| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The future of our nation's productivity and | ||||||
3 | competitiveness in the global marketplace depends on the | ||||||
4 | success of all men and women; and
| ||||||
5 | WHEREAS, Women have been discriminated against in | ||||||
6 | education, the workplace, and society as a whole; and
| ||||||
7 | WHEREAS, Equal Pay Day, representing all women, is | ||||||
8 | celebrated this year on March 12; this date is based on U.S. | ||||||
9 | Census figures showing that the average woman who works | ||||||
10 | full-time is paid on average just 84% of the typical man's pay; | ||||||
11 | started by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in | ||||||
12 | 1996, the goal of Equal Pay Day is to raise awareness about the | ||||||
13 | gender wage gap; and
| ||||||
14 | WHEREAS, In 2022, changes were made to the methodology, | ||||||
15 | and The Equal Pay Day Calendar now encompasses a broader | ||||||
16 | cross-section of women, including those who work part-time or | ||||||
17 | seasonally, to represent a more accurate picture of how the | ||||||
18 | gender pay gap impacts diverse communities; the COVID-19 | ||||||
19 | pandemic pushed many women, especially women of color, into | ||||||
20 | part-time or seasonal work or out of the workforce all | ||||||
21 | together; because of this, past methods of calculating the | ||||||
22 | wage gap fell short of accurately capturing the full picture; |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | with the new inclusive methodology, we can advocate on behalf | ||||||
2 | of all women in the workforce; and
| ||||||
3 | WHEREAS, Because the pay gap varies significantly among | ||||||
4 | different communities, other Equal Pay Days have been added to | ||||||
5 | the calendar over the years to reflect the fact that many women | ||||||
6 | must work far longer into the year to catch up to men; and
| ||||||
7 | WHEREAS, LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day is June 15; this | ||||||
8 | day raises awareness about the wage gap experienced by the | ||||||
9 | LGBTQIA+ community; and
| ||||||
10 | WHEREAS, Black Women's Equal Pay Day is July 27; Black | ||||||
11 | women working full-time and year-round are paid 69 cents, and | ||||||
12 | all earners (including part-time and seasonal) are paid 66 | ||||||
13 | cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men; and
| ||||||
14 | WHEREAS, Moms' Equal Pay Day is August 15; moms working | ||||||
15 | full-time and year-round are paid 74 cents, and all earners | ||||||
16 | (including part-time and seasonal) are paid 62 cents for every | ||||||
17 | dollar paid to dads; and
| ||||||
18 | WHEREAS, Latina's Equal Pay Day is October 5; Latina women | ||||||
19 | working full-time and year-round are paid 57 cents, and all | ||||||
20 | earners (including part-time and seasonal) are paid 52 cents | ||||||
21 | for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men; and
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | WHEREAS, Native Women's Equal Pay Day is November 30; | ||||||
2 | Native women working full-time and year-round are paid 59 | ||||||
3 | cents, and all earners (including part-time and seasonal) are | ||||||
4 | paid 55 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men; | ||||||
5 | and
| ||||||
6 | WHEREAS, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific | ||||||
7 | Islander Women's Equal Pay Day is also held each year on April | ||||||
8 | 5; Asian American women working full-time and year-round are | ||||||
9 | paid 99 cents, and all earners (including part-time and | ||||||
10 | seasonal) are paid 89 cents for every dollar paid to | ||||||
11 | non-Hispanic white men; Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander | ||||||
12 | women working full-time and year-round are paid 65 cents, and | ||||||
13 | all earners (including part-time and seasonal) are paid 61 | ||||||
14 | cents for ever dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men; and
| ||||||
15 | WHEREAS, The pay gap has been shown to start as soon as one | ||||||
16 | year after college; this inequality affects not only women but | ||||||
17 | also their families and society as a whole; and
| ||||||
18 | WHEREAS, The pay gap between women and men has long-term | ||||||
19 | effects on women's economic security; such a gap affects | ||||||
20 | women's Social Security earnings, their ability to save for | ||||||
21 | retirement, and their children's education; and
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | WHEREAS, Pay equity is closely linked to the eradication | ||||||
2 | of poverty and is essential to having a highly-motivated | ||||||
3 | workforce; and
| ||||||
4 | WHEREAS, Equal pay is a priority for all women and for our | ||||||
5 | society at large; therefore, be it
| ||||||
6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
7 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
8 | we declare March 12, 2024 as "Equal Pay Day" in the State of | ||||||
9 | Illinois; and be it further
|