Nontraditional Employment for Women Act
Public Law 102-235 · S. 367 · 102nd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Dec 12, 1991 · Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Sen. Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH)
Cosponsors (11): Sen. Orrin Hatch, Sen. Ted Kennedy,
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Nontraditional Employment for Women Act - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act (the Act) to define "nontraditional employment," as applied to women, to refer to occupations or fields of work where women comprise less than 25 percent of the individuals employed.
Requires service delivery area (SDA) job training plans to include: (1) goals for the training of women in nontraditional employment and the training-related placement of women in nontraditional employment and apprenticeship; (2) a description of efforts to be undertaken to accomplish such goals, including efforts to increase awareness of such training and placement opportunities; and (3) procedures for annual reporting of the extent to which the SDA has met such goals and of a statistical breakdown of women trained and placed in nontraditional occupations, including specified types of information.
Requires the State Governor's coordination and special services plan also to include such goals and descriptions of efforts for the training and placement of women in nontraditional employment under the Act and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act.
Directs the State job training coordinating council to: (1) review, summarize, and annually disseminate the results of SDAs' and Governor's efforts to train and place women in nontraditional employment; and (2) obtain from the sex equity coordinator under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act a summary of activities and an analysis of results under that Act and disseminate such summary annually.
Requires State education coordination grant recipients to provide statewide coordinated approaches, including model programs, to train, place, and retain women in nontraditional employment.
Allows the use of funds under title II (Training Services for the Disadvantaged) of the Act for outreach activities relating to education, training, work experience, and retention of women in nontraditional employment.
Directs the Secretary of Labor to use a specified portion of funds for national activities under the Act for FY 1992 through 1995 to make grants to States to develop demonstration and exemplary programs to train and place women in nontraditional employment. Limits such grants to no more than six per fiscal year. Allows States receiving such assistance to award grants to service providers and SDAs under specified conditions.
Directs the Secretary of Labor to report, with recommendations, to the Congress within five years on the extent of success of States and SDAs, and the effectiveness of such demonstration programs, in training, placing, and retaining women in nontraditional employment.
Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to mean that the Congress is taking a position on the issue of comparable worth.
Provides that failure to meet the goals in this Act shall not itself constitute a violation of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any other Federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, or age.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Dec 12, 1991Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 102-235.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 4, 1991PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 27, 1991FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Miller (CA) asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- Nov 26, 1991FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- May 24, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Feb 20, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Feb 6, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.