What is the Women's Bureau?

    

    The Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor is the only Federal 

    agency devoted exclusively to the concerns of women in the labor force. 



    Created by Congressional mandate in 1920, the Bureau seeks to improve 

    women's opportunities for equal and profitable employment. Among its 

    areas of concentration are such topics as dependent care, alternative 

    work schedules, flexible benefit packages, wage issues, pay equity and 

    health and safety concerns of women workers. The Bureau prepares and 

    distributes publications and fact sheets on many of these issues.

    

    Operating within the Office of the Secretary of Labor, the Bureau 

    participates in departmental policymaking and program planning and 

    coordinates Labor Department programs affecting women's 

    employment.

    

    The Bureau maintains a national office in Washington, DC, where 

    policy and program directions are developed. Ten regional offices carry 

    out agency programs and develop local programs tailored to the needs of 

    the individual regions.

    

    Additional information about the Women's Bureau, its program, 

    objectives and services can be obtained by contacting the national office 

    at 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, (202) 

    523-6652.

    
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