Parent Organization

New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women

Mission:

The Commission on the Status of Women will work to ensure the success,
advancement, and equity of all New Mexican Women. The Commission will
incorporate and celebrate diversity with understanding and compassion, while
advocating for women-specific issues within our state. The Commission will
incorporate all voices for meaningful social, cultural, and economic change in the
lives of New Mexican Women.

Strategic Objectives:

● Stimulate and encourage throughout the state the study and review of the
status of women in New Mexico and may act as a clearinghouse for all
activities involving the status of women;
● Recommend methods of overcoming discrimination against women in public
and private employment;
● Promote methods for enabling women to develop their skills, continue their
education and be retrained;
● Cooperate with and assist public and private entities dealing with women;
● Conduct periodic conferences throughout the state to apprise women of their
rights and opportunities and to learn from them of their needs and problems;
● Secure recognition of women's accomplishments and contributions to New
Mexico.