Congress Examines the Workforce Investment Act

Here's one for all you policy wonks!  On April 7th, the Institute for Women's Policy Research [2] organized a Congressional Briefing on how the reauhorization of the Workforce Investment Act [3] can help narrow the gender wage gap and provide greater opportunities for women--particularly in non-traditional occupations. The briefing featured testimony from Ariane Hegewisch, Institute for Women’s Policy Research; Susan Rees, Wider Opportunities for Women; Marie-Louise Caravatti, American Federation of Teachers; and Mimi Lufkin, CEO, National Alliance for Partnership in Equity. To read a summary of the briefing and access background documents from IWPR, click here [4].

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