Equal Pay Day

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April 28, 2009

The day this year that wages paid to American women catch up to the wages paid to men from the previous year.
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Women nationally, on average, earn 78¢ for every dollar earned by men*; women in NH earn 74.8¢ for every dollar earned by men and NH ranks 39th of the 50 states in gender wage gap earnings.**
Estimated date of arrival for equal pay in NH: 2042**
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Pay equity policies can be implemented simply and without undue costs or hardship in both the public and private sectors.

Consider these remedies:
Raise the minimum wage; ensure benefits for part-time workers; enhance women-owned business opportunities; increase availability of post-secondary education loans; encourage non-traditional training and employment for women; strengthen enforcement of fair employment laws.
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*2008 US Census Bureau
**2001 Economic Policy Institute

New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Women