Women’s Special Emphasis Program
Executive Order 11478 integrated the Federal Women’s Program (FWP) into the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program
Based on recommendations of the Commission on the Status of Women (Commission), established by President Kennedy and chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt, the Federal Women’s Program (FWP) was established in 1963 as a vehicle to provide opportunities for recruitment, selection, training, and advancement of women in the Federal government. In 1967, Executive Order 11375 added sex to other prohibited forms of discrimination such as race, color, religion, and national origin. In response to this, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) established the FWP. In 1969, Executive Order 11478 integrated the FWP into the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program and placed the FWP under the direction of EEO in each Federal agency.
OPM regulations implementing the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-261, March 1972) require that Federal agencies designate a FWP Manager to advise the Director of EEO on matters affecting the employment and advancement of women. This law also requires that Federal agencies allocate sufficient resources for their Federal Women’s Programs.
Objectives
The primary purpose of the Federal Women’s Program is to improve the status of women in the Federal government through education and advising of agency employees and by providing management officials with information on workforce trends.
The Federal Women’s Program Manager
The designation of a Federal Women’s Program Manager was codified in the Code of Federal Regulations (29 CFR 1614.102) as appropriate for carrying out equal employment opportunity functions in all organizational units of an agency, and at all agency installations. The Federal Women’s Program Manager (FWPM) position was established to ensure that agencies meet the requirements of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regulations. The FWPM advises management of their FWP responsibilities, the status and progress of the program and the concerns of women in their organization. The FWPM is responsible for all women within their organization, regardless of grade level or occupational category.
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