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C -C <br /> - . <br /> ORANGE <br /> ,,4 • <br /> - . <br /> DEPARTMENTAL REPORT - DRAFT <br /> . January 11, 1985 <br /> ; <br /> - 4 <br /> COUNTY <br /> The Commission for Women promotes the development of all Orange County women <br /> by conducting original research, disseminating information on women, recommending <br /> action through resolutions, and serving as a referral center for existing services. <br /> The fifteen member board is served by one county supported staff position divided <br /> • into a half-time coordinator and a half-time secretary. The Department on Aging <br /> provides a half-time federally funded position for a clerk-receptionist. <br /> Three conditions exist which demonstrate the need for this department's services. <br /> First, the roles of women and men in society and the family are continuing to change. <br /> An increasingly large percentage of the Americn workforce is made up of women who <br /> are the primary breadwinner for the family. Yet a woman's salary and thus her <br /> family's lifestyle lag far behind her male counterpart. - <br /> Second, the cutbacks in federal programs have increased the number of at-risk <br /> women and children. This can be documented through the Commission's own infor- <br /> mation-referral data which indicate an increase in the number of women seeking <br /> assistance, and in increase in the incidence of wife beating and abandonment. <br /> Orange County Commission for Women 131 Court Street Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> Hillsborough: 732-8181 • Chapel Hill: 967-9251 • Mebane: 227-2031 • Durham: 688-7331 <br />