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Equal Remuneration Convention
The Convention states:
(a) the term remuneration includes the ordinary, basic or minimum wage or salary and any additional emoluments whatsoever payable directly or indirectly, whether in cash or in kind, by the employer to the worker and arising out of the worker's employment;
(b) the term equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value refers to rates of remuneration established without discrimination based on sex. -
J.F.K Signs the E.P.A.
June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act which stated women must earn the same amount of pay as men for equal work they have done. There were three main parts of this Act.
1.different wages are paid to employees of the opposite sex;
2.the employees perform substantially equal work on jobs requiring equal skill, effort and responsibility; and
3.the jobs are performed under similar working conditions -
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Sheyrl Stolberg of the New York Times' "Obama Signs Equal Pay Legislation" explains how President Barack Obama's first act signed as president was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Lilly Ledbetter was the woman who had fought for years trying to close the gap of wages due to sex. She even brought her case to court but lost when it went into the Supreme Court. Her efforts showed to Obama as he signed the Act on January 29, 2009. -
Equal Pay Rally In Madison
April 17th represented the 4 1/2 months women had to work more than men to make the same paycheck as them working a year.Rebecca Kemble of "Women Rally for Equal Pay in Madison" states that an average household loses $11,000 money due to the wage gap, or $10 billion for all of Wisconsins women. -
50 Years Since The E.P.A. Was Signed
Matt Compton from the White Houses own explains how 50 years ago the Equal Pay Act was signed by former President John F. Kennedy and the impact it has had up until today. He also talks about how last June, President Obama took note of this event by discussing the progress it had made over the 50 years. He said "The day that the bill was signed into law, women earned 59 cents for every dollar a man earned on average, he said. "Today, it’s about 77 cents. So it was 59 and now it’s 77 cents."
