Equal Pay Day 2003 Kit 

Below are the kit elements developed by the members of the Equal Pay Day Committee of the National Committee on Pay Equity. Utilize them for your own planning and be sure to report back on the form provided.

• Legislative Background- gives information on Federal and State laws that are being considered to eliminate the gap in wages.
• Wage Gap Map- points out the amount that every women earns for every dollar that a man receives in wages.
• Sample Letter to the Editor- provides a template for you to cut
  and paste to your own document, insert your state wage gap information
  and then send to the appropriate print media source in your locale.
• Sample News Advisory- gives a format for a press advisory that
  you could cut and paste, personalize with your state or city data and
  deliver to media outlets in your area. You can explain the seriousness
  of the problem and the actions that your group intends to take to bring
  pay equality problems to public attention.
• Activity Response Form- is a reporting form to capture what you planned and did on Equal Pay Day 2003. Please feel free to mail, fax or e-mail it to Elisabeth Gehl.
• Equal Pay Day Proclamation- is a sample proclamation that you can encourage the mayor of your city or the chair of your central labor body to endorse and publicize.

Equal Pay Day is a national, community-based public awareness event held each year throughout the United States. Sponsored by the National Committee on Pay Equity, a coalition of major civil rights organizations, women's groups, trade associations and labor unions, Equal Pay Day involves thousands of local advocates in programs and activities focused on eradicating wage discrimination against women and people of color. Local Equal Pay Day partners organize rallies, lobby days, speak-outs, letter-writing campaigns, workshops, and meetings with employers, policy-makers, and enforcement agencies to promote effective solutions for closing the wage gap.. Red is worn on this day as a symbol of how far women and minorities are in the "red" with their pay.

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