D.C. Marks Women's Year
With the unemployment rate substantially higher for adult women than for adult men, Secretary of Labor Peter</br></br>Speaking at the Washington areaÛªs kickoff activities for international WomenÛªs Year, Brennan said, ÛÏWe in the Labor Department are striving to expand job opportunity programs for women in nontradi-tional and apprenticeship areas.</br></br>ÛÏWe are determined to find a place for working women in apprenticeable occupations that have never before been considered Û÷womenÛªs work.Ûª Û The December unemployment rate for adult women in this country was 7.2 per cent of the entire womenÛªs work force. The unemployment rate for men was 5.1 per cent of the entire male work force. Mary Dublin Keyserling, head of the District of Columd high level positions in local bia Commission on the Statug< vernment, said he wbuld of Women, said of the meeting ork to promote employment in the Labor Department Ait( uality between men and ditorium, ÛÏWe meet not to etaomen. change words, but to comrrft He said more and better h ourselves to action to	rlghts	legislation	is</br></br>The goals of womenÛªs yea|] as adopted by the United Nu-U tions, are promotion of equ^f*}3 rpei!så¡nÛª,said' the ycar ls ity between men and wome event designed to create an support for the integration	of tlle ã¢"edsÛª the</br></br>women in the total economiåÇf(osltlon' ^ status'the aspira; social, and cultural develo :FPns> a.nd. achievements of ment effort; and recognitic Wpaien ÛÏ our world. åÇ our and encouragement of the ro l8atl0n.	our metropolitan of women in the developmei ftraa< and in our communities.ÛªÛª of international cooperation ÛÏhe neged the audience of and world peace.	more	than	1,300 men and