Fair Employment Practices Committee

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:advocated_for equal employment opportunities
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:National_War_Labor_Board
gptkbp:conducted_investigations employment practices of federal contractors
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:Executive_Order_8802
address labor shortages and discrimination
combat discrimination in defense industries
gptkbp:discusses racial discrimination
gender discrimination
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1978
gptkbp:encouraged reporting of discriminatory practices
gptkbp:ended 1946
gptkbp:established_in gptkb:United_States_government
gptkbp:focus_area employment discrimination
gptkbp:formed 1941
gptkbp:function investigate complaints of discrimination
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fair Employment Practices Committee
gptkbp:impact labor market policies
gptkbp:influenced public policy on employment rights
gptkbp:influenced_by World War II labor shortages
gptkbp:initiated_by African American civil rights activists
gptkbp:is_active_in the 1940s
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:key_people gptkb:Eleanor_Roosevelt
gptkbp:legacy influence on future civil rights legislation
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:operates_under gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:President's_Committee_on_Fair_Employment_Practice
gptkbp:precedent future anti-discrimination laws
gptkbp:promoted diversity in the workplace
gptkbp:provided_guidelines_for fair hiring practices
gptkbp:purpose to prevent discrimination in employment
gptkbp:related_to civil rights
gptkbp:reports_to gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Equal_Employment_Opportunity_Commission
gptkb:National_War_Labor_Board
gptkbp:supported affirmative action policies
gptkbp:was_part_of the New Deal era reforms
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1944
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4