To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Tell Congress: It's time for equal pay for equal work
In 2016, women in America still earn less than their male colleagues doing the same job. This affront to all hard-working American women needs to end!
It's time for Congress to pass a stronger Equal Pay law that holds employers accountable for systematically paying female employees less. Women deserve equal pay for equal work!
It's time for Congress to pass a stronger Equal Pay law that holds employers accountable for systematically paying female employees less. Women deserve equal pay for equal work!
Why is this important?
Before I was elected to the Oregon Legislature, I worked in the tech sector – an industry that is dominated by men and often criticized for wage discrepancy among employees based on their gender.
But unequal pay isn’t just a problem in the tech sector. In most industries women are paid less than their male coworkers.
Today is Equal Pay Day, a symbol of the length of time women would have to work into the next year to make the same amount of money as their male counterparts. For women of color, the wage gap is even greater than the often quoted 79 cents on the dollar.
In 2015, I took action on these discrepancies and championed legislation that would expand Oregon’s equal pay law, increase wage transparency, and protect employees from retaliation – a critical reform that empowers works to seek better pay.
But we’re not done. I’m calling on Congress to do more to make it equal – and I hope you’ll join me.
Sign the petition: Tell Congress that it’s time for equal pay for equal work.
Let’s build momentum to take this important step for equality. Join me today.
But unequal pay isn’t just a problem in the tech sector. In most industries women are paid less than their male coworkers.
Today is Equal Pay Day, a symbol of the length of time women would have to work into the next year to make the same amount of money as their male counterparts. For women of color, the wage gap is even greater than the often quoted 79 cents on the dollar.
In 2015, I took action on these discrepancies and championed legislation that would expand Oregon’s equal pay law, increase wage transparency, and protect employees from retaliation – a critical reform that empowers works to seek better pay.
But we’re not done. I’m calling on Congress to do more to make it equal – and I hope you’ll join me.
Sign the petition: Tell Congress that it’s time for equal pay for equal work.
Let’s build momentum to take this important step for equality. Join me today.