WHEREAS, the Equal Pay Act of 1963 has never been updated and WHEREAS, fair pay equity policies can be implemented simply and without undue costs or hardship in both the public and private sectors and WHEREAS, fair pay strengthens the security of families today and eases future retirement costs, while enhancing the American economy and WHEREAS, a lifetime of lower pay means women have less income to save for retirement and less income counted in a Social Security or pension benefit formula and
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WHEREAS, according to one estimate, college-educated women working full time earn more than a half million dollars less than their male peers do over the course of a lifetime and WHEREAS, (insert information on the wage gap in your state or congressional district) and Census Bureau, women working full time, year round in 2011 were paid an average of 77 percent of the earnings of their male counterparts, indicating little change or progress in pay equity since the passage of the Equal Pay Act and WHEREAS, 50 years after the passage of the Equal Pay Act, women - especially minority women - continue to suffer the consequences of unequal pay and Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law on June 10, 1963, when women were paid an average of 59 cents for every dollar men were paid and Success StoriesĪAUW states and branches in Hawaii, Indiana, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania were successful in securing Equal Pay Day proclamations from their governors or local mayors, so let’s build on that success! Sample Equal Pay Act Anniversary Proclamation The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.We encourage you to ask your local elected officials (governors, mayors, city council members, etc.) to issue proclamations recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act and calling on the U.S. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.
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