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Equal Pay Day
April 22, 2008

Pay equity is the achievement of the appropriate recognition, status and value for the work performed by women and people of color.  Work value is reflected in the wage rate.  But pay equity is more than money.

Association’s Public Policy staff are hard at work urging the Senate to pass the Fair Pay Restoration Act (S. 1843), companion to the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (H.R. 2831) passed by the House last year.

If your branch would like to address pay equity in your community on Equal Pay Day or any day, Association provides several resources for your use.

Among the resources available from Association’s website are:

• Updated version of AAUW’s Pay Equity Resource Kit http://www.aauw.org/advocacy/issue_advocacy/actionpages/payequity.cfm.
• If you are having a rally or event to promote pay equity you can e-mail Seth Chase at Association (chases@aauw.org) to request signs and stickers. They have the following signs:
• The AAUW logo
• “I’m the Face of Pay Equity”
• “The Power of One Vote”

and also stickers that read:

• “I’m the Face of Pay Equity”
• The Power of One Vote

• Behind the Pay Gap Research Report (http://www.aauw.org/research/behindPayGap.cfm)
• Behind the Pay Gap Community Outreach Guide (http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/presskits/upload/paygapOutreachGuide.pdf)
• Top Ten Ideas for Action http://www.aauw.org/advocacy/issue_advocacy/actionpages/PayEquityIdeasforAction.cfm

On Thursday, January 17, AAUW Director of Research Catherine Hill and LAF supported plaintiff Janet Conney were interviewed on the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams as part of a series “The Truth About Boys and Girls.” If you missed the broadcast, you can see it from the web:

Check the series web site for additional clips of Catherine Hill and more pay equity resources.

In principle and practice, AAUW values and seeks a diverse membership. There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of gender, race, creed, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or class.

“AAUW advances equity for women and girls
through advocacy, education and research.”

Making A Difference in the Lives of Women and Girls

“AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research.”