Sec. 2. FINDINGS

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## SEC. 2 FINDINGS Congress finds the following: ####

(1)Over 70 years ago there was a call to action, a demand for workers to fill the vacancies left by the men who went to fight in the war. ####

(2)More than 6 million women answered the call then, entering the workforce during World War II and providing the equipment, weaponry and ammunition to achieve final victory and end the war. ####

(3)These women left their homes to work or volunteer full-time in factories, farms, shipyards, airplane factories, banks, and other institutions in support of the military overseas. ####

(4)They worked with the United Service Organizations and the American Red Cross, drove trucks, riveted airplane parts, collected critical materials, rolled bandages, and served on rationing boards. ####

(5)Our “Rosie the Riveter”, the women who worked and sacrificed to strengthen this country during World War II, are among the greatest living heroines in the United States. ####

(6)These women persevered, despite often facing harassment from their male colleagues and disapproval from their male family members, and all the while continued to maintain their “other jobs” as caretakers of children and their households. ####

(7)Minority women also overcame long-held policies of discrimination and made significant contributions to the war effort. ####

(8)Because of the “Rosies”, Federal, State, and local agencies coordinated with business owners to develop childcare programs and other supports for working mothers. ####

(9)The example that these women set during World War II continues to inspire us and blaze a path for the working women and young girls of today. ####

(10)Specifically, the images of “Rosie the Riveter” and the phrase “We Can Do It” continue to symbolize the empowerment of women today, representing patriotic women who want to serve and strengthen their country, and to inspire young girls to become “21st Century Rosies” by aspiring to, and attaining positions of leadership in all walks of life in America.