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Equal Pay Day 2010! April 19-NYC Forum….April 20-Albany Advocacy Day

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.

Equal Pay Day 2009

Posted by bneufeld on May 8, 2009 at 11:53 am

Albany-Equal Pay Day: Lois Haignere (NYSPEC), Barbara Bartoletti (LWV) Beverly Neufeld (NYWA/EPCNYC), Sonia Ossario (NOW-NYC), Linda Hartley (WID-NY)

Albany-Equal Pay Day: Lois Haignere (NYSPEC), Barbara Bartoletti (LWV) Beverly Neufeld (NYWA/EPCNYC), Sonia Ossario (NOW-NYC), Linda Hartley (WID-NY)

IN ALBANY: Calls for passage of NYS Fair Pay Act

EPCNYC was there!

Ø  Women’s eNews: Wage Gap Study Arrives in Time for Equal Pay Day

Ø  Fox Business covers Equal Pay Day…at request of NYWA/EPCNYC! Video Clip    

Media consultant Rachelle Pachtman has pursued Fox for a story on pay equity for a year.  Her efforts paid off! They featured our friend Jocelyn Samuels of the NWLC.

NATIONAL COVERAGE OF EQUAL PAY DAY:

Ø  DAILY KOS: It’s Common Cents  

Ø  THE HILL: Time to Get Even

 Ø  Senator Tom Harkin continues fights for pay equity; Reintroduces Federal Fair Pay Act

Ø  300 groups – including EPCNYC - sign letter in support of Paycheck Fairness Act

Ø  Presidential Equal Pay Day Proclamation

 

NEW RESEARCH RELEASED:

Ø  IWPR: Men Out Earn Women in almost all Occupations 

Ø  AAUW: State-by-State Wage Gap Data

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