Equal Pay: We’ve Waited Long Enough!
April 3, 2014

Equal Pay Day draws attention to the gap between women’s and men’s paychecks. This year we are celebrating with an Equal Pay event happening on April 3rd!

Metro Justice is cosponsoring the Equal Pay: We’ve Waited Long Enough! event, discussing how the Women’s Equality Act will assist in closing the pay gap. The featured speaker, Martha Burk, a women’s issue expert and perhaps best known for challenging the Augusta National Golf Club’s all-male membership policy at the 2002 Masters Tournament, will discuss why wage secrecy policies are the largest barriers for women in achieving pay equity.

Among other items, Martha will address why women not knowing how much they are being paid relative to their co-workers is the single biggest barrier for women achieving equal pay. This employee’s right to share wage information with other employees without being retaliated against is an important part of the NYS Women’s Equality Act (which passed the NYS Assembly but not the Senate last year).

Martha is co-founder of the Center for Advancement of Public Policy, serves as the Money Editor for Ms. Magazine, and is a frequent blogger for Huffington Post. Her latest book is Your Voice, Your Vote: The Savvy Woman’s Guide to Power, Politics, and the Change We Need.

Location: AAUW Perkins Mansion (494 East Ave)
Date and Time: Thursday, April 3rd, 7PM

This event is sponsored by Rochester NOW and M. Spurrier Financial Services, and co-sponsored by GRAB AAUW, WELD, and Metro Justice. We would love to fill the room with Metro Justice members in support of Equal Pay Day!

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To RSVP or for more information, make sure to visit the following link!
http:// metrojustice.nationbuilder.com/equal_pay_event