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Women in the Federal Government Sharon M. Wong Office of Diversity and Inclusion U.S. Office of Personnel Management 12/8/2015 1

Overview • U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) • “recruiting, retaining and honoring a world-class workforce to serve the American people” • Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) • Leads and manages the government-wide Diversity and Inclusion efforts 12/8/2015 2

Federal Employment of Women Women in Civilian Workforce Women in Federal Workforce 43.2 % 46.1 % 12/8/2015 4

Occupations Science | 33.3% Top 10 Occupations Employing Women Permanent Employment Occupation Count Percent Technology | 30.1% 0610 - NURSE 63,717 82.91% 0679 - MEDICAL SUPPORT ASSISTANCE 17,117 71.60% 0303 - MISCELLANEOUS CLERK AND ASSISTANT 36,879 70.02% 0201 - HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 19,084 69.46% Engineering | 16.9% 0105 - SOCIAL INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION 19,574 68.86% 0962 - CONTACT REPRESENTATIVE 18,385 68.38% 0501 - FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM 16,011 65.48% 0343 - MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 41,010 59.17% Mathematics | 35.3% 1102 - CONTRACTING 19,934 55.12% 0301 - MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM 42,534 51.75% 1101 - GENERAL BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY 13,207 51.57% 12/8/2015 5

Equal Pay and Wage Discrimination Earnings Ratio between Projected Year for Closing Men and Women of Gender Wage Gap (as % of male salary) (based on historical trends for (Employed Full-Time, Year Round, data salary advances)² from 2013)¹ 1. Florida 2038 1. New York 87.6% 2. California 2042 2. Maryland 87.4% … … National Average 79.2% 50. Louisiana 2106 50. West Virginia 67.3% 51. Wyoming 2159 51. Louisiana 66.7% ¹ ² Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 2015 12/8/2015 6

Equal Pay and Wage Discrimination 12/8/2015 7

Equal Pay and Wage Discrimination National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force • Established in 2010 at the request of President Obama • Brings together OPM, EEOC, DOJ, and DOL • Intended to provide redress to instances of wage discrimination, and to strengthen collaborative insight 12/8/2015 8

Closing the Pay Gap 12/8/2015 9

Executive Advancement Senior Executive Service Corporate Officers (Fortune 500) 12/8/2015 10

Management Women Supervisors/Managers by Age 45.0% 42.5% 40.0% 37.5% 25-34 35.0% 35-44 45-54 32.5% 55-64 30.0% 27.5% 25.0% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 12/8/2015 11

Collaborations Executive Women in Motion (EWIM) • White House Equal Futures Partnership Initiative Executive Women in Federally Employed Government (EWG) Women (FEW) 12/8/2015 12

Work-Life 29% Telework 13% 57% Choose Not to Telework Do Not Telework Due to Barriers 12/8/2015 13

Work-Life 12/8/2015 14

Work-Life Workplace Flexibilities Satisfaction Rates 100% 90% • Family and Medical Leave 80% Act (1993) 70% 60% • Federal Employees 50% Family-Friendly Leave Act 40% (1994) 30% 20% • Presidential Memorandum 10% (Jan 15, 20105) 0% Telework Child Care Alternative Work Schedule Male Female 12/8/2015 15

Resources Governmentwide Strategy on Advancing Pay Equality in the Federal Government -- • https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/reference- materials/reports/Governmentwide-Strategy-on-Advancing-Pay-Equality-in-the- Federal-Government.pdf • Handbook on Leave and Workplace Flexibilities for Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care -- https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave- administration/fact-sheets/handbook-on-leave-and-workplace-flexibilities-for- childbirth-adoption-and-foster-care.pdf • Handbook on Workplace Flexibilities and Work-Life Programs for Elder Care -- https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-administration/fact- sheets/handbook-on-workplace-flexibilities-and-work-life-programs-for-elder- care.pdf 12/8/2015 16

Race or National Origin Permanent Employment (Sep 2014) TOTAL WOMEN American American Indian or Indian or Asian, 5.9% Alaskan Alaskan Asian, 5.6% Native, 1.7% Native, 2.1% Black/African American, Black/African 18.1% American, Native 24.5% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Native 0.4% Hawaiian or More Than Pacific One Race, Islander, 0.4% 1.2% More Than Hispanic, White, 64.6% One Race, 8.4% 1.2% White, 57.9% Hispanic, 7.9% 12/8/2015 17

Intersectionality Women with Women Veterans Disabilities There are nearly 2 million women veterans • Comprise 9.2% of the total veteran Executive Order 13458 population (November 9, 2009) • 20% of veterans who served after 9/11 • Created the Veterans Employment Initiative Executive Order 13518 • In 2012, the Women Veterans Initiative (November 9, 2009) launched • Created the Veterans Employment Initiative Permanent Federal Employment: • In 2012, the Women Veterans Initiative FY 2014 – 247,608 launched FY 2013 – 234,395 New Hires: FY 2014 – 20,615 12/8/2015 18

My Story 12/8/2015 19

My Story Who you know – Gets you in the door What you know – Keeps you there How you use it – Gets you ahead 12/8/2015 20

Questions? U.S. Office of Personnel Management Office of Diversity and Inclusion (202) 606-7140 sharon.wong@opm.gov 12/8/2015 21