The pay gap offers women at a discount
2010 February 8
Take Action!
- Visit AAUW’s Pay Equity Web page and download the Pay Equity Resource Kit and Equal Pay Day Program in a Box for ideas, tips and resources to use in your community on Equal Pay Day, which is April 20, and throughout the year.
Examples of activities include a pay equity bake sale or “unhappy hour,” where women get a 23 percent discount while men pay full price, a rally at your state capital, and Equal Pay Day proclamations by your state and local public officials.
- Order free AAUW “Pay Gap = Women at a Discount” posters (shown below) and stickers for use at AAUW events, meetings, rallies, and even protests.
- Use AAUW’s talking points about the Paycheck Fairness Act and your state’s wage gap data to write a letter to the editor of your local paper. Find out if your senators are cosponsors, and if they’re not, urge them to get on board.
- Read AAUW’s Behind the Pay Gap research, that shows just one year out of college, working women already earn less than their male colleagues earn, even when they work in the same field with the same degree.
- Share your thoughts about pay equity on AAUW Dialog, Facebook, and Twitter.
- Visit the AAUW Member Showcase and contact your local branch for more information on events in your area.
- Let AAUW know what you’re doing to mark this day. Please share your ideas with AAUW Ohio as well by posting your ideas in the comments section at the top of this post.
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