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Stakeholder Consultation

Women’s Bureau (WB)Department of Labor (DOL)

DRAFT Strategic Plan

FY 2010-2016

Draft: April 8, 2010

Strategic Plan Background

The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993:– Aims to improve the confidence of the American

people in the capability of Federal government.– Holds Federal agencies accountable to results.

A strategic plan meets that requirement by describing the agency’s:– Vision and Mission– Strategic Objectives and Goals– Strategies

DOL Stakeholder Process

The DOL stakeholder consultation process is occurring two-fold:

– Outreach: Web chats and various types of meetings

– Public Notice and Review: A draft plan will be available online in July.

Go to http://www.dol.gov/strategicplan2010 plan for the latest information.

We Want to Hear From You

We want to collect your feedback on proposed goals and outcomes.

We want to consider your views and concerns while the plan is being written.

Women's Bureau Overview

Vision: To empower all working women to achieve economic security.

Mission: Women in the workforce are vital to the nation’s economic security.  The Women’s Bureau develops policies and standards and conducts inquiries to safeguard the interests of working women; to advocate for their equality and economic security for themselves and their families; and to promote quality work environments.

Leadership: Sara Manzano-Díaz, Director

Organization: 58 FTE in National and Regional Offices Current FY 2010 Resources: $12,255,000

Women’s Bureau Priorities

Pay Equity

Green Jobs/Nontraditional Jobs/STEM Jobs

Homeless Women Veterans

Work Life Balance

Secretary Solis’ Goals

The Women's Bureau supports the following DOL’s Strategic Goals and Outcome Goals:

Strategic Goal 1: Prepare workers for good jobs and ensure fair compensation.

– Increase workers’ incomes & narrow wage & income inequality.– Assure skills and knowledge that prepare workers to succeed in a

knowledge-based economy, including in high-growth and emerging industry sectors like “green” jobs.

– Help workers who are in low-wage jobs or out of the labor market find a path into middle class jobs.

Strategic Goal 3: Assure fair and high quality work-life environments.

– Break down barriers to fair and diverse workplaces so that every worker’s contribution is respected.

– Provide workplace flexibility for family and personal care-giving.

Do you have any feedback in regards to these goals?

Women’s Bureau Strategies

Our approach– The Women’s Bureau will develop national policy, technical

assistance, and outreach that promote the adoption and implementation of policies/strategies to improve employment outcomes for wage-earning women.

Our strategies to achieve these goals include:– Policy: Conduct research and analysis that identifies and validates

effective policies/strategies for working women.

– Technical Assistance: Provide technical assistance regarding the implementation of policies/strategies that relate to working women and their families.

– Outreach: Build partnerships that promote implementation of policies/strategies that impact working women.

Do you have any feedback in regards to these strategies?

Women's Bureau Outcomes

How will we measure success?

– Short-term: Number of policy outputs; policy agreements, including partnerships and collaborations; and outreach activities

– Intermediate: Number of targeted Federal, state, local agencies, and service providers adopting policies/strategies proposed by the Women’s Bureau; and number of TA recipients with the increased capacity to implement the Women’s Bureau’s proposed strategies

– Long-term: Number of targeted Federal, state, local agencies, and service providers implementing policies/strategies proposed by the Women’s Bureau

Do you have any feedback in regards to these outcomes?

Women’s Bureau Results

How will the WB’s efforts affect the welfare of wage-earning women?

– Prepare women for good jobs and ensure fair compensation.

– Assure fair and high quality work-life environments.

Do you have any feedback in regards to these strategic goals?

Questions

If you would like to send comments to DOL or to learn more about the DOL strategic planning

process, please visit http://www.dol.gov/strategicplan2010.