Maryland Maryland Commission for Women Section 4

      The Commission:

            (1)      Shall stimulate and encourage throughout the State study and review of the status of women in the State and may act as a clearinghouse for all activities to avoid duplication of effort;

            (2)      Shall strengthen home life by directing attention to critical problems confronting women as wives, mothers, homemakers and workers;

            (3)      Shall recommend methods of overcoming discrimination against women in public and private employment, and encourage women to become candidates for public office;

            (4)      Shall promote more effective methods for enabling women to develop their skills, continue their education, and to be retrained;

            (5)      May make surveys and appoint advisory committees in the fields of, but not limited to, education, social services, labor laws and employment policies, law enforcement, health and safety, new and expanded services, legal rights, family relations, human relations, and volunteer services;

            (6)      Shall secure appropriate recognition to women's accomplishments and contributions to this State; and

            (7)      Shall work to develop healthy attitudes within the framework of the Commission's responsibilities.