CA SCR114

Proclaims December 8, 2022, as Latina Equal Pay Day in California to recognize the gender wage gap and promote equal pay policies.

Cites that Latinas earn 55 cents for every dollar paid to White males nationally and 42 cents on the dollar in California.

Notes that the average Latina in California would need to work until age 116 to earn what a White male earns by age 60, representing a $1,787,640 lifetime wage gap over a 40-year career.

Highlights that 12.2 million Latinas comprise 7.4 percent of the U.S. labor force and are the fastest-growing demographic group in the population.

Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies of the resolution for appropriate distribution.