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Equal Pay Day

LOOK: An Amazing Equal Pay Prank

Nina Bahadur | Posted 04.11.2013 | Women

A Swiss bank found an effective way of demonstrating the frustrations of the gender pay gap to its male customers: men withdrawing cash from the bank'...

From Seattle to New York City, Women and Families Need Action on Fair Pay

Debra L. Ness | Posted 04.10.2013 | Politics
Debra L. Ness

This week, we recognize Equal Pay Day -- the day that marks how far into the new year women have to work to catch up with men's wages from the previous year. Let's remember how far we have to go to see real equality for women and press for progress.

This Equal Pay Day, End Pay Secrecy

Rep. Rosa DeLauro | Posted 04.10.2013 | Politics
Rep. Rosa DeLauro

Pay secrecy policies keep unequal pay hidden from employees and enable pay discrimination to continue. We know this from the story of Lilly Ledbetter - who learned about her decades of unequal pay at Goodyear only via an anonymous note.

Equal Pay Day Is Still A Myth For Latinas

NBC Latino | Posted 04.09.2013 | Latino Voices

It is Equal Pay Day today, but equal pay is far from the case for the nation’s women, especially Hispanic and African American women, according to r...

Sallie Krawcheck, Mascara and Equal Pay

Liz O’Donnell | Posted 04.09.2013 | Women
Liz O’Donnell

From mascara to mortgages, women's paychecks are stretching further and further each year. The items we purchase aren't discounted 23 percent, yet our paychecks are. It doesn't add up.

Respecting Women With Equal Pay for Equal Work

Christine Pelosi | Posted 04.09.2013 | Politics
Christine Pelosi

As the nation marks Equal Pay Day -- the average date into 2013 women must work to make what men earned in 2012 -- we must recommit ourselves to closing the wage gap. Americans must be about respecting women in deeds, not just in words.

A Woman's Workplace Revolution

K. Sujata | Posted 04.09.2013 | Chicago
K. Sujata

A true "workplace revolution" has very different meanings for Chicago's women but two things remain constant: women want equal pay and a minimum wage that is not stuck in the dark ages.

13 Countries That Make America's Gender Pay Gap Look Embarrassing

Posted 04.09.2013 | Business

Fifty years ago today, President John F. Kennedy’s Equal Pay Act was signed into law with the express purpose of ensuring that women get paid equall...

Lessons from a Feminist Paradise on Equal Pay Day

Christina Hoff Sommers | Posted 04.09.2013 | Politics
Christina Hoff Sommers

Sweden seems to be an egalitarian, feminist utopia. So why are American women ahead of their Swedish counterparts in breaking through the glass ceiling?

18 More Cents... in 50 Years

Deborah J. Vagins | Posted 04.09.2013 | Women
Deborah J. Vagins

On this Equal Pay Day, we must urge Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, which provides a much-needed update to the Equal Pay Act -- a law that has not been able to achieve its promise of closing the wage gap because of limited enforcement tools and inadequate remedies.

LOOK: The Cities With The Largest Wage Gaps

The Huffington Post | Christina Huffington | Posted 04.09.2013 | Women

In the metropolitan area with the worst discrepancy, women make an average of 73 cents for every dollar paid to men.

Equal Pay Day: Fairness for America's Women

Sen. Tom Harkin | Posted 04.09.2013 | Politics
Sen. Tom Harkin

Today, we recognize the progress we have made toward pay equality -- but too many women are still underpaid for the same or nearly the same work as men do.

We Need to Fight for Equal Pay, Today and Everyday

Laura Reyes | Posted 04.09.2013 | Politics
Laura Reyes

Equal Pay Day is held on a different date each year, on whatever day represents how far into the year a woman must work to earn the same pay as a man earned, on average, in the previous year.

Equal Pay -- Only 45 Years to Go!

Martha Burk | Posted 04.11.2013 | Politics
Martha Burk

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, but women are still way behind men in earnings.

Don't Just Get Mad About the Gender Pay Gap, Do Something on Equal Pay Day!

Linda Hallman | Posted 04.05.2013 | Women
Linda Hallman

The pay gap is a glaring, well-documented and persistent inequality, especially when you consider that the 77-cent statistic hasn't budged in 10 years. For those of us on the front lines of the pay equity battle, this month marks an important opportunity to raise national awareness of the issue.

The Recovery Is Hurting Women

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 03.07.2013 | Business

The economy may be recovering, but it’s leaving women behind. The pay gap between male and female workers widened last year for the first time s...

Pay Equity

Gloria Romero Roses | Posted 08.14.2012 | Miami
Gloria Romero Roses

Gender equality in the workforce isn't just about benefiting the women who would receive the wages they deserve, but about benefiting our economy as a whole by providing the kind of skilled, sought after workers that we need to grow.

Amanda Terkel

Scott Walker Defends Repealing Equal Pay Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 04.18.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) on Tuesday defended his recent decision to repeal the state's 2009 Equal Pay Enforcement Act, saying tha...

Equal Pay Apps: Knowledge To Fight The Wage Gap At Your Fingertips

Elianne Ramos | Posted 06.18.2012 | Latino Voices
Elianne Ramos

What do you think about these new Equal Pay apps? Do you think they will help women as they fight for Equal Pay?

More Green, Less Red

Emma Goss | Posted 06.17.2012 | College
Emma Goss

On Equal Pay Day on April 17, we are reminded that discrimination and inequality still pervade our society.

Equal Pay Day 2012: Don't Get Mad, Get Even

The Levo League | Posted 06.17.2012 | Women
The Levo League

Let's take today to focus on how you can elevate your own career and start asking for more out of your employer and personal life alike.

Reframing Equal Pay Day: ASK for What You're Worth

Natalie MacNeil | Posted 06.17.2012 | Women
Natalie MacNeil

To close the pay gap, women have to ask for more.

11 Secrets Hiring Managers Aren't Telling You

LearnVest | Posted 06.17.2012 | Women
LearnVest

What you don't know can hurt your chances of landing a job and commanding a higher salary.

Equal Pay Is About Economic Security For Middle Class Families

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Posted 06.17.2012 | Women
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

Let's pledge to make sure that this day continues to move earlier and earlier in the year until women don't have to work even one day more than men to earn the same wage.

Equal Pay Day: It's Time to Close the Earnings Gap

Kirsten Swinth | Posted 06.17.2012 | Politics
Kirsten Swinth

The old-fashioned kind of income inequality that still keeps women earning less than men on average holds families back, and perpetuates the gulf between the 1 percent and the 99 percent