CO SR009

Proclaims Tuesday, April 2, 2019, as "Equal Pay Day" in Colorado to recognize wage disparities between men and women.

Cites 2018 research showing Colorado women earn 86 cents per dollar compared to male counterparts, with estimates projecting equal pay will not be achieved until 2057 at current progress rates.

Documents disparities by race and ethnicity: white women earn 78 cents per dollar compared to white men, while Latina women earn only 54 cents, Black women 63 cents, Indigenous women 56 cents, and Asian/Pacific Islander women 70 cents per dollar.

Projects that closing the pay gap would reduce Colorado's poverty rate from 5.6 percent to 2.8 percent and increase gross domestic product by $9.2 billion.

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