Descriptions are given of mission-oriented or programmatic activities for or of concern to women, ongoing or initiated by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare during International Women's Year. Extensive comments are made about background and progress of programs, research, workshops, and other activities in the following eight categories: aging, child welfare and development, education, health, rehabilitation, women and social security, legislative advances, and departmental programs for women. Some of the 135 activities include funding of volunteer programs of services for the elderly, provision of health services and other aids to mothers and families with dependent children, development of curriculum materials to reduce sex bias in schools, health research on breast and gynecological cancer, awarding of traineeships to women wanting to work in rehabilitation fields, surveys on economic status of older women, and implementation of Title XX of the Social Security Act. Additional projects are listed in special areas such as film/media programs, publications, and special concerns to minority women. (AV)