Women’s Bureau Engagement Across the Country On the Road to Achieving Equal Pay Women’s Bureau Deputy Director Pronita Gupta participated on a panel for the YWCA’s “Closing the Gender Pay Gap” workshop on June 5. Following an address delivered by Lisa Maatz, AAUW’s Vice President for Government Relations, Gupta spoke about the importance of women’s economic security and the work the Women’s Bureau is doing to address pay secrecy and occupational segregation as well as create pathways to higher paying jobs. Expanding Access to non-traditional occupations The Women’s Bureau participated in events aimed at expanding access to women in non-traditional occupations. The Women’s Bureau and Middlesex Community College co-hosted a “Women in the Workforce” roundtable discussion in Lowell, Massachusetts on June 8th.  Securing equal pay, increasing entry into higher paying non-traditional occupations, and expanding employment opportunities for women veterans led the list. The Women’s Bureau, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission participated in a roundtable discussion with the Moore Community House, Women in Construction (WIC) program June 12 in Biloxi, Mississippi. Women’s Bureau Director Latifa Lyles facilitated a workshop at the National Fund for Workforce Solutions annual meeting in Baltimore, MD on June 19th.  The workshop, entitled “Preparing Women for Careers: Leveraging Federal Highway Funds” brought together U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Assistant Secretary Bryna Helfer and Institute for Women’s Policy Research Study Director Ariane Hegewish.