Steven Reardon, left, and Shannon Kelly, right, of Allen Norton & Blue. Courtesy photos Biden's New Gender Policy Council's Potential Major Impact on Employment Law
On International Women's Day, March 8, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. signed an executive order establishing a White House Gender Policy Council, which may have implications for labor and employment laws under the new administration.
March 19, 2021 at 09:20 AM
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On International Women's Day, March 8, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. signed an executive order establishing a White House Gender Policy Council, which may have implications for labor and employment laws under the new administration. The new council, comprised of nearly every member of the president's cabinet, is tasked with helping push gender equity on the administration's domestic and foreign policy efforts. More specifically, some of the issues the council will focus on include combating sexual harassment, addressing structural barriers to women's participation in the workforce, decreasing gender wage and wealth gaps, addressing caregiving issues that have disproportionately impacted women, and responding to gender-based violence. The executive order also looks to increase gender diversity in the federal workforce and military.
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