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AAUW of Michigan welcomes you
AAUW MI State Convention
May 3 at the Airport Marriott,
hosted by the Wyandotte-Downriver Branch
Our Mission Matters
From AAUW
MI President Mickey Edell
This year
Equal Pay Day was observed on Tuesday, April 22. This date
symbolizes the day to which women must work into the next
year to achieve parity with men. In Michigan women still
earn only sixty-seven cents on the dollar, and we rank 49th
in the United States.
AAUW’s
Behind the Pay Gap, released in 2007, provided new
evidence that sex discrimination continues to be a problem
for women. Just one year after college graduation women
earn only 80% of what their male counterparts earn. Ten
years later women fall further behind and earn only 69% of
what men earn.
Facts and
figures about pay equity:
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Equal
pay is a priority for all women. Ninety percent say
that equal pay for equal work is a priority.
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Women
of color are impacted even more.
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Women
are still largely pigeonholed in “pink-collar” jobs.
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Education and career training is crucial for women.
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The
wage gap has long term effects on women’s economic
security.
At the
national level, AAUW strongly supports initiatives like the
Paycheck Fairness Act that seek to close the persistent and
sizeable wage gaps that exist between men and women. AAUW of
Michigan also supports legislation introduced by Senator Liz
Brater (SB417) and Representative Joan Bauer (HB4625.) Our
call to action is to urge our senators and representatives
at both the state and national levels to embrace legislation
that will close the wage gap.
AAUW of
Michigan and a number of other women’s organizations
scheduled an Equal Pay Day event in Lansing Tuesday, April
22. We encouraged as many people as possible to attend to
show support for our efforts. A press conference was held
in the Capitol Building. Cookies with a bite out them were
delivered to all of our legislators to signify “What’s
Missing?” After all, pay equity is a simple matter of
fairness and justice.
Mickey
AAUW of Michigan
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AAUW MI Fresh Faces video featured
in AAUW
Outlook magazine
Congratulations to Pat
Jennings and the Communications Committee on the AAUW MI Fresh Faces video and its
success.
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Last update May 3, 2008
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