Bill Text: IL HR0132 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares March 14, 2023 as "Equal Pay Day". Encourages the citizens of this State to learn about the pay gap that women experience in society and to learn about these various dates that bring attention to the pay gap that specific groups experience.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 50-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-18 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson [HR0132 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0132-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The future of our nation's productivity and
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| 3 | competitiveness in the global marketplace depends on the
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| 4 | success of all men and women; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Women have been discriminated against in
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| 6 | education, the workplace, and society as a whole; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Equal Pay Day, representing all women, is | ||||||
| 8 | celebrated each year on March 14; this date is based on U.S. | ||||||
| 9 | Census figures showing that the average woman who works | ||||||
| 10 | full-time is paid on average just 84% of the typical man's pay; | ||||||
| 11 | started by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in | ||||||
| 12 | 1996, the goal of Equal Pay Day is to raise awareness about the | ||||||
| 13 | gender wage gap; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, In 2022, changes were made to the methodology, | ||||||
| 15 | and The Equal Pay Day Calendar now encompasses a broader | ||||||
| 16 | cross-section of women, including those who work part-time or | ||||||
| 17 | seasonally, to represent a more accurate picture of how the | ||||||
| 18 | gender pay gap impacts diverse communities; the COVID-19 | ||||||
| 19 | pandemic pushed many women, especially women of color, into | ||||||
| 20 | part-time or seasonal work or out of the workforce all | ||||||
| 21 | together; because of this, past methods of calculating the | ||||||
| 22 | wage gap fell short of accurately capturing the full picture; | ||||||
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| 1 | with the new inclusive methodology, we can advocate on behalf | ||||||
| 2 | of all women in the workforce; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Because the pay gap varies significantly among | ||||||
| 4 | different communities, other Equal Pay Days have been added to | ||||||
| 5 | the calendar over the years to reflect the fact that many women | ||||||
| 6 | must work far longer into the year to catch up to men; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day is June 15; this | ||||||
| 8 | day raises awareness about the wage gap experienced by the | ||||||
| 9 | LGBTQIA+ community; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Black Women's Equal Pay Day is July 27; Black | ||||||
| 11 | women working full-time and year-round are paid 67 cents, and | ||||||
| 12 | all earners (including part-time and seasonal) are paid 64 | ||||||
| 13 | cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Moms' Equal Pay Day is August 15; moms working | ||||||
| 15 | full-time and year-round are paid 74 cents, and all earners | ||||||
| 16 | (including part-time and seasonal) are paid 62 cents for every | ||||||
| 17 | dollar paid to dads; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Latina's Equal Pay Day is October 5; Latina women | ||||||
| 19 | working full-time and year-round are paid 57 cents, and all | ||||||
| 20 | earners (including part-time and seasonal) are paid 54 cents | ||||||
| 21 | for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Native Women's Equal Pay Day is November 30; | ||||||
| 2 | Native women working full-time and year-round are paid 57 | ||||||
| 3 | cents, and all earners (including part-time and seasonal) are | ||||||
| 4 | paid 51 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific | ||||||
| 7 | Islander Women's Equal Pay Day is also held each year to | ||||||
| 8 | reflect how Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific | ||||||
| 9 | Islander women working full-time and year-round are paid 92 | ||||||
| 10 | cents, and all earners (including part-time and seasonal) are | ||||||
| 11 | paid 80 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men; | ||||||
| 12 | and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, The pay gap has been shown to start as soon as one
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| 14 | year after college; this inequality affects not only women but
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| 15 | also their families and society as a whole; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, The pay gap between women and men has long-term
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| 17 | effects on women's economic security; such a gap affects
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| 18 | women's Social Security earnings, their ability to save for
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| 19 | retirement, and their children's education; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Pay equity is closely linked to the eradication | ||||||
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poverty and is essential to having a highly-motivated
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| 1 | workforce; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Equal pay is a priority for all women and for our
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| 3 | society at large; therefore, be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 5 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 6 | we declare March 14, 2023 as "Equal Pay Day" in the State of | ||||||
| 7 | Illinois; and be it further
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| 8 | RESOLVED, That we encourage the citizens of this State to | ||||||
| 9 | learn about the pay gap that women experience in society and to | ||||||
| 10 | learn about these various dates that bring attention to the | ||||||
| 11 | pay gap that specific groups experience.
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