Tag: Progressive Women’s Legislative Caucus

UPDATED: Michigan Republicans strip gender-based wage gap facts from “Pay Equity Day” resolution

UPDATED: Michigan Republicans strip gender-based wage gap facts from “Pay Equity Day” resolution

That button there on the right belonged to my mother. She was an ardent feminist and, in fact, took me to my very first political protest when I was in high school; an 85,000-person strong march in Chicago in 1980 demanding passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. 59¢ cents was how much women made for the same job a man […]

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Michigan Progressive Women’s Legislative Caucus introduces wage discrimination bills

Michigan Progressive Women’s Legislative Caucus introduces wage discrimination bills

Package of legislation is intended to close the wage gap between what women and men earn for equal work. On Equal Pay Day 2015, Michigan’s Progressive Women’s Legislative Caucus introduced a new wage discrimination policy agenda that offers comprehensive solutions to combat Michigan’s wage gap. The legislation would empower workers to negotiate for equal pay, strengthen support and create strong […]

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Michigan Members of Congress reintroduce Paycheck Fairness Act

Michigan Members of Congress reintroduce Paycheck Fairness Act

On Equal Pay Day, Congressman Dan Kildee and Senator Gary Peters are standing with women, who still earn an average of 78 cents on the dollar compared to men. Imagine if your year was more than 15 months long. Sounds exhausting, doesn’t it? Well, that’s the reality for too many American women who still do not earn the same salary […]

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