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Posted by bneufeld on April 5, 2010 at 15:04 pm
APRIL 19 FORUM – FORGING A STRONGER ECONOMIC FUTURE FOR WOMEN-Sponsored by the Equal Pay Coalition NYC
THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED.
MEDIA INQUIRIES: contact Linda Hartley lhartley@hartleyconsulting.com
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to join with innovative experts
and seasoned advocates. Be informed and inspired to take strategic action.
OPENING REMARKS: Honorable John C. Liu - New York City Comptroller
MODERATOR: Maria Hinojosa - Award winning PBS journalist
PANELISTS: Heather Boushey - Co-Author, “The Shriver Report” and Sr. Economist at Center for American Progress| Evelyn Murphy Author of “Getting Even” - Founder, WAGE Project- Former Lt. Gov. of Massachusetts | Maggie Haberman - Author and NYC Journalist | Donna Sims Wilson - President, M.R. Beale & Company….Refreshments will be serverd
INFO: info@nywa.org - RSVP: www.nywaconnect.org
ADDITIONAL PARTNERS: DEMOS & National Council for Research on Women, The Council for Urban Professionals
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APRIL 20 – ALBANY ADVOCACY DAY – GET ON THE BUS!
Sponsored by the New York State Pay Equity Coalition and Equal Pay Coalition NYC
FOR MORE INFORMATION email bcneufeld@gmail.com
9:30 to 12:00 – Summit - 12:00 to 2:30 - Legislative Visits
Keynote Speaker: NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli
Galen Kirkland - Commissioner, NYS Division of Human Rights | Alan Lubin -
Former Executive VP, 1993-2010, NYS United Teachers | Deborah Figart - Poverty Expert & Dean, Richard Stockton College, NJ - and Legislative Champions in the Assembly and Senate
More Info: danielle@ywca-orangecty.org
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
Advocates from across NYS will be participating in all or some of the Equal Pay Day events.
For planning purposes, we request that you:
1. Register online and include your zip code so we can organize legislative visits if you want to meet your representative.
2. The cafeterias are a distance from The Well, so box lunches will be available for purchase at the cost of $11.00. To ensure a lunch, you must check that off on the registration form.
3. If you are interested in taking a chartered bus from NYC, email info@nywa.org.
Posted by admin on February 4, 2010 at 17:26 pm
CHEERS! Today the U.S. Senate confirmed New York State’s Commissioner of Labor M. Patricia Smith as U.S. Solicitor of Labor. After nine months of delays, the final vote was 60 to 37. As one of the top 3 officials in the department, she will have substantial impact on the future of American workers. Here in New York Smith was a strong advocate for women and minorities. A good sign for better days ahead for workers’ rights.
NYWA and the Equal Pay Coalition NYC were strong and active supporters of her confirmation based on her excellent track record and credentials….Congratulation, Solicitor Smith!
“Senate confirmation of NYS Commissioner of Labor M. Patricia Smith is New York’s loss, but a huge gain for the country. Her track record creating economic equity coupled with the announcement of a new National Equal Pay Taskforce are good indications of better times ahead for working American workers and their families,” said Beverly Neufeld, representative of the Equal Pay Coalition NYC.
Posted by bneufeld on February 4, 2010 at 11:17 am
A new study by IWPR shows that federally funded training may reinforce sex segregation and the gender wage gap. Women on average earn $1500 to $2000 less per quarter than men after federally funded career counseling or training. After completing services, women earn 79.5 percent of what men earn among adult participants and 74.1 percent of what men can earn among dislocated workers.
The wage gap is not due to less training: on average women received more weeks of WIA-funded training than men. WIA-funded services primarily train women for female-dominated, typically lower paying occupations and men for male-dominated, typically higher paying occupations.
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Posted by bneufeld on January 19, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Pew Research Center - 1/19/2010: Women are outpacing their husbands in both education and salary growth
Executive Summary: The institution of marriage has undergone significant changes in recent decades as women have outpaced men in education and earnings growth. These unequal gains have been accompanied by gender role reversals in both the spousal characteristics and the economic benefits of marriage. Read More
Posted by bneufeld on October 20, 2009 at 23:06 pm
You’ve probably heard about the Shriver Report on NBC, online, and in print. It’s a comprehensive view of working women in America, and what it means now that we are half the workforce. (One issue addressed is UNequal pay….just what EPCNYC is tackling.) Read the report at A Woman’s Nation and Gloria Steinem’s commentary on the Women’s Media Center site (an EPCNYC member)
What do you think?
Posted by bneufeld on October 13, 2009 at 11:29 am
What do candidates for Mayor have to say about equal pay and the economic status of women in NYC?
EPCNYC asked and they answered! Find out what they will do, and have done, to ensure fair pay and equal access to higher paying jobs.
TAKE ACTION: The purpose of this questionnaire is to turn up the volume on these issues, which have not been aired during the campaign season so:
SHARE THIS WITH YOUR NETWORKS! POST ON FACEBOOK…LINKED IN…SPREAD THE STORY!
CLICK FOR PDF:
EPCNYC Mayoral Questionnaire and Responses-pdf
Posted by bneufeld on September 17, 2009 at 09:49 am
Just reported: Women working full time, year round in 2008 earned 77% of what comparable men earned – a statistically significant decrease from the 2007 figure of 78%. When compared to the earnings of White, non-Hispanic men ($51,244), the median earnings of White, non-Hispanic women working full-time, year round were $37,389 in 2008 (73%); Black women: earned $31,489 (61.4%); and Hispanic women earned $26,846 (52.4% ).
Poverty – and extreme poverty – increased significantly between 2007 and 2008 for women, children and men. The number of women living in poverty rose to 15.2 million in 2008 from 14.4 million in 2007. The number of children living in poverty rose to 14.1 million from 13.3 million and the number of men living in poverty rose to 10.6 million from 9.5 million. The child poverty rate rose to 19% in 2008 from 18% in 2007. The poverty rate for married-couple families with children rose significantly, to 7.5% in 2008 from 6.7% in 2007. The poverty rate for female-headed families with children was much higher than that for married couples, at 37.2% in 2008, but was statistically unchanged since 2007. Full Census report
Posted by bneufeld on September 10, 2009 at 23:04 pm
LAWS MATTER!
VICTORY FOR EQUAL PAY IN THE COURTS BASED ON LEDBETTER!
(Washington, D.C.) In a triumphant development for equal pay, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled in favor of Mary Lou Mikula, holding that her Title VII pay discrimination claim had been erroneously dismissed on the basis that her charge was not timely. The decision relyed on the newly enacted Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
The Ledbetter Fair Pay Act restored the law that existed for decades in virtually every region of the country prior to the Supreme Court decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. and makes it clear that each discriminatory paycheck is a new act of discrimination that resets the 300-day time period to file a claim.
This ruling underscores the need for strong equal pay laws. We urge you to push Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act that will build on the Ledbetter bill by protecting employees and providing incentives for employers to comply with the law. The bill has passed the House and is still gathering co-sponors in the Senate. It currently has 33…and we need more.
HAS YOUR SENATOR SIGNED ON TO PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT? Go to: S.182 Paycheck Fairness Act
More at: National Women’s Law Center www.nwlc.org
Posted by bneufeld on May 28, 2009 at 11:48 am
The NYS Fair Pay Act (S.955) is at a critical juncture. We have helped enlist 27 Co-sponsors and demonstrated public support, but the Senate leadership has not moved it forward yet. We’ve gotten this far and need your help before time runs out!
EPCNYC and NYSPEC (NYS Pay Equity Coalition) ask you to act today:
CONTACT:
MAJORITY LEADER MALCOLM SMITH : 718-528-4290 or 518 455 2701 or masmith@senate.state.ny.us
NYS GOVERNOR DAVID PATERSON: 518- 474-8390 or governor@chamber.state.ny.us
SENATOR CARL KRUGER: 718-743-8610 or 518-455-2460 or kruger@senate.state.ny.us
Tell Senators Kruger and Smith and Governor Paterson: (Sample script) “27 Senators…professional and civic groups and coalitions across the state…and I want the NYS Fair Pay Act (S.955) to come to a vote THIS YEAR. This bill is comprehensive, enforceable, and worth pasing now.“
You may want to add: “The NYS Fair Pay Act (S.955) would help narrow the pay gap, protect workers, and reduce poverty. This is a family pocketbook issue that transcends gender, income levels and race. Just as President Obama was proud to sign the Ledbetter Act as his very first law, this is an opportunity for the new senate majority and Governor Paterson to pass a popular Act into law which has bi-partisan support in both the Assembly and Senate.”
FORWARD THIS EMAIL to everyone you know who cares about equal pay!
THANK YOU TO the 27 SPONSORS of the NY FAIR PAY ACT! C. JOHNSON (lead sponsor), ADAMS, ADDABBO, BRESLIN, DIAZ, DILAN, DUANE, ESPADA, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HUNTLEY, KLEIN, KRUEGER, KRUGER, MONTGOMERY, ONORATO, OPPENHEIMER, PADAVAN, PARKER, PERKINS, SAMPSON, SAVINO, SCHNEIDERMAN, SERRANO, STAVISKY, STEWART-COUSINS, THOMPSON, VALESKY
BACKGROUND: The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was the very first bill signed into law by President Obama. Does this mean that we can stop working for passage of the NYS Fair Pay Act? NO! The Ledbetter Act restores protections for people whose jobs involve the same work. NY State Fair Pay Act (A3911, S955) is aimed at job- title pay equity that removes discrimination in the pay of job titles in fields such as library, food service, clerical and office management where women and people of color are the majority of the workforce. Job titles traditionally done by women and people of color have been undervalued in the marketplace. Unfortunately, the Ledbetter Act does not address pay inequities across different but equally-valued job titles. MORE on Background page
Posted by bneufeld on May 13, 2009 at 12:42 pm
The NYS Fair Pay Act (S.955) is now in the Finance Committee, chaired by Brooklyn Senator Carl Kruger. With just a short time remaining in the session, it is NOT on the agenda despite having 25 CO-SPONSORS (including Sen. Carl Kruger) and being passed in the Assembly annually since 2002! With the change of leadership this year, the voters expect that this bill would no longer be held hostage in a Senate committee, but reach the floor for a vote. Ask our Senators to show the leadership they promised by advancing the NYS Fair Pay Act! NYS SENATORS MUST HEAR FROM US IMMEDIATELY IF WE WANT ACTION THIS YEAR!
· Tell Majority Leader Malcolm Smith: We want this bill to move forward through the conference to the Senate floor for a vote! 718-528-4290 or 518-455-2701 or masmith@senate.state.ny.us
· Tell your Senator: We need you to get the NYS Fair Pay Act to the floor! Thank you for co-sponsoring the bill! ( list below) http://www.nysenate.gov/senators
· Tell Senator Carl Kruger: Put the NYS Fair Pay Act on the Finance Committee Agenda this year. 718-743-8610 or 518-455-2460 or kruger@senate.state.ny.us
· Forward this email to everyone you know who cares about equal pay! Passage of this legislation in NY will make a clear state to the country - EQUAL PAY: The Time is NOW!
Thank you to the 25 SPONSORS of the NY FAIR PAY ACT: Senators Adams, Addabbo, Breslin, Diaz, Dilan, Duane, Hassell-Thompson, C. Johnson (lead sponsor), Klein, Liz Krueger, Carl Kruger, Montgomery, Onorato, Oppenheimer, Padavan, Parker, Perkins, Sampson, Savino, Schneiderman, Serrano, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousins, Thompson, Valensky (as of 5/12/09)
The NYS Fair Pay Act would ensure New Yorkers are paid for the value of their work and are protected when they share salary information. It would help New York workers by closing the pay gap. This is a family pocketbook issue that transcends gender, income levels and race, and can help lift many out of poverty which is particularly important in these difficult economic times.
