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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Human Resources. – 1977
These hearings on Senate bill 418 (Displaced Homemakers Act, 1977) explore the problems or barriers confronting women (primarily middle-aged) who are seeking to reenter the labor force or enter it for the first time and ways that existing or new Federal programs can more adequately serve the needs of these women. The first of several witnesses…
Descriptors: Career Change, Counseling Services, Displaced Homemakers, Employment Problems
PDF pending restorationBureau of Occupational and Adult Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1979
To assist CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) prime sponsors, vocational educators, planning councils, and service deliverers in coordinating resources, this guide is offered as a help in meeting the needs of displaced homemakers who are eligible for services. It furnishes an overview of federal legislation covering displaced…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Schroeder, Patricia – USA Today, 1983
Faulty laws, unfair practices, and years of tradition in the workplace keep women from economic equality. The Economic Equity Act proposed by Congress will address inequalities in tax and retirement matters, the need for better dependent care, nondiscrimination in insurance, regulatory reform, and child support enforcement. (IS)
Descriptors: Day Care, Discriminatory Legislation, Displaced Homemakers, Divorce
Download full textMelli, Marygold Shire – 1977
This report focuses on laws in the state of Wisconsin as they relate to homemakers. Four areas are discussed, each in separate sections: marriage, widowhood, divorce, and wife abuse. The section on marriage includes information on property rights, disability and death of homemaker, federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act, domicile, interspousal…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Divorce, Federal Legislation, Financial Support
Vetter, Louise; Richey, Marsha L. – 1985
This reference guide for sex equity coordinators identifies the requirements of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984 for sex equity. An introduction discusses the purpose of the Perkins Act and personnel requirements regarding the elimination of sex discrimination and sex stereotyping. The next section identifies the requirements…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Adult Vocational Education, Disabilities, Disadvantaged
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance. – 1983
These Congressional hearings contain testimony pertaining to the passage of women's career choice equity legislation. The hearings were convened to determine whether federal law, either directly or indirectly, regulates economic opportunities for women in such a way as to alter their career choice between paid employment and homemaking. During the…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Demography, Economic Opportunities, Employed Women
