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Tell Your Senators To Support The Paycheck Fairness Act

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, even today, women who work full time still earn, on average, only 78 cents for every dollar men earn. The figures are even worse for women of color. African-American women still only earn 63 cents and Latinas only 52 cents for each dollar earned by a white male.

But it’s not just cents we’re talking about. Chronic wage discrimination can deprive a woman of between $700,000 and $2 million over her career. The effects of wage discrimination follow its victims for a lifetime.

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was intended to close this pay gap. Unfortunately, due to loopholes and weak remedies in this law, the pernicious pay disparities persist. And now, as unemployment rates skyrocket, families depend on women’s income more than ever, making pay equity even more critical to families’ economic security and the nation’s economic recovery.

The Paycheck Fairness Act, S. 182, makes several common sense changes to strengthen the Equal Pay Act -- putting in place enforcement tools needed to make real progress on pay equity.

The House of Representatives has already passed the Paycheck Fairness Act, and now, your help is needed to let the Senate know that working families cannot wait any longer. Especially in this economy, there is an urgent need to take action to ensure that women can receive equal pay for equal work by passing the Paycheck Fairness Act. It’s only common cents.

We need your help to close the wage gap for women -- take action now! You can also read more here.

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