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Show RES 0 L UT ION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FEDERATION PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUBS at their 17th ANNUAL CONVENTION, held May 6-7, 1966 Washington Hilton Hotel Wa shington, D. C, OF BUSINESS AND WHEREAS the Congress of the United States enacted Title VII of the Civil Rights to make it unlawful to discriminate in employment on the basis of of 1964 Act sex. and established a five-member Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to carry out the provisions of this title; WHEREAS the President of the United States 7 Lyndon B. Johnson, has given un precedented recognition to merit and talent by the appointment of numbers of women to salaried positions of responsibility as distinguished from honorary positions; and has often publicly declared his deterrnination to ban discrimination against women in govern ment and has I in fact, included one woman member when he ment Opportunity Commission; appointed the Equal Employ. WHERFAS the above Ctvtl Rights Act by Section 704(b) makes it unlawful for "any indicating any preference« limitation, specification. or discriminationE based on race. religion, sex, or national origin!' notice or advertisement relating to employment .•. AND WHEREAS the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on April 27 1966, released guidelines which clearly approve the continuation of Help Wanted advertising I in newspapers under categories of sex in the following words: '''Advertisers covered by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 may place edvertts inq for jobs open to both sexes in columns classified by publishers under 'Male' and 'Female' headings to indicate that some occupations are considered more attractive to persons of sex than the other, In such cases the Commission will consider only the advertising of the covered employer and not one t headings used by publishers." (31 F .R. 6419) NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the District of Columbia State Federa tion of Business and Professional Women's Clubs numbering some 1100 employed women in all 1 walks of economic life including business: government, and professions that the above guidelines released by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission violate the intent of . 1 Congress with regard to women in employment and are recognized by thinking. women as a deliberate disregard of their interests; to lend BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that appeal be made to the President of the United States his influence to the end that help wanted advertising conform to the objective of eliminating discrimination based on sex-, even as it does with regard to discrimination in other form s; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Members of Congress be provided with a copy of this Rasolutton: 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 Clubs be alerted to this situation and be provided with a copy of this Resolution as a 'basis for concerted action to protest the disregard of the clear meaning of Title VII and particularly of Section 704 (b) relating to advertising for employment; I BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be sent to the Members of the Citizen's Advisory Council on the Status of Women; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be sent to other appropriate organizations. |
