Women's Wages

Pay Equity Sample Lesson Plan

Sample Letters to the Editor

Equal Pay Sample Resolution

Download the Pay Equity Day Flyer

Download the Pay Equity Coffeehouse Flyer

Pay Equity is a missing piece
to economic security in Connecticut.

T

he Wage Gap….It’s not just about women anymore! The wage gap isn’t just a women’s issue.  Equal pay for women raises family income and the whole family benefits.
 

In 2006, women earned approximately 77 cents for every dollar men received.  That’s $23 less to spend on groceries, housing, child care and all other expenses for every $100 worth of work done.   Nationwide, working families lose $200 billion of income annually to the wage gap.  At the current rate, equal pay won’t be realized until 2057.  The wage gap is generally worse for most women of color.  Latinas earn approximately 59 cents and African American women earn approximately 72 cents for every dollar men earn.

Pay Equity Day is April 22, 2008. Join the PCSW in commemorating the national day throughout the month of April.

1. Wear a pink Equal Pay button.
   Contact the PCSW to request your button.
    

2. Encourage your local schools to teach a lesson about Pay Equity.
   View a sample lesson plan.
    

3. Tell a friend about the wage gap.
   E-cards are available at www.aauw.org.
    

4. Pass a resolution on pay equity in your community.
   View a sample resolution.
    

5. Write a letter to the editor.
   View sample letters to the editor.
    

6. Join us for an Equal Pay Day Press Conference
   April 22, 2008 at 10:00AM
   Legislative Office Building Room 1B
   Download and share the flyer
    

7. Join us for a Pay Equity Coffeehouse
   April 22, 2008 at 5:00PM
   Cosi, West Hartford Center
   Download and share the flyer

For more information, contact Michelle Noehren at 860-240-0016.
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Pay Equity Day is being recognized Statewide!

• Mayor April Capone-Almon will hold a Press Event declaring Pay Equity Day for the Town of East Haven on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 1:30PM.
   

• Eastern Connecticut State University students will hold a Pizza Sale on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 in Webb Hall from 10:00AM - 1:00PM. Recognizing that women make $0.77 for every dollar men make, women will be charged $0.77 for a slice of pizza while men are charged $1.00. All proceeds benefit the ECSU Women's Center.
   

• The New Haven Board of Aldermen passed the Pay Equity Resolution to recognize Pay Equity day in their city.
   

What are you doing to recognize pay equity?
Share your activities with us!