Minutes, 1971-1992.

Seattle (Wash.). Office of Human Rights. Women's Division.

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Seattle Women's Commission

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Established in 1970 to provide advice to the mayor, city council, and other departments regarding women's issues; mission is to establish goals, priorities, and immediate action objectives in alleviating discrimination against women; originally gave direction to the Seattle Women's Division of the Office of Human Resources; reorganization in 1973 created the Office of Women's Rights, later the Office for Women's Rights, which provided staff support for the commission. From the descri...

Seattle (Wash.). Office for Women's Rights

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By the end of 1973, twenty-five percent of Seattle's employees were women, few of whom worked in management, protective services, or the trades. Through a 1972 executive order, Seattle's mayor instituted a voluntary affirmative action plan for increasing the number of women and minorities in city employment. In response to the executive order, the Office of Women's Rights, the Human Rights Dept., and city departments set overall city affirmative action goals. In 1978, the mayor required that dep...

Seattle (Wash.). Office of Women's Rights

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The Office of Women's Rights, an agency of the Executive Dept., was established in 1973. Prior to 1973, the Women's Division was a separate office within the Office of Human Resources, serving as staff support for the Seattle Women's Commission. The office developed and coordinated programs to promote equal opportunity for women and sexual minorities. The office was abolished in 1997, and its responsibilities were assumed by the Office for Civil Rights. In 1975, Seattle mayor Wes Uhlman and the ...