Resources 2001 Action on Equal Pay Challenge to Secure Equal Pay for Working Families CPA has been leading a legislative challenge to secure equal pay. Read about state progress in the 2001 session . State Equal Pay Contacts Research shows that African Americans earn 78 cents, Latinos earn 67 cents for every dollar that their white counterparts earn and women earn 77 cents for every dollar that men earn.
Equal pay is a concern crossing lines of race, gender, and political affiliation.
With more than 25 states introducing bills to address this in 2000 and polls showing that equal pay is the top policy solution for women and men, we expect that state leaders will make equal pay a priority issue this legislative session. There is a very workable, straightforward solution for equal pay. More than half of women workers hold sales, clerical and service jobs. Such jobs usually pay less than jobs traditionally held by men, even if they require the same education, skills and responsibilities. Unfortunately, the existing Equal Pay and Civil Rights Acts are hard to enforce and don t help employees with equivalent work in different jobs.