Title 29, LaborRelease 119-110

§2507 Study of Barriers to Participation of Women in Apprenticeable Occupations and Nontraditional Occupations

Title 29 › CHAPTER 27 — WOMEN IN APPRENTICESHIP AND NONTRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS › § 2507

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Labor must use funds available for Department of Labor operations in fiscal years 1994 and 1995 to study how women take part in apprenticeship jobs and in jobs where women are underrepresented. The study must look at barriers to participation, ways to overcome them, how well women stay in these jobs and ways to keep them, whether help from community groups works, and other related issues. No later than 2 years after October 27, 1992, the Secretary must send Congress a report that summarizes the study’s results and gives any recommendations the Secretary thinks are appropriate.

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Title 29, §2507

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(a)Study
With funds available to the Secretary to carry out the operations of the Department of Labor in fiscal years 1994 and 1995, the Secretary shall conduct a study of the participation of women in apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations. The study shall examine—
(1)the barriers to participation of women in apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations;
(2)strategies for overcoming such barriers;
(3)the retention rates for women in apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations;
(4)strategies for retaining women in apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations;
(5)the effectiveness of the technical assistance provided by the community-based organizations; and
(6)other relevant issues affecting the participation of women in apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations.
(b)Report
Not later than 2 years after October 27, 1992, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report containing a summary of the results of the study described in subsection (a) and such recommendations as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.

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29 U.S.C. § 2507

Title 29, Labor

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110