Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act

The Senate is poised to vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act. With women now making up half of the workforce and a larger percentage of breadwinners than ever before, the pay gap is hurting the majority of American families – especially in these tough times. Equal pay for equal work is not only crucial to most families' economic security, it's crucial to our nation's economic recovery as well. With special provisions to assist small businesses and its inclusion of familiar policies and practices from later civil rights laws, the Paycheck Fairness Act is a commonsense bill that will make real progress in closing the pay gap.

AAUW has resources available on the Paycheck Fairness Act. Please see below, and do not hesitate to contact Lisa Maatz (maatzl@aauw.org) or Tracy Sherman (shermant@aauw.org) with questions.

• AAUW's Letter Supporting the Paycheck Fairness Act

• Coalition Letter from Over 350 Groups Supporting the Paycheck Fairness Act

• Talking Points

• Section by Section of the Paycheck Fairness Act

• What the Wage Gap Means for Working Women in Your State

• AAUW's Behind the Pay Gap Research

• AAUW's State by State Wage Gap Data