"The commission shall study and report
to the legislature on
all matters relating to the economic status of women in Minnesota
..."
-Minnesota
Statutes 3.303
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.
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