CO HJR1017

Proclaims Tuesday, April 10, 2018, as "Equal Pay Day" in Colorado, symbolizing the date when women's cumulative wages catch up to men's wages from the previous year.

Acknowledges that Colorado women earned 86 cents per dollar compared to male counterparts according to 2018 research, with equal pay not expected until 2057 at current rates.

Documents disparities by race and ethnicity, with white women earning 78 cents, Asian/Pacific Islander women 70 cents, African American women 63 cents, Native American women 56 cents, and Latina women 54 cents per dollar earned by white men.

Projects that over a 40-year career, white women lose $403,440, Black women lose $867,920, and Latina women lose $1,056,120 due to the wage gap.

Urges governmental agencies, nonprofit and labor organizations, businesses, and individuals to implement equal-pay policies to close the pay gap for Colorado's women and minorities.