U.S. Department of Labor
Women’s Bureau
2007-2015 Strategic and Performance Plan
Better Jobs!
Better Earnings!
Better Living!
MISSION STATEMENT
The Women’s Bureaus mission is to improve the status of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
The U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau is a results-driven agency. We have developed this Strategic and Performance Plan in order to align our strategies, outcomes, and programs under one vision statement. All levels of our agency work together to ensure we meet or exceed the measures of success as noted on this Strategic and Performance Plan.
In support of the Secretary’s Strategic Goals, the Bureau has developed a series of innovative demonstration projects under the outcome goals Better Jobs, Better Earnings, and Better Living. These projects use a common set of approaches that enables cross-fertilization among outcome goals among. The flexibility of the Women’s Bureau’s demonstration projects allows the Bureau to produce “how-to” manuals so outside organizations can readily replicate our projects. The changes in programs from year to year reflect the movement towards replication and a focus on priority projects.
The Bureau’s performance measures demonstrate an agency-wide project management shift to achieve greater outcomes. The FY2007 and outlaying targets reflect an increased emphasis on achieving ambitious intermediate results as a means to reaching our outcome goals. The key underlying assumption is that a project will more significantly impact those participants who actively use its resources.
The Women’s Bureau will continue to refine and update this tool to reflect lessons learned in order to better serve our customers.
VISION STATEMENT
The Women’s Bureau promotes 21 st Century solutions to improve the status of working women and their families.
Better Jobs!
Better Earnings!
Better Living!
STRATEGIC GOAL
Improving the Status of Working Women
OUTCOME GOALS
C.1 Better Jobs
PERFORMANCE GOALS
Increase Women’s Employment Opportunities
PROJECTS
Working Women in Transition (WWIT)
www.workingwomenintransition.org
MEANS AND STRATEGIES
Provide “high tech” and “high touch” resources to women in transition that will assist them in improving their economic status
OUTPUT MEASURES
# of women in WWIT program
FY 06 TARGET = 650
FY 06 ACTUAL = 777
FY 07 TARGET = 793
FY 08 TARGET = 809
FY 09 TARGET = 825
FY 10 TARGET = 842
ANNUAL INCREASE TARGET = 2%*
*Percentage above baseline or actual, whichever is higher
LONG TERM 2015 TARGET = 930
INTERMEDIATE MEASURES
# of women who receive soft and/or hard skills training
FY 06 ACTUALS = 388
FY 07 TARGET = 396
FY 08 TARGET = 404
FY 09 TARGET = 412}
FY 10 TARGET = 420
ANNUAL INCREASE TARGET = 2%*
*Percentage above baseline or actual, whichever is higher
OUTCOME MEASURES
% of women participants increasing earning
FY 06 ACTUALS = 39%
FY 07 TARGET = 41%
FY 08 TARGET = 43%
FY 09 TARGET = 45%
FY 10 TARGET = 47%
ANNUAL INCREASE TARGET = 2%*
*Percentage above baseline or actual, whichever is higher
LONG TERM 2015 TARGET = 57%
OUTCOME MEASURES
% of women participants finding employment
FY 06 ACTUALS = 44%
FY 07 TARGET = 46%
FY 08 TARGET = 48%
FY 09 TARGET = 50%
FY 10 TARGET = 52%
ANNUAL INCREASE TARGET = 2%*
*Percentage above baseline or actual, whichever is higher
LONG TERM 2015 TARGET = 62%
OUTCOME MEASURES
% of women participants entering a degree program or post-secondary education certification program
FY 06 ACTUALS = 18%
FY 07 TARGET = 20%
FY 08 TARGET = 22%
FY 09 TARGET = 24%
FY 10 TARGET = 26%
ANNUAL INCREASE TARGET = 2%*
*Percentage above baseline or actual, whichever is higher
LONG TERM 2015 TARGET =36%
STRATEGIC GOAL
Improve the Status of Working Women
OUTCOME GOALS
C.2 Better Earnings
PERFORMANCE GOALS
Increase Women’s Financial Security
PROJECTS
Wi$e Up
www.wiseupwomen.org
MEANS AND STRATEGIES
Expand Wi$e Up project to impact more women and enhance Wi$e UP Web site and curriculum materials
OUTPUT MEASURES
# of Wi$e Up participants
FY 06 TARGET = 588
FY 06 ACTUAL = 1,037
FY 07 TARGET = 1,058
FY 08 TARGET = 1,090
FY 09 TARGET = 1,123
FY 10 TARGET = 1,157
ANNUAL INCREASE TARGET = 3%*
*Percentage above baseline or actual, whichever is higher
LONG TEM 2015 TARGET = 1,342
INTERMEDIATE MEASURES
% of participants who say they will reduce debt
FY 06 ACTUALS = 39%
FY 07 TARGET = 41%
FY 08 TARGET = 43%
FY 09 TARGET = 45%
FY 10 TARGET = 47%
ANNUAL INCREASE TARGET = 2%*
*Percentage above baseline or actual, whichever is higher
OUTCOME MEASURES
% of participants who reduce debt
FY 06 ACTUALS = TBD
FY 07 TARGET = 2%
FY 08 TARGET = 2%
FY 09 TARGET = 2%
FY 10 TARGET = 2%
ANNUAL INCREASE TARGET = 2%*
*Percentage above baseline or actual, whichever is higher
LONG TERM 2015 TARGET = 2%
INTERMEDIATE MEASURES
% of participants who say they will increase their savings/investments
FY 06 ACTUALS = 42%
FY 07 TARGET = 44%
FY 08 TARGET = 46%
FY 09 TARGET = 48%
FY 10 TARGET = 50%
ANNUAL INCREASE TARGET = 2%*
*Percentage above baseline or actual, whichever is higher
OUTCOME MEASURES
% of participants who increase their savings/investments
FY 06 ACTUALS = TBD
FY 07 TARGET = 2%
FY 08 TARGET = 2%
FY 09 TARGET = 2%
FY 10 TARGET = 2%
ANNUAL INCREASE TARGET = 2%*
*Percentage above baseline or actual, whichever is higher
LONG TERM 2015 TARGET = 2%
STRATEGIC GOAL
Improve the Status of Working Women
OUTCOME GOALS
C.3 Better Living
PERFORMANCE GOALS
Increase # of Employer Flexible Programs and Policies
PROJECTS
Flex-Options
www.we-inc.org/flex.html
MEANS AND STRATEGIES
Partner with employers, including corporate executives and business owners to provide and exchange information that will assist employers in the development of flexible workplace policies and programs
OUTPUT MEASURES
# of employers who express an interest in expanding or developing a workplace policy or program
FY 06 TARGET = 140
FY 06 ACTUAL = 199
FY 07 TARGET = 235
FY 08 TARGET = 243
FY 09 TARGET = 251
FY 10 TARGET = 260
ANNUAL INCREASE TARGET = 3.5%*
*Percentage above baseline or actual, whichever is higher
LONG TEM 2015 TARGET = 309
INTERMEDIATE MEASURES
# of employers who create or expand at least one flexible policy/program
FY 06 ACTUALS = 116
FY 07 TARGET = 137
FY 08 TARGET = 142
FY 09 TARGET = 147
FY 10 TARGET = 152
ANNUAL INCREASE TARGET = 3.5%*
*Percentage above baseline or actual, whichever is higher
OUTCOME MEASURES
# of new or expanded policies
FY 06 ACTUALS = 247
FY 07 TARGET = 292
FY 08 TARGET = 302
FY 09 TARGET = 313
ANNUAL INCREASE TARGET = 3.5%*
*Percentage above baseline or actual, whichever is higher
LONG TERM 2015 TARGET = 385
OUTCOME MEASURES
# of employees who have access to new flexible policies/programs
(FY 06 actual reflects participation by some larger firms. FY 07 goal is to assist smaller companies, so FY 05 baseline (rather them FY 06 actual) is used
FY 06 ACTUALS = 370,348
FY 07 TARGET = 1,778
FY 08 TARGET = 1,850
FY 09 TARGET = 1,924
FY 10 TARGET = 2,000
ANNUAL INCREASE TARGET = 3.5%*
*Percentage above baseline or actual, whichever is higher
LONG TERM 2015 TARGET = 10,000
STRATEGIC GOAL
Improve the Status of Working Women
OUTCOME GOALS
S.1 Supporters
PERFORMANCE GOALS
Build Supporters in Order to Increase Individuals Served by WB Projects
PROJECTS
Replication of Projects:
GEM SET
GEM-Nursing
Employer-Driven Older Women Workers
Online Learning for Single Mothers
Women with Disabilities Entrepreneurship
MEANS AND STRATEGIES
Cultivate new supporters to replicate, create, or expand demonstration projects related to Better Jobs, BetterEarnings, Better Living
(In FY 07, the Bureau moved from small leadership forums to expanded outreach activities to promote replications)
OUTPUT MEASURES
# of people who participate in leadership forums/conferences
FY 06 TARGET = 500
FY 06 ACTUAL = 382
FY 07 TARGET = 5,000
FY 08 TARGET = 7,500
FY 09 TARGET = 10,000
FY 10 TARGET = 12,500
ANNUAL INCREASE = 2,500
LONG TERM 2015 TARGET = 25,000
INTERMEDIATE MEASURES
# of replications or expansions
FY 06 ACTUALS = 8
FY 07 TARGET = 9
FY 08 TARGET = 10
FY 09 TARGET = 11
FY 10 TARGET = 12
ANNUAL INCREASE TARGET = 1
OUTCOME MEASURES
# of individuals who received services from projects replicated or developed
FY 06 ACTUALS = 611
FY 07 TARGET = 1,050
FY 08 TARGET = 1,350
FY 09 TARGET = 1,650
FY 10 TARGET = 1,699
ANNUAL INCREASE TARGET = 3%*
*Percentage above baseline or actual, whichever is higher
LONG TERM 2015 TARGET = 5,000
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