Tomorrow marks the 60th Anniversary of the #EqualPayAct and though the EPA is a law, it frequently goes unenforced! We’ve lots of work to do to reach pay parity and make America a more #genderequal nation.
#equalpay #equalpay ERA
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🚨U.S. EEOC saw #EqualPayAct claims -- a form of sex-based discrimination where women are paid less than men -- INCREASE last year! #KnowYourRights and file a claim w/the EEOC if you know you're being paid less than your male counterparts for similar work.Much goes unreported.
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At #VirginiaNOW , we want to help the U.S. EEOC #LevelThePayingField this 60th Anniversary of the #EqualPayAct , so we’ve created 10 of our own graphics to spice things up using their info, because there’s no excuse not to pay women equally‼️
#TogetherWeCan fight for #equalpay .
Today is the 60th Anniv of #EqualPayAct , but women are far from being equally paid in US w/some new studies reporting that the 84¢ on every dollar paid to men has actually declined (down 2¢) during & since COVID according to Pew Research Center
#genderpaygap #levelthepayingfield
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As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the #EqualPayAct , let's continue to work towards achieving true pay equity and ensuring that everyone receives fair compensation for their work.
The #EqualPay Act , introduced by Rep. Donna Bullock, Rep. Jennifer O'Mara, & I passed the #PAHouse today! The gender pay gap disproportionately affects working mothers. By eliminating this disparity, we can lift thousands of families out of poverty by ensuring #equalpayforequalwork . #EqualPay
#OTD 1963: The #EqualPayAct was signed in to law by President #JohnKennedy . It was one of the first federal anti-discrimination laws that addressed wage differences based on gender. presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/rema… #WomensHistory #USHistory
🚨 #EqualPayAct TESTIMONY 🚨Multiple General Assemblies Kathleen Clyde Randi Clites @StephanieHowse Jessica E. Miranda and myself introduced this “Ohio Equal Pay Act” . Tell Chairman Johnson ([email protected]) to vote this out of committee
As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the #EqualPayAct , let’s continue to work towards achieving true pay equity and ensuring that everyone receives fair compensation for their work.
Today is the 60th anniversary of the #EqualPayAct , which helped pave the way for women’s economic advancement. But our work is far from over.
Today, women continue to face a pay gap – earning 82 cents for every $1 a man earns. And that gap is even wider for communities of
Today is the 60th anniversary of the #EqualPayAct . Today, we celebrate the progress that has been made towards closing the gender pay gap, while recognizing that more needs to be done.
It's been 60 years since President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act. The EPA aligns with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which recognizes the right to equal pay without discrimination. #humanrights #humanrights education #EqualPayAct
Today marks 50 years since the historic #EqualPayAct became law.
It shows the impact Labour can make in power.
But half a century later, progress is stalling.
We must strength the Equal Pay Act and monitor how the coronavirus crisis is impacting women.
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60 years ago today, the #EqualPayAct was enacted, but the gender wage gap in our country remains — and the disparity is worse for women of color.
We must renew our commitment to end pay discrimination, close the wage gap, and ensure that all women have equity in the workplace.
As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the #EqualPayAct , let's continue to work towards achieving true pay equity and ensuring that everyone receives fair compensation for their work.
55 years after President Kennedy signed the #EqualPayAct , women still earn on average only 80 cents for every dollar earned by a man. For minority women, the wage gap is even larger. To ensure renewed progress, Congress must pass the #PaycheckFairnessAct . democraticleader.gov/newsroom/61018/
60 years ago, on June 10th, the #EqualPayAct was signed, preventing employers from paying women less than men for doing the same job. Learn more about the Equal Pay Act on our IG: instagram.com/9to5org
60 years ago, the #EqualPayAct was passed with the goal to abolish wage disparity based on gender. My entire career, I have been proud to carry legislation that fights to make equal pay a reality.
Analysis by American Progress shows that working women have lost $61 trillion in wages since 1967 and that if the #GenderPayGap continues to shrink at the rate it has since the passage of the #EqualPayAct in 1963 working women will not achieve pay parity with men until 2056. #FeministFriday
