This resolution (1) designates March 2-March 8, 2020, as Women of the Aviation Workforce Week; (2) celebrates the U.S. aviation workforce; (3) encourages educational and training institutions to recruit women to join the aviation workforce; (4) encourages employers in the aviation industry to hire a diverse workforce, including women, veterans, and other underrepresented individuals; and (5) commits to raising awareness about the gender gap in the air and space industry, and taking legislative actions to address the gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1602-1603)
Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1602-1603)
Transportation and Public Works
Aviation and airportsCommemorative events and holidaysCongressional tributesEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsMinority employmentScience and engineering educationTransportation employeesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVocational and technical educationWomen's educationWomen's employment
A resolution designating March 2 through March 8, 2020, as "Women of the Aviation Workforce Week".
USA116th CongressSRES-534| Senate
| Updated: 3/5/2020
This resolution (1) designates March 2-March 8, 2020, as Women of the Aviation Workforce Week; (2) celebrates the U.S. aviation workforce; (3) encourages educational and training institutions to recruit women to join the aviation workforce; (4) encourages employers in the aviation industry to hire a diverse workforce, including women, veterans, and other underrepresented individuals; and (5) commits to raising awareness about the gender gap in the air and space industry, and taking legislative actions to address the gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields.
Aviation and airportsCommemorative events and holidaysCongressional tributesEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsMinority employmentScience and engineering educationTransportation employeesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVocational and technical educationWomen's educationWomen's employment