Office on the Economic Status of Women
"The commission shall study and report to the legislature on all matters relating to the economic status of women in Minnesota ..."
The Office on the Economic Status of Women (OESW) advises the legislature and provides information and statistics on women in Minnesota. The office gathers information on population characteristics, educational attainment and enrollments, marital and parental status, household characteristics, labor force status and employment characteristics, and basic information on women's legal and economic rights.
The OESW, formerly the Council on the
Economic Status of Women, was created by the Minnesota Legislature in
1976. In 1983 it was reorganized as a joint legislative advisory
commission and the name changed to the Commission on the Economic
Status of Women. In 2005 it was renamed the Office on the
Economic Status of Women and aligned under the Legislative Coordinating
Commission.
What's New: Events, Briefs, Status Reports and Fact Sheets are available on:
- 2009 Women's Policy Forum (Flyer posted 3/17/09)
- Women in the Minnesota Legislature, 2009 (Fact Sheet posted 11/6/2008)
- Senate Judiciary Committee Informational Hearing: Human Trafficking in Minnesota (posted 7/31/08)
- Women and Poverty in Minnesota (Brief posted 7/15/2008)
- Minnesota Legislative Session Summary 2008(posted 6/15/2008)
- Women Veterans, United States(Fact Sheet posted 12/7/2007)
- Earnings Gap: Women in their 20's and 30's(Status Report posted 11/9/2007)
- Saving and Investing for Retirement, United States (Status Report posted 6/15/2007)
- Mothers, 1975-2005, Minnesota (Status Report posted 5/15/2007)
- Women and Health Insurance in Minnesota (Status Report posted 4/23/2007)
