Policy Conference

The 22nd Annual Midwestern Regional Conference took place on Thursday June 25 - Saturday June 27, 2015 in Kansas City, Kansas. Women state legislators from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wisconsin were in attendance. The meeting convened women state legislators throughout the Midwestern region to discuss cutting-edge public policy issues including diabetes, women’s health, energy, the environment, education, economic development, and more.
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Women In Government is pleased to announce its Outreach to Vulnerable Populations meeting, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Women legislators from across the country met to discuss policies aimed at addressing the aging populations’ struggles financial literacy, elder justice, achieving higher education, and healthcare.

Women In Government was pleased to host the Fifth Annual Healthcare Summit, held November 13-15, 2014, in Washington, DC. This comprehensive three-day event covered a wide range of issues including women’s health, diabetes, childhood obesity, healthcare reform, chronic disease prevention and management, health IT, and recent innovations in healthcare. The panels included nationally known expert speakers discussing the issues with an emphasis on what state policymakers can do to improve the lives of their constituents.

Women In Government is is hosting its 15th Annual Southern Regional and 16th Annual Eastern Regional Conferences took place together on September 25-27 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The meeting convened women state legislators throughout both regions to discuss cutting-edge public policy issues.

The 21st Annual Midwestern Regional Conference is taking place June 26-28, 2014 in St. Louis, Missouri. Approximately 40-45 women state legislators from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wisconsin will be in attendance. The meeting will convene women state legislators throughout the Midwestern region to discuss cutting-edge public policy issues including diabetes, women’s health, energy, the environment, education, economic development, and more.

Agenda topics included healthcare, energy, economic development, education and leadership among others.  The speakers were a mix of content area experts, and the event welcomed approximately 60 State Directors. Also in attendance were women from the Offices of Women's Health, as well as young women from local colleges to participate in our leadership program, Future Women In Government.