June updates: First-ever Labor Dept. summit on gender-based violence and harassment at work...

Paid leave conference and other June updates from the Women’s Bureau. [] [WB Updates]( [About Us]( [News]( [Data]( [Contact Us]( [New Logo]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Eliminating Gender-Based Violence and Harassment in the World of Work [GBVH summit graphic] On June 18, the Women’s Bureau hosted the Department of Labor’s first-ever summit on gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work, which featured multiple government agencies and representatives from the White House, unions, employers, worker organizations and more. It was a day filled with knowledge sharing, connection making and idea generation.  A panel of workers, organizers and union representatives shared the importance of worker-led initiatives to prevent and address gender-based violence and harassment at work. Dr. Catherine Powell from the White House Gender Policy Council emphasized the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to ending gender-based violence and harassment in the workplace and in all aspects of life, as evidenced by their 2023 National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence. And representatives from the International Labour Organization, the ILO Office for the U.S. and Canada and the Government of Canada highlighted the role of ILO Convention 190 and its principles for governments working to eliminate gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work. - [View the readout]( - See photos on [LinkedIn]( or [Instagram]( - [Watch a short video]( about efforts to eliminate gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work - [Read our blog]( on gender-based violence and harassment as a workplace safety and health issue - [Watch a recording of the summit]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Strengthening the Care Economy [Wendy & Tom Perez] On June 26, the Women's Bureau hosted the Paid Leave: Equity in Implementation conference, which brought together researchers, state paid leave administrators and representatives from the federal government to discuss research findings, policy innovations and promising practices related to implementing equitable paid leave policies. WB also released a [new brief capturing how states are centering equity in their paid leave programs](.   Panelists shared evidence about the effectiveness of equitable paid leave policies in reducing poverty and made the case that equity both in program design and in implementation should be top of mind for decision makers and administrators.  - [View the readout]( - [Watch a short video]( of Director Wendy-Chun Hoon and Senior White House Advisor Tom Perez (pictured above) discussing paid leave - [Visit our Paid Leave webpage]( [Gayle Geneva] Earlier in the month, WB Deputy Director Gayle Goldin (in the red jacket above) joined the U.S. delegation, led by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), to the 2024 International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. ILAB and WB took part in negotiations on the care economy, focusing on the unequal distribution of care work, promoting comprehensive leave policies, addressing all forms of discrimination and highlighting the importance of collective bargaining in the care economy.  - [View the readout](  --------------------------------------------------------------- Ensuring Equity in Infrastructure [JAS with Woodfin] Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su (pictured above right with Birmingham, Ala. Mayor Randall Woodfin) is traveling the country to uplift states and cities that are advancing good jobs and equity through the Biden-Harris administration’s historic federal investments in infrastructure. The Department’s Good Jobs Principles include living wages, good benefits, economic security, the right to a safe and respectful workplace and the right to organize and join a union. As a piece of this work, the Women’s Bureau is supporting efforts across the country to ensure that underserved communities including women and people of color have access to job opportunities.  - [Watch Acting Secretary Su’s short video]( - [Learn more about the Good Jobs Principles]( - [Get our guide to building an equitable infrastructure workforce]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Observances Pride Month – June  - [Read a blog from a WB staffer about how the Labor Department is supporting LGBTQI+ workers nationwide]( Father’s Day – June 16 - [Learn why family-supporting policies are good for dads]( International Domestic Workers Day – June 16 - [Get information about domestic workers in the U.S.]( and access sample employment agreements for domestic workers in eight languages --------------------------------------------------------------- Women's Bureau in the News - NPR: [An Alabama manufacturer shows how to retain working moms: child care]( - The Oregonian: [Sand, sun, and financial strain: Why some parents are dreading summer break]( - WBUR: [Family child care is vital, but declining. Massachusetts is reversing the trend]( - Provincetown Independent: [Child-Care Providers Navigate a Trying Landscape]( - LaborPress.org: [Leah Rambo, President of NEW: An Extraordinary Leader]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WB on Social Media [Follow us on X]( and [LinkedIn](. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Working women having a conversation]( The Women’s Bureau has championed the rights of working women and served as a convener of conversations critical to an equitable economy for women for more than 100 years. Follow us on social media to learn more about the latest research, initiatives, policies and updates related to working women and their families. 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