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Womens Bureau Advocating for working women since 1920 About Us Established on June 5, 1920 Only federal agency tasked with focusing exclusively on working women Mission: safeguard the interests of working women,


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Women’s Bureau

Advocating for working women since 1920

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About Us

  • Established on June 5, 1920
  • Only federal agency tasked with focusing

exclusively on working women

  • Mission: “…safeguard the interests of working

women, advocate for their equality and economic security, and promote quality work environments.”

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Women in the Labor Force

  • Latest data for adult (20+)

women (September 2019):

 Unemployment rate: 3.1%  Labor Force Participation

Rate: 59.1%

 Employment-to-Population

Ratio: 57.2%

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Our Approach

The Women’s Bureau functions as a research and policy agency:

  • Research and policy analysis
  • Grant-making
  • Education and outreach
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Federal Partners

  • U.S. Department of Labor Agencies
  • Wage and Hour Division, Veterans’ Employment and

Training Service, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Federal Contract Compliance

  • External agencies
  • Small Business Administration, U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, etc.

  • Community-based organizations
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Issue Areas

  • Apprenticeships
  • Opioid crisis
  • Military spouses
  • Paid parental leave

and child care

  • Entrepreneurship
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Apprenticeship

  • About 7% of apprentices are women
  • Women in Apprenticeship and

Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Grant Program

  • Case-based resource guide
  • Executive Order “Expanding

Apprenticeships in America” and Task Force

  • Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship

Programs

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Opioid Crisis

  • Women especially hard-hit
  • Direct effects: Death and

unemployment

  • Indirect effects: Impact on employment and earnings;
  • verall financial toll on families and the community
  • New grant program:
  • Re-Employment, Support, and Training for the Opioid

Related Epidemic (RESTORE)

  • Employment training, career services, and supportive

services to affected women

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Military Spouses

  • 92% are women
  • 13% unemployed
  • 34% work in occupations

that require licenses

Military Spouse Interstate License Recognition Options

  • Partnership with the Veterans’ Employment and

Training Service: Occupational licensing map

  • Collaboration with other partners across the

government

https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses

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Child Care

  • Costs more than college in 33 states and D.C.
  • 2018-2019 Stakeholder Engagement Sessions
  • Child care database project
  • $2.4 billion increase for

Child Care and Development Fund

  • 2020 Budget: $1 billion

investment in child care

  • Child care solutions lead

to success in the workforce

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Entrepreneurship

  • Women are equal or majority
  • wners of 45% of all businesses

in the U.S.

  • Women entrepreneurs generated

$453 billion in payroll

  • Ascent: collaboration between

SBA, DOL, and Treasury

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Questions