Equal Pay Day – Tuesday April 12

By:  Anita Rosen & Louise Chatlynne, AAUW MD Public Policy Vice Presidents

Tuesday, April 12th is Equal Pay Day.  That’s the date on which the average woman works to earn as much as her male counterpart did by last December. This unequal pay affects women and their families while they are working and affects them as they age, since Social Security and other retirement benefits are based on earnings.  Plan to “recognize” Equal Pay Day by:

  1. Letting everyone you see or meet with on April 12 know it is Equal Pay Day and that women deserve equal pay.
  2. Reading the Simple Truth from AAUW to get the facts about equal pay at: The Simple Truth
  3. Contacting Governor Hogan and ask him to sign the Equal Pay for Equal Work bill that was passed by both the Maryland House and Senate (HB1003 & SB481) to eliminate barriers to equal pay.  Call him at 401-974-3901 or 1-800-811-8331.