Michigan State University Extension
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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED189319 AUTHOR:
TITLE: Shortchanged and Slighted: An Assessment of the
Department of Labor's National Response to Women's
Employment and Training Needs.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1979
NOTE: 27 p.
AVAILABILITY: Wider Opportunities for Women, 1511 K St.,
N.W., Suite 345, Washington, DC 20005 (Single copies free).
ABSTRACT: This paper examines the administration of funds
under Title III of the Comprehensive Employment and
Training Act by the Department of Labor (DOL) with respect
to women workers. (Title III funds are discretionary funds
administered by DOL's Employment and Training
Administration, Division of National Programs (DNP), to
provide additional services to special segments of the
population, in this case, women.) Six specific DNP
administered programs are examined: Apprenticeship
Outreach, Journeyman Outreach Training, National On-the-Job
Training, Promotion and Development, Operational Support to
Community Based Organizations, and Program for Selected
Population Segments. The analysis indicates "a serious lack
of commitment to the employment needs of women at a
national level." Major conclusions of the report are that
DNP (1) appears to have no formal, comprehensive
affirmative action policy regarding women for existing
contracts; (2) has funded only a few employment programs
designated specifically for women; (3) has not
significantly reduced the barriers restricting women's
access to well paid skilled jobs, and (4) has best served
women by the successful placement of women in skilled jobs
and apprenticeships with high earning potential. The DOL is
urged to bring its policies and practices into conformity
with the reality that women now make up a very large
portion of its constituency.
(MEK)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Employed-Women; Employment-Level;
Employment-Problems; Employment-Statistics; Federal
Programs; National-Programs; Program-Administration;
Underemployment-
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Employment-Programs; *Equal-Opportunities
Jobs; *Females-; *Program-Effectiveness
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