After 50 Years American President Signed Document For The Equal Pay Day Saying “It’s Nice to Have a Day, But It’s Even Better to Have Equal Pay”
Fifty years ago, President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law to combat gender-based wage discrimination, and in the decades since, women have made extraordinary progress. But there is still a great amount of work that needs to be done. Women still make just 77 cents on average for every dollar a man earns, and continue to face prejudice in the workplace. And that number hasn’t improved — the pay gap has stayed constant since 2002.
That’s why today, on Equal Pay Day, President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order and a Presidential Memorandum to help combat pay discrimination and strengthen the enforcement of equal pay laws.
After 50 Years American President Again Signed To Combat Gender Based Pay Discrimination
Apr. 08
Economy, Politics, Unrest Strikes, World
