Women’s Bureau Centennial | 1920-2020

As the Women’s Bureau marks 100 years in 2020, we are reflecting on the past, highlighting the present, and paving the path forward for future progress. Join us as we honor a centennial of our purpose and your work.

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Guidance for Preparing Workplaces for Coronavirus

Find U.S. Department of Labor resources on preparing workplaces for the COVID-19 virus (also known as Coronavirus).

Request for Information

Women’s Bureau is requesting comment concerning current state- and employer-provided paid leave programs.

WANTO - women in apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations

Expanding Career Opportunities

Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) grants expand pathways for women to enter and lead in all industries.

Coronavirus-Related Paid Family and Medical Leave and Paid Sick Leave

Learn about paid family and medical leave and paid sick leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

100 Years - Women's Bureau - Our Purpose. Your Work

From the Director

Women’s Bureau Director Laurie Todd-Smith on why the bureau’s work is just as important today as when it was founded 100 years ago.

Chart displaying the top 10 occupations women have held in each decade since 1920

100 Years of Working Women

Women have been in the work force for more than 100 years, but in honor of the 100th Anniversary of the Women’s Bureau, find the top 10 occupations women have held in each decade since 1920.