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April 8, 2003 Dear Editor: The median earnings of women in New Hampshire are only 71.5% compared to men. Nationally, women earn 76% as much as men. Women of color are worse off. African American women make 69 cents on the dollar compared to men overall, while Hispanic women make only 56 cents. The NH Commission on the Status of Women is joining the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) and hundreds of organizations nationwide to observe Equal Pay Day on Tuesday, April 15. Tuesday symbolizes the day when women's wages catch up to men's wages from the previous week. In other words, because women earn less, on average, they must work nearly seven days to earn what the average man would earn in only five. Women lose over $100 billion a year in wages due to pay inequity. According to a recent study by the Institute of Women's Policy Research, a 25-year old woman who works full time year round for 40 years will earn $523,000 less than the average 25-year old man, if the current wage gap continues unchanged. Economic equity is an issue that affects all of us. Working together, we can ensure that all Americans get the respect that comes with a fair paycheck. Both state and federal Equal Pay Acts protect men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same establishment from sex-based wage discrimination. For more information, please contact the New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Women at 603-271-2660 or via email at cmswweb@admin.state.nh.us. Thank you, ------------------------------------- April 8, 2003 Dear Editor: The median earnings of women in New Hampshire are only 71.5% compared to men. Nationally, women earn 76% as much as men. Women of color are worse off. African American women make 69 cents on the dollar compared to men overall, while Hispanic women make only 56 cents. The NH Commission on the Status of Women is joining the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) and hundreds of organizations nationwide to observe Equal Pay Day on Tuesday, April 15. Tuesday symbolizes the day when women's wages catch up to men's wages from the previous week. In other words, because women earn less, on average, they must work nearly seven days to earn what the average man would earn in only five. Women lose over $100 billion a year in wages due to pay inequity. According to a recent study by the Institute of Women's Policy Research, a 25-year old woman who works full time year round for 40 years will earn $523,000 less than the average 25-year old man, if the current wage gap continues unchanged. Economic equity is an issue that affects all of us. Working together, we can ensure that all Americans get the respect that comes with a fair paycheck. Both state and federal Equal Pay Acts protect men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same establishment from sex-based wage discrimination. For more information, please contact the New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Women at 603-271-2660 or via email at cmswweb@admin.state.nh.us. Thank you, Phyllis Abell
------------------------------------- April 8, 2003 Dear Editor: The median earnings of women in New Hampshire are only 71.5% compared to men. Nationally, women earn 76% as much as men. Women of color are worse off. African American women make 69 cents on the dollar compared to men overall, while Hispanic women make only 56 cents. The NH Commission on the Status of Women is joining the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) and hundreds of organizations nationwide to observe Equal Pay Day on Tuesday, April 15. Tuesday symbolizes the day when women's wages catch up to men's wages from the previous week. In other words, because women earn less, on average, they must work nearly seven days to earn what the average man would earn in only five. Women lose over $100 billion a year in wages due to pay inequity. According to a recent study by the Institute of Women's Policy Research, a 25-year old woman who works full time year round for 40 years will earn $523,000 less than the average 25-year old man, if the current wage gap continues unchanged. Economic equity is an issue that affects all of us. Working together, we can ensure that all Americans get the respect that comes with a fair paycheck. Both state and federal Equal Pay Acts protect men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same establishment from sex-based wage discrimination. For more information, please contact the New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Women at 603-271-2660 or via email. Thank you, Mary Gillette
------------------------------------- April 8, 2003 Dear Editor: The median earnings of women in New Hampshire are only 71.5% compared to men. Nationally, women earn 76% as much as men. Women of color are worse off. African American women make 69 cents on the dollar compared to men overall, while Hispanic women make only 56 cents. The NH Commission on the Status of Women is joining the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) and hundreds of organizations nationwide to observe Equal Pay Day on Tuesday, April 15. Tuesday symbolizes the day when women's wages catch up to men's wages from the previous week. In other words, because women earn less, on average, they must work nearly seven days to earn what the average man would earn in only five. Women lose over $100 billion a year in wages due to pay inequity. According to a recent study by the Institute of Women's Policy Research, a 25-year old woman who works full time year round for 40 years will earn $523,000 less than the average 25-year old man, if the current wage gap continues unchanged. Economic equity is an issue that affects all of us. Working together, we can ensure that all Americans get the respect that comes with a fair paycheck. Both state and federal Equal Pay Acts protect men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same establishment from sex-based wage discrimination. For more information, please contact the New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Women at 603-271-2660 or via email. Thank you, Marie Metoyer, M.D. Commissioner ------------------------------------- April 8, 2003 Dear Editor: The median earnings of women in New Hampshire are only 71.5% compared to men. Nationally, women earn 76% as much as men. Women of color are worse off. African American women make 69 cents on the dollar compared to men overall, while Hispanic women make only 56 cents. The NH Commission on the Status of Women is joining the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) and hundreds of organizations nationwide to observe Equal Pay Day on Tuesday, April 15. Tuesday symbolizes the day when women's wages catch up to men's wages from the previous week. In other words, because women earn less, on average, they must work nearly seven days to earn what the average man would earn in only five. Women lose over $100 billion a year in wages due to pay inequity. According to a recent study by the Institute of Women's Policy Research, a 25-year old woman who works full time year round for 40 years will earn $523,000 less than the average 25-year old man, if the current wage gap continues unchanged. Economic equity is an issue that affects all of us. Working together, we can ensure that all Americans get the respect that comes with a fair paycheck. Both state and federal Equal Pay Acts protect men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same establishment from sex-based wage discrimination. For more information, please contact the New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Women at 603-271-2660 or via email. Thank you, Elizabeth Paine
------------------------------------- April 8, 2003 Dear Editor: The median earnings of women in New Hampshire are only 71.5% compared to men. Nationally, women earn 76% as much as men. Women of color are worse off. African American women make 69 cents on the dollar compared to men overall, while Hispanic women make only 56 cents. The NH Commission on the Status of Women is joining the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) and hundreds of organizations nationwide to observe Equal Pay Day on Tuesday, April 15. Tuesday symbolizes the day when women's wages catch up to men's wages from the previous week. In other words, because women earn less, on average, they must work nearly seven days to earn what the average man would earn in only five. Women lose over $100 billion a year in wages due to pay inequity. According to a recent study by the Institute of Women's Policy Research, a 25-year old woman who works full time year round for 40 years will earn $523,000 less than the average 25-year old man, if the current wage gap continues unchanged. Economic equity is an issue that affects all of us. Working together, we can ensure that all Americans get the respect that comes with a fair paycheck. Both state and federal Equal Pay Acts protect men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same establishment from sex-based wage discrimination. For more information, please contact the New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Women at 603-271-2660 or via email. Thank you, Molly Kelly
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