"When the Equal Pay Act was signed into law by President Kennedy in 1963,
women were earning an average of 59 cents on the dollar compared to men.
While women hold nearly half of today's jobs, and their earnings account
for a significant portion of the household income that sustains the
financial well-being of their families, they are still experiencing a gap
in pay compared to men's wages for similar work. Today, women earn about 80
cents on the dollar compared to men — a gap that results in the loss of
about $380,000 over a woman's career. For African-American women and
Latinas, the pay gap is even greater."
"Each year, National Equal Pay Day reflects how far into the current year
women must work to match what men earned in the previous year. On National
Equal Pay Day, we rededicate ourselves to carrying forward the fight for
true economic equality for all."
For more on National Equal Pay Day, including tools, resources and recently
announced Apps, click below for the Department of Labor's Equal Pay Day
page:
*http://www.dol.gov/equalpay/*
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Eugene McElroy
Library Associate
School of Management and Labor Relations
SMLR Library
Rutgers University
50 Labor Center Way
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 932-9513