Taiwan's first ever women's organization-the Awakening Foundation, formed 17 years ago-decided to focus on workplace issues, hoping to improve the lot of women at work in such areas as discrimination against pregnant women, gender stereotyping for specific jobs, unequal wages based on gender alone, and sexual harassment. The group completed a draft of a GEEL in 1989.
十七年前剛成立的台灣第一個婦運團體──「婦女新知基金會」便以此為議題，希望能改善懷孕歧視、職業隔離、兩性薪資差異、性騷擾等女性在職場上所遭遇的不平等待遇，並在民國七十八年草擬完成「男女工作平等法」。