PAY EQUITY DAY

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HR0968
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The future of our nation's productivity and
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competitiveness in the global marketplace depends on the
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success of all men and women; and

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WHEREAS, Women have been discriminated against in
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education, the workplace, and society as a whole; and

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WHEREAS, Women continue to earn no more than 83 cents on
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the dollar compared to men; and

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WHEREAS, The wage gap is even greater for most women of
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color; Asian American women earn 94 cents, Native Hawaiian and
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Pacific Islander women earn 65 cents, African American women
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earn 66 cents, and Latina women earn 58 cents for every dollar
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earned by a man; and

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WHEREAS, Equal Pay Day, representing all women, was
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celebrated this year on March 25; Equal Pay Day was originated
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by the National Committee on Pay Equity in 1996 as a public
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awareness event to illustrate the gap between men's and
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women's wages; and

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WHEREAS, The pay gap has been shown to start as soon as one
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year after college; this inequality affects not only women but

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their families and society as a whole; and

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WHEREAS, The pay gap between women and men has long-term
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effects on women's economic security; such a gap affects
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women's Social Security earnings, their ability to save for
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retirement, and their children's education; and

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WHEREAS, Pay equity is closely linked to the eradication
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of poverty and is essential to having a highly-motivated
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workforce; and

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WHEREAS, Equal Pay Day symbolizes how far into the year a
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woman must work, on average, to earn as much as a man earned
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the previous year, with Tuesday being the day in which women's
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wages catch up to men's wages from the previous week; because
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women earn less on average than men, they must work longer for
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the same amount of pay; this wage gap is even greater for most
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women of color; and

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WHEREAS, Equal pay is a priority for all women and for our
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society at large; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we declare March 25, 2026 as Pay Equity Day in the State of
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Illinois; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That we encourage the citizens of this State to
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learn about the pay gap that women experience in society and to
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learn about these various dates that bring attention to the
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pay gap that specific groups experience.

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