4/9/13
Equal Pay Day marks the day that women finally make the same amount that their male counterparts made the previous year.
“President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law 50 years ago, yet women still earn 77 cents to the dollar compared to their male colleagues,” Edwards said. “Equal pay is not just a women’s issue, it is a family and economic issue. The wage gap hurts everyone – husbands, wives, children, and parents – because it lowers family incomes that pay for daily essentials such as groceries, doctors’ visits, and child care. An entire family benefits when women earn equal pay, and that is why closing the wage gap must be an integral part of strengthening America’s working families and our economy.”
