Women in the United States

• President Bush: Unveils Small Business Plan at Women's Entrepreneurship Summit, 19 March 2002
• Secretary Powell: Says Women's Issues Have Implications for All, 7 March 2002
• President George W. Bush: Proclamation for Women's History Month, 2002, 6 March 2002
• Secretary of Labor, Elaine L. Chao: Women's Agenda Conference, 4 March 2002
• Secretary of Labor, Elaine L. Chao: Remarks to Women in Government Relations Luncheon, 29 January 2002
• First Lady Laura Bush: Radio Address on Brutality against Afghan Women, 17 November 2001
• Women's Bureau Director Shinae Chun: Remarks at 2001 National Tradeswomen Conference, 12 October 2001
• President George W. Bush: Proclamation for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, October 2001
• President George W. Bush: Proclamation for Women's Equality Day, 2001, 24 August 2001
• President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush: Remarks to Women Business Leaders, 20 March 2001
• Women's Impact Felt on U.S. Public Policy Agenda, Priorities: Kathy Whitmire, Former Mayor of Houston, 7 March 2001
• President George W. Bush: Proclamation for Women's History Month, 2001, 2 March 2001
• Gale Norton, Witness, and Senator Jeff Bingaman, Chairman: Excerpts from the Senate Hearing for Interior Secretary Nominee Norton, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, United States Senate, 18 January 2001
• Ann Veneman: Statement of Agriculture Secretary-Designate, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, 18 January 2001
• Christine Todd Whitman: Statement of EPA Administrator Designee at Confirmation Hearing, Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, 17 January 2001

• Maternity Leave and Employment Patterns, 1961-1995
  Current Population Reports, P70-79, U.S. Census Bureau, December 2001
• Women's Jobs 1964-1999: More Than 30 Years of Progress
  Report from the U.S. Dept. of Labor, Women's Bureau, Updated 16 January 2001
• Women in the United States: March 2000
  Report from the U.S. Census Bureau
• America's Commitment to Women
  A Five-Year Review of Federal Programs Benefiting Women and New Initiatives as a Follow-up to the UN Fourth World Conference on Women, Released March 2000

• Victims of Trafficking and Violence Prevention Act of 2000
  Full text of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, which set new funding levels and add new programs to the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
• Violence Against Women Act of 1994
  This landmark legislation combines tough law enforcement strategies with safeguards for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
• Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
  FMLA grants eligible employees up to 12 weeks of job-protected, unpaid leave during any 12 months for the following reasons: the birth of their child; the placement of a child for their adoption or foster care; their care of a child, spouse, or parent who has a serious health condition; or their own serious health condition.
• Civil Rights Act of 1991
  This act expands the scope of relevant civil rights statutes to provide adequate protection to victims of discrimination. Its provisions include strengthening and improving Federal civil rights laws; establishing a Glass Ceiling Commission; prohibiting discrimination against Senate employees based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability; and establishing protections and remedies for certain other government employees.
• Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
  This regulation prohibits discrimination on grounds of sex in federally-assisted education programs or activities; provides limited exemption for religious institutions and military schools; and extends the Equal Pay Act of 1963 to cover all executive, administrative, and professional employees of educational institutions.
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
  Prohibits employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations from discriminating against employees who are over 40 years old.
• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  This title applies to discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Sex includes pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions. It makes it illegal for employers to discriminate in hiring, discharging, compensation, or terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.
• Equal Pay Act of 1963
  The Equal Pay Act prohibits the paying of wages based on sex by employers and unions. It provides that equal pay must be paid to workers for equal work if the jobs they perform require "equal skill, effort, and responsibility and are performed under similar working conditions." For more information on employment discrimination laws visit the Legal Information Institute.
• 19th Amendment to the Constitution
  This amendment extends suffrage to women. Any U.S. citizen cannot be denied the right to vote based on their sex. The amendment was passed on August 26, 1920. For analysis and interpretation of this amendment as well as the entire Constitution, visit the Congressional Research Service's Constitution of the United States of America site.

• U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Women, Infants and Children Program
• U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Census Bureau
• U.S. Dept. of Education. Women's Educational Equity Act Resource Center
• U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Office on Women's Health. National Women's Health Information Center
• U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. Outreach to Women
• U.S. Dept. of Justice. Violence Against Women Office
• U.S. Dept. of Labor. Women's Bureau
• U.S. Dept. of State. Office of the Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Office of Women's Health
• National Institutes of Health. Office of Research on Women's Health
• National Women's Business Council
• Small Business Administration. Office of Women's Business Ownership