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03 LC 21 7453
House Resolution
678
By: Representatives Orrock of the 51st, Stanley-Turner of the 43rd, Post 2, Thomas of the 43rd, Post 1, McClinton of the 59th, Post 1, McBee of the 74th, and others
By: Representatives Orrock of the 51st, Stanley-Turner of the 43rd, Post 2, Thomas of the 43rd, Post 1, McClinton of the 59th, Post 1, McBee of the 74th, and others
A RESOLUTION
Designating Tuesday, April 15, 2003, as Equal Pay Day; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS, forty 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; and
WHEREAS, April 15th symbolizes the day on which the wages paid to American women catch up to the wages paid to men from the previous year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body declare Tuesday, April 15, 2003, 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, forty 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; and
WHEREAS, April 15th symbolizes the day on which the wages paid to American women catch up to the wages paid to men from the previous year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body declare Tuesday, April 15, 2003, 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.