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  • Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations

    New Funding to Support Women in Apprenticeship & Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO)

    Approximately $1.3 million is available to help employers and labor unions recruit, train and retain women in skilled jobs in a wide range of industries.View the funding opportunity announcement and frequently asked questions.

  • Women Build, Protect and Move America Portal

    Women Build, Protect and Move America Portal

    This portal offers information and resources about women accessing higher-paying careers in transportation, construction and protective services. Click here to enter.

  • Photo representing the Announcment the 2016 Paid Leave Analysis Grant Recipients

    Announcing the 2016 Paid Leave Analysis Grant Recipients

    Click here to read about the 2016 paid leave grant analysis recipients.

  • Image previewing the interactive equal pay and pay transparency map page

    Equal Pay and Pay Transparency Protections

    This map provides information on federal and state-level equal pay and pay transparency protections for workers.

  • Image previewing the gender wage gap infographic.

    Infographic on the wage gap

    Check out our new infographic, which illustrates key elements of the gender wage gap.

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    Employment Protections For Workers Who Are Pregnant Or Nursing

    Use this series of interactive maps to learn about laws addressing protections against pregnancy discrimination, provisions for pregnancy accommodation, and the workplace breastfeeding rights of nursing mothers in your state.

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March 28, 2017

"Bias, Barriers & Breakthroughs” Exploring Challenges and Opportunities for Women and Girls in STEM

On March 22nd, the Women’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, hosted a discussion on the critical contributions of women and girls to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) innovation in the United States. Read more....

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Learn about the Women's Bureau's leadership, mission and history, in promoting the welfare of wage-earning women and the advancement of their opportunities for profitable employment. Read more....

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Physicist Chien-shiung Wu and her colleagues confirmed the theory of conservation of vector current.
Source: Smithsonian Institution

May 30, 2017

A History of Achievements

During May we celebrated the culture, history and achievements of the nearly 22 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders* in our country.
Read more....

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