A resolution designating March 2 through March 8, 2020, as "Women of the Aviation Workforce Week".

Bill: 116-sres-534
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2020-03-05
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

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Transportation employees

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Vocational and technical education

Women's education

Women's employment
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1602-1603)

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-05
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution (1) designates March 2-March 8, 2020, as Women of the Aviation Workforce Week; (2) celebrates the U.S. aviation workforce; (3) encourages educational and training institutions to recruit women to join the aviation workforce; (4) encourages employers in the aviation industry to hire a diverse workforce, including women, veterans, and other underrepresented individuals; and (5) commits to raising awareness about the gender gap in the air and space industry, and taking legislative actions to address the gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields.</p>

tv_txt: III 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 534 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2020 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Moran ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Designating March 2 through March 8, 2020, as Women of the Aviation Workforce Week .

Whereas the first week of March is internationally known as Women of Aviation Worldwide Week ; Whereas Women of Aviation Worldwide Week was created by the Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide; Whereas, over the last 5 years, the aviation industry has experienced an increase in passenger traffic by an average of 6.5 percent per year; Whereas the aviation industry is anticipating a significant shortage of skilled professionals in the coming years; Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor projected that, in the next 10 years, the overall employment of airline and commercial pilots is expected to grow more than 6 percent in the United States; Whereas less than 2 percent of the aircraft maintenance technicians in the world and less than 10 percent of all working aeronautical engineers are women; Whereas the Federal Aviation Administration reports that less than 8 percent of pilots and only 26 percent of air traffic controllers in the United States are women; Whereas women make up only 24 percent of the employees in the aerospace industry; Whereas aviation is a science, technology, engineering, and math (commonly known as STEM ) focused career path; Whereas the future of an abundant aviation workforce depends on a robust and diverse pool of candidates; and Whereas women such as Amelia Earhart, Cicely Williams, Nicole Malachowski, Bessie Coleman, and Jeannie Leavitt have inspired, and will continue to inspire, young women to pursue careers in aviation: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1) designates March 2 through March 8, 2020, as Women of the Aviation Workforce Week ; (2) celebrates the aviation workforce of the United States; (3) encourages educational and training institutions to recruit women to join the aviation workforce; (4) encourages employers in the aviation industry to hire a diverse workforce, including women, veterans, and other underrepresented individuals; and (5) commits to— (A) raising awareness about the gender gap in the air and space industry; and (B) taking legislative actions to address the gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and math (commonly known as STEM ) fields.