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04 LC 99 0472
House Resolution
1439
By: Representatives Orrock of the 51st, Henson of the 55th, Drenner of the 57th, Oliver of the 56th, Post 2, Mobley of the 58th, and others
By: Representatives Orrock of the 51st, Henson of the 55th, Drenner of the 57th, Oliver of the 56th, Post 2, Mobley of the 58th, and others
A RESOLUTION
Designating Thursday, March 4, 2004, as Equal Pay Day; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS, 40 years after the passage of the federal Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act, women and people of color continue to suffer the consequences of inequitable pay differentials; and
WHEREAS, according to statistics released in September, 2002, by the U.S. Census Bureau, year-round, full-time working women earned only 76 percent of the earnings of year-round, full-time working men, indicating little change or progress in pay equity since 1999; and
WHEREAS, according to a January, 2002, report released by the General Accounting Office, women managers in seven of ten industries surveyed actually lost ground in closing the wage gap between 1995 and 2000; and
WHEREAS, an analysis of data in over 300 classifications provided by the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics in 2001 shows that women earn less in every occupational classification for which enough data is available, including occupations dominated by women, such as cashiers, registered nurses, and teachers; and
WHEREAS, over a working lifetime, this wage disparity costs the average American woman and her family an estimated $250,000.00 in lost wages, affecting Social Security benefits and pensions; and
WHEREAS, in Georgia, women have slowly started to close the wage gap with men and now earn 81 cents for every dollar earned by men but will not achieve wage equity with men in the next 50 years; and
WHEREAS, fair pay equity policies can be implemented simply and without undue costs or hardship in both the public and private sectors; and
WHEREAS, fair pay strengthens the security of families today and eases future retirement costs while enhancing the American economy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body declare Thursday, March 4, 2004, to be Equal Pay Day and urge the citizens of this state to recognize the full value of women´s skills and significant contributions to the labor force and further encourage businesses to conduct an internal pay evaluation to ensure women are being paid fairly.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the public and the press.
WHEREAS, 40 years after the passage of the federal Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act, women and people of color continue to suffer the consequences of inequitable pay differentials; and
WHEREAS, according to statistics released in September, 2002, by the U.S. Census Bureau, year-round, full-time working women earned only 76 percent of the earnings of year-round, full-time working men, indicating little change or progress in pay equity since 1999; and
WHEREAS, according to a January, 2002, report released by the General Accounting Office, women managers in seven of ten industries surveyed actually lost ground in closing the wage gap between 1995 and 2000; and
WHEREAS, an analysis of data in over 300 classifications provided by the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics in 2001 shows that women earn less in every occupational classification for which enough data is available, including occupations dominated by women, such as cashiers, registered nurses, and teachers; and
WHEREAS, over a working lifetime, this wage disparity costs the average American woman and her family an estimated $250,000.00 in lost wages, affecting Social Security benefits and pensions; and
WHEREAS, in Georgia, women have slowly started to close the wage gap with men and now earn 81 cents for every dollar earned by men but will not achieve wage equity with men in the next 50 years; and
WHEREAS, fair pay equity policies can be implemented simply and without undue costs or hardship in both the public and private sectors; and
WHEREAS, fair pay strengthens the security of families today and eases future retirement costs while enhancing the American economy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body declare Thursday, March 4, 2004, to be Equal Pay Day and urge the citizens of this state to recognize the full value of women´s skills and significant contributions to the labor force and further encourage businesses to conduct an internal pay evaluation to ensure women are being paid fairly.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the public and the press.