Women and Work

• U.S. Deparment of Labor Women's Bureau
  Created by Congress on June 5, 1920 to "promote the welfare of wage earning women", the Women's Bureau has several functions. These include working to alert women about their rights in the workplace; proposing policies and legislation that benefit working women; and researching and analyzing information about women and work. From this page you can link to other sites on different topics including business, children and families, sexual harassment, and legal issues.
• United States Small Business Administration
  • Office of Women's Business Ownership : Entrepreneurial Development
  • Women-Owned Business Economic Research
  • Financial Assistance
• The International Labour Organization : Gender Equality Tool
  This site from the Internatioanl Labour Organization provides information about key policies and iniatives the ILO is working on to promote the empowerment of women. You can also find labour standards; information resources such as statistics and working papers; and links to other sites.