On this day in 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law, giving women the promise of equal pay for equal work. And yet today, 47 years later, woman still get paid only 77 cents on average for every dollar a man makes; women of color still face an even wider [...]
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Still Fighting, 47 Years Later
Posted in Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged Equal Pay Act of 1963, equal pay day, John F. Kennedy, pay equity, Paycheck Fairness Act, websticker on June 10, 2010, | 1 Comment »
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