Office for Women's Rights Comparable Worth Records
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and studies concerning comparable worth. Materials were compiled while OWR studied comparable worth, especially its implementation at the State level.
Dates
- Creation: 1974-1983
Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Office for Women's Rights (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Records are open to the public.
Historical Note
The Office for Women's Rights was originally established in 1970 as the Women's Division of the Office of Human Resources in the Executive Department. Its mission was the promotion of equality for women in Seattle and the monitoring and enforcement of ordinances relating to equal employment and housing, and to provide staffing to the Seattle Women's Commission. In 1980, OWR was reorganized and its enforcement function was transferred to the Human Rights Department. OWR then assumed a broader role in advocacy, education and outreach, and policy development regarding women's issues. In 1997, OWR was abolished and its functions were incorporated into the Office of Civil Rights.
Full Extent
0.4 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records relating to women's pay equity.
Subject
- Seattle (Wash.). Office for Women's Rights (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Seattle Office for Women's Rights Comparable Worth Records 1974-1983
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- EAD Location
- https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv675213
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository