3.0.0 1252 2023-01-11T13:22:52Z 2023-01-11T13:22:52Z Senate S S 2011-06-22 112 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-06-22T18:36:36Z Women WIN Jobs 112 2315 HR 2011-09-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Related bill CRS 2011-06-22 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2011-06-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4287) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN N G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2011-06-22 True Labor and Employment Advisory bodies Employment and training programs Government information and archives Performance measurement Poverty and welfare assistance Women's employment Labor and Employment 00 2011-06-22 Introduced in Senate 2011-07-05T20:42:20Z Women and Workforce Investment for Nontraditional Jobs or Women WIN Jobs - Requires the Secretary of Labor, in any fiscal year in which the total authorization of appropriations to carry out this Act exceeds $50 million, to allocate grants to states with approved state plans to provide funding to eligible entities (partnerships) to increase low-income women's participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations in which women make up less than 25% of the current workforce.

Authorizes states to use grants for statewide activities, including to: (1) provide technical assistance to eligible entities and to state registered apprenticeship programs and sponsors and joint apprenticeship training councils in meeting their enrollment goal for low-income women in nontraditional occupations, (2) develop policies and protocols that set goals for hiring specific percentages of women into registered apprenticeships and permanent employment openings in publicly assisted projects, and (3) engage in outreach activities and provide training to overcome stereotypes about women in nontraditional occupations as well as gender inequity among employers.

Authorizes the allocation of grant funds to eligible entities to support the recruitment, training, placement, and retention of low-income women in nontraditional occupations.

Directs the Secretary to convene a national commission to examine and make recommendations for improving the status of women in high-demand, high-wage nontraditional occupations.

Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to collect data on the status of women's participation in underrepresented sectors of the economy, and examine the status of women in relation to that of men.

Directs the Secretary to establish a national clearinghouse to collect and distribute best practices.

]]> Women and Workforce Investment for Nontraditional Jobs Display Title Women and Workforce Investment for Nontraditional Jobs Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote the economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through their increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations where they currently represent 25 percent or less of the workforce. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Women and Workforce Investment for Nontraditional Jobs Short Titles as Introduced Women WIN Jobs Introduced in Senate 2011-06-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1252is/xml/BILLS-112s1252is.xml 2011-06-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.