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:
- The Economic Status of Older Women, 2010 (Status Report posted 7/14/10)
- Older Women in Minnesota - Economic Realities Event: Agenda, Materials and Audio (posted 7/15/10)
- Women in the Judiciary in Minnesota (Fact Sheet posted 5/21/10)
- Women and Green Jobs in Minnesota (Brief posted 5/01/10)
- UPDATED: Guide to Child Support & Spousal Maintenance Cost of Living Adjustments (Guide posted 4/09/10)
- Economic Status of Women Presentation - Northland Women's Policy Forum - Eveleth, MN (Presentation posted 12/21/09)
- Economic Status of Women Presentation - Southeastern Minnesota Breakfast and Lunch ~ Rochester and Mankato (Presentation posted 12/03/09)
- Green Jobs for Women Roundtable Agenda, Materials and Audio (posted 9/16/09)
- Women in Elected Offices of Local Government in Minnesota, 2009 (Fact Sheet posted 8/14/09)
- Resources for Women Veterans in Minnesota (Flyer posted 8/14/09)
- 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)
- 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)
