“Women across our country are still being paid less than their male counterparts, still being shortchanged, and it’s time we finally take action to close the wage gap,” said Senator Murray. It is time for us to say that the work that women do in our society today is valued, and respected, and a needed contribution that we make.” This legislation is overdue, needed, and will meet women in the workplace where they are now. We must enact the Paycheck Fairness Act to close the expanding pay gap and give women the necessary tools to dispute pay discrimination in their workplace.

“It is a simple concept that has eluded so many in our workforce for far too long. “Men and women in the same job deserve the same pay,” said DeLauro. Across the U.S., women still earn, on average, just 77 cents for every dollar paid to men, resulting in a gap of $11,782 each year-and the disparity is worse for women of color. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), reintroduced the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that would combat wage discrimination and help close the wage gap by strengthening the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and ensuring women can challenge pay discriminations and hold employers accountable.Īhead of Equal Pay Day on March 14, Representative DeLauro and Senator Murray joined advocates in underscoring the need to pass their Paycheck Fairness Act-which would end the practice of pay secrecy and strengthen available remedies for wronged employees-as the gender pay stubbornly persists. Video of press conference introducing the legislation available here

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