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 President Jimmy Carter (bottom right) meets with NACW members, including Bella Abzug (center right, in hat) and others. Abzug would be dismissed shortly after this meeting, and the committee would completely change within days. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Status | Defunct |
| Established by | Jimmy Carter on April 4, 1978 |
| Disbanded | December 31, 1980 |
| Related Executive Order number(s) | 12050, 12135 |
| Membership | |
| Chairperson | Bella Abzug and Carmen Delgado Votaw (1978-9, co-chairs); Lynda Bird Johnson Robb (1979-1980) |
| Jurisdiction | |
| Purpose | Advise the President on a regular basis of initiatives needed to promote full equality for American women; assist in reviewing the applicability of such initiatives, including recommendations of the 1977 National Women's Conference, to particular programs and policies; and promote the national observance of the United Nations Decade for Women. |
| Policy areas | Women's rights, Equal Rights Amendment, 1977 National Women's Conference |
The National Advisory Committee for Women (NACW) was a presidential commission established by President Jimmy Carter in 1978.[1] It was renamed the President's Advisory Committee for Women (PACFW), with a reduced mandate, in 1979.[2]
It was the successor to the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year, with many of the outgoing members of that commission serving on the advisory committee. It was replaced by the Task Force on Legal Equity for Women, launched in December 1981 by President Ronald Reagan with Executive Order 12336.[3]
- ^ Exec. Order No. 12050 (April 4, 1978) President of the United States. Retrieved on July 29, 2020.
- ^ Exec. Order No. 12135 (May 9, 1979) President of the United States. Retrieved on July 29, 2020.
- ^ Exec. Order No. 12336 (December 21, 1981) President of the United States. Retrieved on July 29, 2020.