Equal Pay Day is today, and while I would wish you a happy one, its not a holiday for being happy. Equal Pay Day is a symbolic date when women's earnings into a second year finally catch up to the salary made by men in the previous year. While there's been some narrowing of the gap between men and women's pay in the last decade or so, it's unfortunately more attributable to more static salaries for men than increases for women. Over the course of her lifetime, the average women could loose out on over $700,000 or more in pay due to this inequity, an amount that makes a significant real world impact on things like retirement security, mortgage foreclosures, and quality of life, particularly as a woman gets older.
The good news is that the Paycheck Fairness Act is currently pending in the Senate, and you can help pass the Paycheck Fairness Act by writing to your Senators. Do it today!
No comments:
Post a Comment