Template:Did you know nominations/Executive Order 11375

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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 04:39, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Executive Order 11375

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... that when U.S. President Johnson signed Executive Order 11375 in 1967 banning sex bias in federal government hiring, women held just 36 of the 17,000 federal government jobs that paid $25,000?

Reviewed: David Edward Cronin

Created/expanded by Bmclaughlin9 (talk). Self nom at 19:25, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

The data 36/17000 I used in the hook is a close paraphrase from the New York Times. I could quote the NYT directly, but it hardly makes sense when I'm just repeating a few numbers and there are few ways to say this. Bmclaughlin9 (talk) 20:05, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

The hook needs to make clear that the Order did not ban discrimination in the entire economy. Otherwise looks ready. Savidan 22:33, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

I modified it to do so. Tough with the character count limit, but managed. Bmclaughlin9 (talk) 22:43, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
How about just saying "809 out of over 40,000"? or something of that ilk?

How's this?:

ALT1 ... that when U.S. President Johnson signed Executive Order 11375 in 1967 banning sex bias in federal government hiring, women held just 809 of more than 40,000 federal civil service jobs?

Bmclaughlin9 (talk) 15:20, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Good to go. Savidan 02:59, 3 April 2012 (UTC)