DOCUMENT RESUME ED 290 88C CE 049 550 TITLE A Prospectus of Working Women's Concerns. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities of the Committee on Education and Labor. House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session (July 21-22, 1987). INSTITUTION Congress of the Washington, D.C. House Committee on Education and Labor. PUB DATE 87 NOTE 263p.; Serial No. 100-43. AVAILABLE FROMSuperintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. PUB TYPE Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials (090) -- Viewpoints (120) EDRS PRICE MFO1 /PC11 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Day Care; *Employed Women; *Equal Opportunities (Jobs); *Federal Legislation; Hearings; Nontraditional Occupations; Poverty; *Salary Wage Differentials; *Sex Discrimination; *Sex Fairness ABSTRACT This document contains congressional hearings to raise a variety of issues and problems pertaining to women in the workplace. It focuses on legislation that might alleviate any adverse conditions that might exist, especially H.R. 2577, the Economic Equity Act of 1987. Issues include barriers in pay equity, wider opportunities for women and integrating the male-dominated fields, underemployment, child care, and the femininization of poverty. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements of representatives in Congress and individuals representing the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Children's Defense Fund; KRBK-TV, Sacramento' Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.; Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor; American Association of Retired Persons; Brandeis University; Kings County, Brooklyn, New York; National Institute for Women of Color; Wider Opportunities for Women, Inc.; Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities; McClendon News Service; Pension Rights Center; Women and Poverty Project; and United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. 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COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR Q AUGUSI US F.HAWKINS, California, Chairman WILLIAM D. FORD, Michigan JAM M. JEFFORDS, Vermont JOSEPH M. GAYDOS, Pennsylvania WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvania WILLIAM (BILL) CLAY, Missouri E. THOMAS COLEMAN, Missouri MARIO BIAGGI, New York THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin AUSTIN J. MURPHY, Pennsylvania MARGE ROUKEMA, New Jersey DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan STEVE GUNDERSON, Wisconsin PAT WILLIAMS, Montana STEVE BARTLETT, Texas MATTHEW G. MARTINEZ, California THOMAS J. TAUKE, Iowa MAJOR R. OWENS, New York RICHARD K. ARMEY, Texas CHARLES A. HAYES, Illinois HARRIS W. FAWELL, Illinois CARL C. PERKINS, Kentucky PAUL B. HENRY, Michigan THOMAS C. SAWYER, Ohio FRED GRANDY, Iowa STEPHEN J. SOLARZ, New York CASS BALLENGER, North Carolina ROBERT E. WISE, JR., West Virginia TIMOTHY J. PENNY, Minnesota BILL RICHARDSON, New Mexico TOMMY F. ROBINSON, Arkansas PETER J. VISCLCSKY, Indiana CHESTER G. ATKINS, Massachusetts JAMES JONTZ, Indiana SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES MATTHEW G. MARTINEZ, California, Chairman PAT WILLIAMS, Montana STEVE GUNDERSON, Wisconsin CHARLES A. HAYES, Illinois PAUL B. HENRY, Michigan MAJOR R. OWENS, New York FRED GRANDY, Iowa CHESTER G. ATKINS, Massachusetts JAMES M. JEFFORDS, Vermont JAMES JONTZ, Indiana (Ex Officio) AUGUSTUS F. HAWKINS, California (Ex Officio) 4 3 3.18ATAVA Y903 Ta3E 4 CONTENTS Page Hearings held in Washington, DC: July 21, 1987 1 July 22, 1987 129 Statement of: Berry, Mary Frances, Commissioner, U.S. Commissionon Civil Rights 69 Blank, Helen, Director of Child Care, Children's Defense Fund 205 Craft, Christine, news director and co-anchor, KRBK-TV, Sacramento, CA 35 Crim, Sarah K., staff, special projects division, the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.; accompanied by: Patricia Logan, staff editor, occupational safety and health reporter 80 Dennis, Shirley M., director of the Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor 14 Engelter, George, member, national legislative committee, American As- sociation of Retired Persons 221 Handler, Dr. Evelyn, president, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 150 Holtzman, Elizabeth, district attorney, Kings County, Brooklyn, NY 169 Lee, Irene, on behalf of the National Institute for Women ofColor 180 Marano, Cynthia, executive director, Wider Opportunities for Women, Inc 101 Martinez, Hon. Matthesir, chairman, Subcommitteeon Employment Op- portunities 1 McClendon, Sarah, director and Washington correspondent, McClendon News Service 42 Moss, Anne, director, women's pension project, Pension Rights Center 246 Oakar, Hon. Mary Ross, a Representative in Congress from the Stateof Ohio 55 Pearce, Diana, director, Women and Poverty Project 230 Schroeder, Hon. Patricia, a Representative in Congress from theState of Colorado 2 Snowe, Hon. Olympia, a Representative in Congress from theState of Maine 130 Wynn, William H., international president, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union; accompanied by: Pat Scarcelli, vice presi- dent and director of women's affairs 90 Prepared statements: Berry, Mary Frances, Commissioner, U.S. Commissionon Civil Rights 74 Blank, Helen, director, Child Care, Children's Defense Fund, Washington, DC 209 Craft, Christine, news director and co-anchor, KRBK-TV,Sacramento, CA 38 Crim, Sarah, staff editor, the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc 83 Dennis, Shirley M., director of the Women's Bureau, U.S. Departmentof Labor 18 Engelter, George, AARP board of directors, American Association ofRe- tired Persons 224 Gunderson, Hon. Steve, a Representative in Congress from theState of Wisconsin 143 Handler, Evelyn E., president, Brandeis University, Waltham,MA 154 Holtzman, Elizabeth, district attorney of Kings County, NY 173 Lee, Irene, on behalf of National Institute for Women of Color 183 Marano, Cynthia, executive director, Wider Opportunities for Women,Inc 105 McClendon, Farah, McClendon News Service 47 Moss, Anne, director, women's pension project, Pension Rights Center 248 IV Prepared statementsContinued Page Oskar, Hon. Mary Rose, a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio 60 Pearce, Diana M., director, Women and Poverty Project 236 Schroeder, Hon. Patricia, a Representative in Congress from the State of Colorado 5 -Snowe, Hon. Olympia, a Representative n Congress from the State of Maine 134 Wynn, William H., international pres sent, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union 93 Letters: Smail, Annette Klang, Novato, CA, letter to Congresswoman Barbara Boxer, dated July 20, 1987 to be inserted in Congressional Record 258 5 A PROSPECTUS OF WORKING WOMEN'S CONCERNS TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1987 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:30a.m., in room 2175, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon.Matthew G. Martinez (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Members present: Representatives Martinez, Williams,Hayes, Owens, Jontz, Hawkins, and Gunderson. Staff present: Eric Jensen, Valerie White, Tammy Harris,Shir- ley Wilcher, Mark Poroden, Jeff Fox, and Mary Gardner. STATEMENT OF HON. MATTHEW MARTINEZ, CHAIRMAN, SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Mr. MARTINEZ. As somebody said this morning, I would belate to my own funeral. I don't know if that is necessarily true, but at least let me apologize to my colleague, Pat Schroeder. We are going to be joined ina few minutes by Congressman Hayes. So I will just go ahead and start thehearing, and get my morning and get my statement out of theway. Let me welcome you all today to this hearing, thefirst of a two- day hearing. The Subcommitteeon Employment Opportunities, which I am the chairman of, has called thishearing to raise a vari- ety of issues and problems pertaining towomen in the workplace. We are here to discuss legislation which might alleviateany ad- verse conditions that might exist. There is one bill that we will focuson throughout the hearing, H.R. 2577, I believe appropriately called the Economic EquityAct of 1987. This bill is an omnibus bill that combines about 13other bills and was introduced last month byour first witness today, the Honorable Pat Schroeder, possible candidate forthe presidency, and our colleague the Honorable Olympia Snowe, whowill be our first witness at tomorrow's hearing. There will be three panels each day. The first panel todaywill discuss women in the work force, the broad perspective;the second will discuss barriers inpay equity; and the last will discuss wider opportunities for women