Warren Promises Executive Action for Women of Color in New Economic PlanBy Daniella Diaz and Paul LeBlanc, CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/05/politics/elizabeth-warren-economic-plan-minority-women/index.html
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(CNN)Presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday detailed the executive orders she plans to implement to boost wages for women of color if she's elected.
The proposal aims to address the economic hardships of black, Latina, Native American and Asian women, the Massachusetts Democrat says, writing in a Medium post introducing the plan Friday morning that the government "has helped perpetuate the systemic discrimination" that women of color face.
"It's time for the government to try to right those wrongs -- and boost our economy in the process," Warren wrote.
The multi-pronged plan outlines a range of executive actions that include broad "historic" new requirements of federal contractors, increased diversity initiatives within the senior ranks of the federal government and targeted enforcement against that "systemic discrimination."
"Companies with federal contracts employ roughly a quarter of the US workforce. By imposing new rules on companies that hope to receive federal contracts, we can take a big step towards creating equal opportunities for Black, Latina, Native American, Asian and other women of color," the plan says.
Warren adds that she would target sectors with higher rates of discriminatory practices by directing the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission "to more closely monitor these fields" as well as "bring in top talent to enforce claims in those areas."
