About Us
- Latifa Lyles, Acting Director — Biography
- Nancy Santiago Negrón, Acting Deputy Director — Biography
- Sandra Vega, Chief of Staff — Biography
- Karen Furia, National Office Coordinator — Biography
- Suzanne M. Burnette, Acting Chief, Office of Policy and Programs — Biography
- Paris Mack, Chief, Office of Information and Support Services
The Women's Bureau was created by law in 1920 to formulate standards and policies to promote the welfare of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
Our Mission
Women in the workforce are vital to the nation's economic security. The Women's Bureau develops policies and standards and conducts inquiries to safeguard the interests of working women; to advocate for their equality and economic security for themselves and their families; and to promote quality work environments.
Our Vision
To empower all working women to achieve economic security.
Our Logo
In 2010 the Bureau marked its 90th anniversary and kicked off its year-long commemoration with First Lady Michelle Obama. In honor of this anniversary, a special logo was created for the Women's Bureau. The logo’s four collars represents the past, present and future, of women’s jobs: pink (traditional jobs); blue (nontraditional jobs); white (professional jobs), and green (emerging higher paying green jobs). This logo allows people to instantly associate our work and events with the Women’s Bureau at the Department of Labor.
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To read more about this commemorative event, click here.
Our History
The Women's Bureau was established in the Department of Labor by Public Law No. 259 of June 5, 1920. The law gave the Bureau the duty to “formulate standards and policies which shall promote the welfare of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment.” It also gave the Bureau the authority to investigate and report to the U.S. Department of Labor upon all matters pertaining to the welfare of women in industry. It is the only federal agency mandated to represent the needs of wage-earning women in the public policy process, read more.
For more information on previous Women's Bureau Directors visit the Director's Gallery.
