National Equal Pay Day Table

UMKC Women’s Center and Career Services Present:

National Equal Pay Day Table
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Time: 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Location: UMKC Royall Hall 
                 800 E. 52^nd Street
                 Kansas City, MO

This information table will raise your awareness to the pay inequities women still face today. 4/17/2012 symbolizes how far into 2012 women must work to earn what men earned in 2011.

About Equal Pay Day:

Equal Pay Day was originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996 as a public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men's and women's wages.

 

Since Census statistics showing the latest wage figures will not be available until late August or September, NCPE leadership decided years ago to select a Tuesday in April as Equal Pay Day. (Tuesday was selected to represent how far into the work week women must work to earn what men earned the previous week.) The date also is selected to avoid religious holidays and other significant events.

 

Because women earn less, on average, than men, they must work longer for the same amount of pay. The wage gap is even greater for most women of color.¹

Stop by our table to learn helpful negotiating skills, ways to improve your resume and cover letter, how to ace an interview, or to just learn interesting facts about women and minorities in the workforce.

Want more information on National Equal Pay Day?  Stop by these websites.

• ¹http://www.pay-equity.org/day.html
• http://php.umkc.edu/career/?q=node/85
• http://www.umkc.edu/womenc/default.asp
• http://www.womendontask.com/stats.html
• http://www.womendontask.com/
• http://www.sixfigures.com.au/job_seekers/resources/articles/salary-negotiation-guide-for-women
• http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/womensresources/a/pregnant_2.htm
• http://www.now.org/issues/economic/factsheet.html