History
Over the years, the WB has addressed a variety of issues important to working women.
- In 1922, the WB investigated and reported on the conditions facing 'negro women in industry.'
- The WB successfully advocated for the inclusion of women under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, which, for the first time, set minimum wages and maximum working hours.
- During World War II, the WB worked to achieve more skills training, wider job opportunities, higher wages and better working conditions for the 'new' female workforce.
- In the 1950s, the WB focused on 'older women as office workers.'
- The WB played an instrumental role in the passage of the Equal Pay Act of 1963.
- In 1982, the WB launched a major initiative to encourage employer-sponsored child care, followed by the establishment of a multi-media Work and Family Clearinghouse in 1989 and worked for the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.
- In 1996, the WB published a fact sheet on the workplace effects of domestic violence.
Read more about this topic: United States Women's Bureau
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