Posts Tagged Equal Pay
Posted by bneufeld on July 7, 2010 at 13:59 pm
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An encouraging exchange of information and ideas took place at the June 16th hearing, Closing the Gender Wage Gap, sponsored by the NYC Council Women’s Issues Committee. Council Member Julissa Ferreras, Chair, members of the committee, and CM Letitia James heard from and questioned experts presented by the Equal Pay Coalition NYC and NYWA. The result was a firm commitment to action in the coming session. We will make sure that happens!
Women’s Committee Briefing Paper
Quick overview of testimony followed by full testimony : Read More
Posted by bneufeld on May 6, 2010 at 11:05 am
From IWPR: This Mother’s Day, it is important to remember the economic needs of women, especially mothers who support families. Even as women are close to half of all employees, and are the main bread winner in almost four out of ten families, their ability to support their families is hampered by the gender wage gap….Why do Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers (who are almost exclusively female) have median earnings of $614 per week, and highway maintenance workers (who are almost exclusively male) have median weekly earnings of $766? And why do child care workers - employed in an occupation that is overwhelmingly female - rank in the 10 lowest paid jobs for women? Why do female elementary and middle school teachers earn only 85.7 percent of the median earnings of their male colleagues? Factsheet Read More
Posted by bneufeld on April 27, 2010 at 13:14 pm
BRITISH COUNCIL FACES $1BILLION EQUAL PAY BILL - Up to 5000 women today learned that they have won their claims for equal pay against the Council based on bonus payments which allowed male employees to earn in excess of £50,000 per year. The women had submitted claims against their employer in respect of their jobs which included Cleaners, Cooks and Care Assistants and the Employment Tribunal has today announced that a the bonus payments made to the men were discriminatory. Read More
Posted by bneufeld on April 26, 2010 at 17:10 pm
SAN FRANCISCO - by Alexandria Sage - In a major blow to Wal-Mart Stores Inc, a sex-discrimination lawsuit against the retailer can proceed as a class-action case covering more than 1 million female employees, a U.S. court ruled on Monday.
Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, had asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to undo class-action certification in what could be the largest sexual discrimination lawsuit in the nation’s history.
The lawsuit argues that female workers were paid less and received fewer promotions at Wal-Mart than male counterparts, and that the retailer’s corporate structure fostered this gender discrimination.
Posted by bneufeld on April 23, 2010 at 09:25 am
Whether they work in the same occupations as men or work in different occupations, women’s median earnings are lower than men’s, according to a new analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). Using the most recent data for full-time workers released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics the study finds that there are only four occupations, out of the 108 occupations with enough men and women to estimate earnings for both groups, where women earn more than men. In the 104 others, women’s median earnings are less. Fact Sheet here: http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/C350a.pdf
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Posted by bneufeld on February 24, 2010 at 10:22 am
Women lag behind men in both job level and salary starting from their first position post-business school and do not catch up, according to Catalyst’s Pipeline’s Broken Promise, the latest report examining high potential graduates from top business schools around the world. The study, released today, reveals that the assertion that women advance in compensation and level at the same pace as men is overstated and, in many cases, completely wrong. ….Even after taking into account experience, industry, and region, the report found women start at lower levels than men, make on average $4,600 less in their initial jobs, and continue to be outpaced by men in rank and salary growth. Read More
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:
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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
