On behalf of the millions of members and supporters of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, I am writing to endorse your bill, S. 862, the Paycheck Fairness Act. This legislation aims to prevent wage discrimination from happening in the first place and help women and their families secure the paychecks they have earned.
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This legislation aims to prevent wage discrimination from happening in the first place and help women and their families secure the paychecks they have earned.
Notably, the economic inequalities faced by women continue to threaten their retirement security because they have generally worked for lower wages due to persistent gender wage discrimination, leading to a smaller Social Security benefit. While Congress passed the “Equal Pay Act” in 1963 to address gender wage discrimination, women continue to make only 80 cents on the dollar compared to men.
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Women’s History Month is a time when we celebrate the incredible strides of women and girls in our country. But even as we continue to talk about shattering the glass ceiling and breaking down barriers, far too many women have their dreams of college and a successful life dashed by economic adversity.
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Today is Equal Pay Day and we wanted to bring attention to the fact that women continue to make only 80 cents on the dollar compared to men.
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On average, women outlive men by five years – forcing them to stretch their retirement dollars over a longer span of time. That’s one reason why 11% of senior women live in poverty – an unacceptable number in the wealthiest country on earth.
National Equal Pay Day 2019 reminds us that gender pay equity is crucial not only for social justice, but for women’s retirement security. When women earn less than men (currently, only 80 cents on the dollar), they cannot afford to save sufficient money for retirement – and their Social Security benefits are lower.
In 2016, the average annual Social Security income received by women 65 years and older was $13,891, compared to $17,663 for men. – National Committee Social Security Fact Sheet
Women take more time off work to care for family members, but don’t get credit for it in their Social Security earnings history. On average, women outlive men by five years – forcing them to stretch their retirement dollars over a longer span of time. That’s one reason why 11% of senior women live in poverty – an unacceptable number in the wealthiest country on earth.
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Gender Pay Equity. Eliminating the wage gap that limits women’s earnings is essential to helping our daughters and granddaughters save for their own retirement. Congress should strengthen and reform the “Equal Pay Act” by putting an end to pay secrecy, strengthening workers’ ability to challenge discrimination and bringing equal pay law into line with other civil rights laws.
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- The financial gap of single women, women with lower levels of education or women of color is even more pronounced.
It’s been more than 50 years since our nation acknowledged and attempted to address, with passage of the Equal Pay Act, the gender wage gap which unfairly targets half of our population with billions in lost wages. Yet, at the current rate of change, it will take another 40 years to close that gap.
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