What Equal Pay Means for Young Women

On Tuesday, April 20, 2010 thousands of women from across the United States will join in a national day of action against unfair pay called Equal Pay Day. April is symbolic of the point into the new year that a woman must work in order to earn the wages paid to a man in the previous year. On a national level, women are paid only 78 cents for every dollar a man is paid, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. So, because women earn less, we must work longer for the same pay.
Help us fight for Pay Equity for Women
At a time when America’s economy is facing a downturn, every penny counts! Economist Evelyn Murphy, president and founder of The WAGE Project, estimates that the wage gap costs the average American full-time woman worker between $700,000 and $2 million over the course of her lifetime. As a working woman, I am extremely concerned about pay inequity not only for myself, but for my family.

Help us fight for Pay Equity for Women

Fair pay takes real change! And we can make a difference. As the Young Democrats of America Women’s Caucus we will join hundreds of other organizations across the nation to educate women and men about pay inequity and to offer solutions to wage discrimination. The YDA Women’s Caucus declares Tuesday, April 20, 2010 as Equal Pay Day. The proclamation will further encourage the business community to review their pay practices to ensure that women are not discriminated against by performing an Equal Pay Self-Audit provided by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau.

Help us fight for Pay Equity for Women
Sincerely,
Young Democrats of America
Women’s Caucus
http://womensyda.ning.com/