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| The Career Exposure Network Encourages Viewers and Member Companies to Observe Equal Pay Day
April 2002--- Equal Pay Day will be observed on Tuesday, April 16, 2002. Tuesday is symbolic of the point into the new week that a woman must work in order to earn the wages paid to a man in the previous week. According to statistics released in September 2001 by the US Census Bureau, year-round, full-time working women earned only 73% of the earnings of year-round, full-time working men. Because women, on average, earn less, they must work longer for the same pay. Over a working lifetime, this wage disparity costs the average American woman and her family an estimated $250,000 in lost wages. Each year, the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) organizes the national observance of Equal Pay Day to raise awareness about unfair pay in America. "Poll after poll has demonstrated that unfair pay ranks as one of the top issues of concern for working women. The wage gap affects women throughout their working lives and then follows them into retirement where they receive lower pension and Social Security benefits based on the salaries they received while working," said Jane E. Smith, Ed. D., Chief Executive Officer of Business and Professional Women/USA. The Career Exposure Network joins countless other organizations across the nation to educate women and men about pay inequity and to offer solutions to wage discrimination. We partner with and recognize leading corporations who share our commitment of helping women achieve success in their careers and lives. Businesses can take the first step towards achieving pay equity by examining their pay practices to determine if they treat all employees equally. Many employers may not realize their pay scales favor white men as a result of historical and conventional biases and inconsistencies. Pay equity makes good business sense. It promotes a workforce that feels valued, which helps the bottom line. Today, in our competitive economy, fair pay policies will also help recruit, hire and retain the best workers. TCEN's CareerWomen.com Resource Center provides valuable information, resource links and interviews to help enhance women's career skills.Ê We have tips on how to negotiate equal pay for equal work and to earn a paycheck that is free from unlawful bias. "It's time to put an end to pay inequity," said JillXan Donnelly, President, Career Exposure, Inc.
Equal Pay Checklist: Six Opportunities to Impact Your Pay
For a complete checklist please visit the U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau at http://www.dol.gov/wb/epcheck.htm
About Career Exposure, Inc. |
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