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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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PROCLAIMING APRIL 9, 2013, AS "EQUAL PAY DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE | |
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Introduced By: Senators Goldin, Paiva Weed, Goodwin, Gallo, and Lynch | |
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Date Introduced: April 09, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
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WHEREAS, Forty years after the passage of the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil |
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Rights Act, women and people of color continue to suffer the consequences of inequitable pay |
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differentials; and |
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WHEREAS, According to statistics released in 2012 by the United States Census Bureau, |
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year-round, full-time working women in 2011 earned only 77 percent of the earnings of year- |
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round, full-time working men, indicating little change or progress in pay equity; and |
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WHEREAS, According to a January 2002 report released by the General Accounting |
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Office, women managers in 7 of 10 industries surveyed actually lost ground in closing the wage |
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gap between 1995 and 2000; and |
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WHEREAS, According to an analysis of data in over 300 job classifications provided by |
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the United States Department of Labor Statistics in 2001, women earn less in every occupational |
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classification for which enough data are available, including occupations dominated by women; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Higher education is not free from wage discrimination. According to a |
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United States Department of Education analysis, after controlling for rank, age, credentials, field |
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of study, and other factors, full-time female faculty members earn nearly 9 percent less than their |
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male counterparts; and |
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WHEREAS, Over a working lifetime, this wage disparity costs the average American |
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woman and her family $700,000 to $2 million in lost wages, impacting Social Security benefits |
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and pensions; and |
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WHEREAS, Fair pay equity policies can be implemented simply and without undue costs |
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or hardship in both the public and private sectors; and |
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WHEREAS, Fair pay strengthens the security of families today and eases future |
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retirement costs, while enhancing the American economy; and |
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WHEREAS, Tuesday, April 9, 2013, symbolizes the time in the new year in which the |
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wages paid to American women catch up to the wages paid to men from the previous year; now, |
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therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of the State of Rhode Island and Providence |
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Plantations hereby proclaims Tuesday, April 9, 2013, as "Equal Pay Day" in the State of Rhode |
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Island; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate urges all Rhode Islanders to recognize the full value of |
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women's skills and significant contributions to the labor force, and further encourages businesses |
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to conduct an internal pay evaluation to ensure women are being paid fairly; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Women’s Fund Chief Executive Officer |
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Marcia Cone. |
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