IT’S EQUAL PAY DAY…A DAY DEDICATED TO HIGHLIGHTING THE WAGE GAP BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN.
THE EVENT MARKS THE DAY THE AVERAGE WOMAN NEEDS TO WORK INTO THE NEW YEAR TO MATCH WHAT A MAN EARNED THE PREVIOUS YEAR. REPRESENTATIVE ANNA MOELLER OF ELGIN RECOGNIZED THE DAY ON THE HOUSE FLOOR, SAYING IT’S TIME TO FINALLY REACH EQUALITY.
ON AVERAGE, WOMEN CURRENTLY MAKE ABOUT 82 TO 83 CENTS FOR EVERY DOLLAR A MAN EARNS.
MOELLER SAYS MINORITIES ARE HIT ESPECIALLY HARD BY UNEQUAL PAY, EVEN IN PROFESSIONS THAT ARE PREDOMINATELY MADE UP OF WOMEN.
