
As a national organization, Alliance for Women in Media takes positions on policy issues of importance to women. For the past several years, Alliance for Women in Media has worked hard to promote ownership opportunities for women in the communications industry and to support efforts to make equal employment opportunity rules for women in communications effective and efficient. We encourage you to support the advancement of women in the communications industry.
Learn more about our advocacy platform.
The Alliance for Women in Media is grateful for the support of our
2010-2011 Advocacy Partners:
Alliance for Women in Media is pleased to announce the release of the 2010 Special Report on Diversity.
This inaugural Special Report focuses on diversity in today's workplace.
Recent Policy Statements
- Alliance for Women in Media Files Comments with FCC on Framework for Broadband Internet Services - August 2010:
View Comments - Alliance for Women in Media Comments on Broadcast Ownership - July 2010:
View Comments - Alliance for Women in Media Meets with GAO to Discuss Ramifications on Radio of Performance Tax Act - August 2009:
View Comments - Alliance for Women in Media Comments on National Broadband Strategy - May 2009:
View Comments - Alliance for Women in Media letter to Representative John Conyers, Jr. regarding Performanc Tax Act (H.R.848) - May 2009:
View Performance Tax Bill - To learn more about legislative actions taking place on the Hill, please download:
Congressional Women Rally for Fair Pay
Hot Buttons
The quarterly look at the "hot buttons" from our Governance & Advocacy Committee Chair.
- Q2 2010: FCC Broadband Pland
- Q1 2010: Media Ownership: Still a Man's World
- Q4 2009: An Interview with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski
- Q3 2009: FCC Gets Down to Business
- Q2 2009: State of Flux
- Q1 2009: Transitions and Predictions
- Q4 2008: New Rules for Broadband, Broadcast
- Q3 2008: Copyrights and Wrongs
- Q2 2008: The FCC Unplugged
- Q1 2008: New Year, Old Issues
- Q4 2007: Taking Ownership
- Q3 2007: DTV Transition + 2008 Elections = A Summer of Legislation
- Q2 2007: FCC Chair & Commissioners Participate in Women's Media Forum
Work on the FCC Diversity Committee
To learn more about Alliance for Women in Media's work on the FCC Diversity Committee, please download:
- Alliance for Women in Media to Participate in July 2008 En Banc Hearing
- History of FCC Diversity Initiatives
- Achievements of FCC Diversity Committee
- FCC Diversity Committee First Finding of the Career Advancement Subcommittee
Other Advocacy Issues
To learn more about Alliance for Women in Media's work on other issues important to women in electronic media, please download:
