Women in science and technology equal opportunity act, 1980 : hearing before the Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, second session, on S. 568 ... March 3, 1980.

  • United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research.
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1980
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Credit: Women in science and technology equal opportunity act, 1980 : hearing before the Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, second session, on S. 568 ... March 3, 1980. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The legislation that we will be considering today is designed to overcome some of the impediments that have discouraged so many able women in pursuing careers in science and engineering. It includes programs to increase the number of employment and re- search opportunities for women scientists. It provides funding to the National Science Foundation at the elementary, secondary, and college levels, to encourage and prepare women to pursue careers in science. It authorizes information programs to help women enter and advance in scientific and technical careers. It establishes pro- grams for increased public understanding of the opportunities for women in science, and it calls for data collection and reporting procedures to measure progress in achieving greater participation. Today we will hear from Betty Vetter, executive director of the Scientific Manpower Commission, who will describe the current status of women in science. Dr. George Pimentel, Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation, will discuss the Foundation’s current activities related to women in science and the issues that S. 568 addresses. We will hear from a panel consisting of Dr. Ann Reynolds, provost of Ohio State University, Dr. Shirley Malcom, of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Margaret Dunkle of the Federation of Organizations for Professional Women, and Dr. Mary Kostalos, who directs the women in science career facilitation program at Chatham College in Pennsylvania. We know that Federal legislation alone will not change the patterns whose origins are very complex, but Federal effort in this area can, I believe, help create a new commitment on the part of the scientific community, educators, and employers, to make a reality of the promises that we as a Nation have made to provide equal opportunity for all. | [The text of the Committee Print of S. 568, follows:] [COMMITTEE PRINT] JANUARY 25, 1980 [96th Cong., 2d Session] S. 568 To promote the full use of human resources in science and technology through a comprehensive program to maximize the potential contribution and advancement of women in scientific, professional, and technical careers. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 7 (legislative day, February 22), 1979 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Human Resources [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced March 7, 1979] A BILL To promote the full use of human resources in science and technology through a comprehensive program to maximize the potential contribution and advancement of women in scientific, professonal, and technical careers. Be. it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the ‘‘Women in Science and Technology Equal Opportunity Act”’