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Ways to Move Pay Equity in Your State

Ways to Move Pay Equity in Your State. State Pay Equity Workshop. @ AAUWpolicy. Wage Gap by State. Equal Pay at the State Level. 8 states have no specific pay equity law: Alabama Iowa Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Texas Utah Wisconsin.

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Ways to Move Pay Equity in Your State

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  1. Ways to Move Pay Equity in Your State State Pay Equity Workshop @AAUWpolicy

  2. Wage Gap by State

  3. Equal Pay at the State Level 8 states have no specific pay equity law: • Alabama • Iowa • Mississippi • North Carolina • South Carolina • Texas • Utah • Wisconsin

  4. Equal Pay at the State Level 17 states have “equal work” statutes: • California • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Indiana • Kansas • Minnesota • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New York • Ohio • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • Vermont • Virginia • Wyoming

  5. Equal Pay at the State Level 12 states have “comparable work” statutes: • Arkansas • Idaho • Kentucky • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • North Dakota • Oklahoma • Oregon • South Dakota • Tennessee • West Virginia

  6. Equal Pay at the State Level 3 states require male and female work must be the “same”: • Arizona • Missouri • Montana

  7. Equal Pay at the State Level 3 states require male and female work must be “similar”: • Illinois • Michigan • Washington

  8. Equal Pay at the State Level 3 states classify violations as a criminal misdemeanor: • Michigan • Montana • Washington

  9. Moving Equal Pay in Your State 24 states introduced legislation this year: • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Illinois • Kentucky • Louisiana • Michigan • Mississippi • Missouri • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • Virginia • Vermont • West Virginia

  10. Moving Equal Pay in Your State • Build relationships • Hold candidate forums • Work with winners of those forums • Keep elected officials posted • Invite elected officials to events • Know your options • City council resolutions • Fair pay pledges • Executive order from governor • State legislation • Be a resource • Establish AAUW as the go-to • Share AAWU research • Use the media

  11. Moving Equal Pay in Your State • Connect with other states • Learn what other states are doing • AAUW National can help • Research your state • What’s been done so far • What are the wage gap specifics • Work in coalition • Join with other organizations • Think outside the box • AAUW National can help

  12. Moving Equal Pay in Your State • Hold actions • State lobby day and in-district meetings • Rallies, tabling, and deliveries • House meetings • LTEs, op-eds, and blogs • Tele-town halls and tweet chats • Local Action Network alerts • Be persistent

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