It turns my stomach to think that I have had to work nearly four months this year to equal my husband’s wages from last year. We have the same education and qualifications, but our work is not valued the same.
Why April 28? The typical woman worker had to toil all of 2008 and through April 28, 2009 to earn the equivalent of her male counterpart’s earnings in 2008 alone. (Center for American Progress)
Check out several great posts from the National Women’s Law Center’s Blog for Fair Pay Day 2009 here. For a great Equal Pay primer, check out “Why Arent’ We There Yet?“
As RobinNWLC points out, women often have no way of knowing if we are being paid fairly. That’s why we need the Paycheck Fairness Act.
The Act would deter wage discrimination by closing loopholes in the EPA and barring retaliation against workers who disclose their wages. The bill also allows women to receive the same remedies for sex-based pay discrimination that are currently available to those subject to discrimination based on race and national origin. (NWLC)
Click here to urge your senators to support the Paycheck Fairness Act!
