Women in science and technology equal opportunity act, 1980 : hearing before the Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, second session, on S. 568 ... March 3, 1980.

  • United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research.
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1980
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Credit: Women in science and technology equal opportunity act, 1980 : hearing before the Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, second session, on S. 568 ... March 3, 1980. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (c) Visiting women scientists named under subsection (6) shall visit secondary schools and institutions of higher education in all regions of the country in order i ; (1) encourage girls and women to acquire skills in mathematics and science; (2) encourage girls and women to consider careers in science and engineering and to prepare themselves appropriately for such careers; and (3) conduct lectures, seminars, informal discussions, and workshops concerning various aspects of scientific and technical careers for women. (d) Each visiting woman scientist who is not otherwise employed by the United States Government shall receive compensation at a rate equal to the daily rate prescribed for GS-18 under the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, for each day, including traveltime, she is engaged in the actual performance of her duties under this section. A visiting woman scientist who is an officer or employee of the United States Government shall serve without additional compensation. Each visiting scientist shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by her in the peformance of her duties. TITLE IV—REPORTING, DATA COLLECTION, AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS Part A—Agency Responsibility DEFINITIONS Sec. 401. (a) For purposes of this title— (1) the term “Federal financial assistance’’ means any grant, loan, or contract other than a contract of insurance or guaranty; (2) the term “national laboratory” means any Government directerd research and development laboratory, as well as any research and development laboratory funded at least in part by the Federal Government, except as provided in para- graph (3) of this subsection; and (3) the term “federally funded research and development center’’ means any organization which performs research and development exclusively or substan- tially financed by the Federal Government and which is administered by an industrial firm, university, college, or other nonprofit institution. (b) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in consultation with the Director, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall establish the criteria for pr “scientific, technological, and technical positions” for the purposes of this title. ; REPORTING REQUIRED AND DATA COLLECTION Sec. 402. (a) By September 30 of each year, the Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall prepare and transmit to the Foundation a report concerning the employment status of women in scientific and technical fields. to the maximum extent possible, the Chairman shall collect such information through existing appropriate data collection mechanisms and reporting procedures. (b) The report required by subsection (a) shall include— (1) for all employers with fifteen or more employees who employ individuals from scientific and technical fields and for each Federal agency that conducts or supports research and development in science and technology, a complilation, comparison, and evaluation, by gender and discipline, of— (A) the number of individuals in permanent and temporary and in full-time and part-time scientific and technical positions, by GS level or other similar category, (B) the average salary of individuals employed in such scientific and technical positions, by GS level or other similar category; _ (©) the number and type of promotional opportunities realized by individuals in such scientific and technological positions; (D) the number of individuals serving on peer review and advisory panels dealing with scientific research and development activities; and (E) the number of individuals serving as principal investigators in Federal agency, national laboratory, or federally funded research and development center supported or conducted scientific research and development projects; and (2) for each Federal agency, national laboratory, or federally funded research and development center, a description and evaluation of the activities of such agency laboratory, or center to— (A) prevent discrimination against women in science and technology;