Program Description

  Commission for Women

The Commission for Women's mission is to identify gender-based inequities in laws, policies, practices, and procedures, and to advocate remedies by advising the public and local, state, and federal agencies on issues of concern to women, including organizing events relating to these issues. In addition, the Commission is responsible for providing support, guidance, and leadership to the Montgomery County Human Trafficking Prevention Committee. The purpose of the Committee is to reduce and prevent human trafficking in Montgomery County by increasing understanding of the issue and developing interagency coordination of strategies for response and prevention.