Press Release
AAUW Top Policy Adviser to Speak on New Government Accountability Office Report
Report Highlights Gender Pay Gap among Low-Wage Workers
WASHINGTON — AAUW Director of Public Policy and Government Relations Lisa Maatz will join Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) at a Joint Economic Committee press conference on Thursday, November 3, at 12:15 p.m. to discuss the gender pay gap among low-wage and less-educated workers.
The press conference will highlight a new report by the Government Accountability Office, Gender Pay Differences: Progress Made but Women Overrepresented among Low-Wage Workers, which shows that, on average, women with a high school degree or less earned lower hourly wages than men with the same level of education. Among these less-educated workers, women tended to work in industries and occupations that pay lower wages than those in which men work.
What:
Press conference on the new GAO report, Gender Pay Differences: Progress Made but Women Overrepresented among Low-Wage Workers
Who:
Chair of the Joint Economic Committee Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA)
Former Chair of the Joint Economic Committee Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
AAUW Director of Public Policy and Government Relations Lisa Maatz
Co-President of the National Women's Law Center Marcia D. Greenberger
Chair of the National Committee on Pay Equity Michele Leber
When:
Thursday, November 3, 12:15 p.m.
Where:
Hugh Scott Room (S-120)
U.S. Capitol
First St. NE
Washington, DC 20510
About Lisa Maatz
Lisa Maatz, AAUW's director of public policy and government relations, works to advance AAUW's priority issues on Capitol Hill, in the executive branch, and in coalition with other organizations. Her areas of expertise include civil rights issues related to women and girls. She contributed to Secrets of Powerful Women: Leading Change for a New Generation, a collection of 24 essays on the secrets to success. She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Ohio University, has two master's degrees from Ohio State University, and holds an adjunct appointment with the Women and Politics Institute at American University.
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