About the Study

In 2016, the Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) partnered with the Women’s Bureau (WB) and funded contractor Nexight Group to conduct the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau Strategic Community Outreach Study. The program review aims to conceptualize a strategic community engagement model and provide options for a standardized performance data management approach for community outreach efforts. Researchers consulted program documents, conducted open-source research, held interviews with key staff, developed a community engagement logic model, and identified potential gaps in program measurement.

The WB conducts community engagement activities to raise awareness of working women’s issues and encourage policies that benefit and support working women. Within the WB, 10 regional offices build relationships and engage with partner organizations to support their community engagement activities and monitor working women’s issues.

This Department of Labor-funded study was a result of the annual process to determine the Department’s research priorities for the upcoming year. It contributes to the labor evidence-base to inform performance management strategies for target populations programs and policies and addresses Departmental strategic goals and priorities.

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) sponsors independent evaluations and research, primarily conducted by external, third-party contractors in accordance with the Department of Labor Evaluation Policy and CEO’s research development process.