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Show CONGRESSIONAL RECORD appropriate organizations, such as that the American Civil Liberties Union, the sociatiO'n or Women Lawyers, the ederatiO'n of Business and Professional WO'men's Club, the General Federation of Women's Clubs, the National Councfl of Negro WO'men, the National oouncn of Jewish Women, and other civil groups, give serious consideration to' bringing legal action to require the EEOC to O'b serve the law. Women are being de prived or their civil rtghtsby the EEOC's advertising guideline of April 22, 1966. Third. I recommend that the President no min ate for appointment to' the EEOC only such persons whose concern for justice and fairness encompasses all per sons, and whose will to enforce the law will be clear to everyone. this country need President's intent The women of to the doubts offset the which the EEOC has raised admtnlstratlon's of reassurance to the as good faith in admin istering the equal Job opportunity pro visions of the law. recommend Fourth. I papers that to' the they witness their news concern for human rights by voluntarily com plying with the law. Fifth. I recommend that organizations and individuals concerned with human rights vlgorously protest to the President against the unlawful action or the EEOC on advertising and their generally nega tive attitude toward the sex diserimina I commend tion provisions of the act. the District or Columbia F'ederation of Business and Protesslonal WO'men's Clubs for doing SO' at its convention in May 1966, and I include the text or the federa tion's resolution RECORD, as RESOLUTION at this PO'int in PASSED UNANIMOUSLY DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FEDERATION NESS MAY BY OF THE BUSI PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUBS AND 17TH THEIR the follows : CONVENTION, ANNUAL AT HELD 6-7, 1966, WASHINGTON, D.C. of enacted, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 1964 to make it unlawful to discriminate in employment on the basis of sex, and estab lished a five-member Equal Employment Op portunity Commission to carry out the pro visions of this title; Whereas the President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, has given unprecedented recognition to merit and talent by the ap pomtment of numbers of women to salaried positions of responsibility as distinguished from honorary positions; and has often pub licly declared his determination to ban dis crimination against women in government has, in fact, included one woman mem ber when he appointed the Equal Employ and ment Opportunity Commission; notice ment 704(b) or advertisement ... Rights Act by makes it unlawful for "any relating to employ indicating any preference, limita tions, specification, on Civil above the Whereas or race, religion, sex, And whereas the discrimination, based or national origin," Equal Employment Op re newspapers categories of sex by Civil Act of the covered the Rights 1964 may place advertising for jobs sexes in columns classified by open to both publishers under 'Male' and 'Feinale' head ings to indicate by publishers." (31 F.R. 6419): Now there fore be it Resolved by the District Of Columbia State Of Federation Business that some occupations are and Clubs, numbering ployed women in all walks Professional some 1100 em Of economic life including business, government, and prOfes sions, That the above guidelines releaSed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Com mission violate the intent of regard to in women Congress with employment and are recognized by thinking women as a deliberate disregard of their interests; be it further Resolved, That be appeal President of the United made to the States to lend his influence to the end that vertising conform to the help wanted ad objective of elimi nating discrimination based on sex, even as it does with regard to discrimination in other forms; be it further Resolved, That the members of the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission and Members of Congress be provided with a copy of this Resolution; be it further Resolved, That other State Federations of Business and Professional Women's Clubs and the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's of this Resolution as Clubs be alerted to provided with a copy a basis for concerted protest the disregard of the clear meaning of Title VII and particularly of Sec action to tion 704(b) relating to advertising for em ployment; be it further Resolved, That following words: "Advertisers in only the advertising of employer and not headings used the covered this situation and be portunity Commission on April 27, 1966, leased guidelines which clearly approve the continuation of Help Wanted advertising in under mission will consider Women's Whereas the Congress of the United states Section considered more attractive to persons of ene In such cases, the Com sex than the other. a copy of this Resolution be sent to the Members of the Citizen's Ad Council on the Status of Women; and visory be it further Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution sent to other appropriate organizations. 222-168-3703 u.s. 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