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DE HCR16
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Engrossed
4/4/2017
Primary Sponsor
Stephanie Bolden
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AI Summary
- Designates April 4, 2017, as "Equal Pay Day" in Delaware to raise awareness about wage inequality between men and women
- Notes that women in Delaware working full-time earned 88.5% of men's earnings in 2015, with wider gaps for women of color (African American women earned 77% and Hispanic women earned 68% of white men's earnings)
- Highlights that women heading single-parent households in Delaware earned only 60 cents for every dollar earned by men in similar situations
- Recognizes that nearly four in ten mothers are primary breadwinners and emphasizes pay equity is critical to family economic security
- Symbolizes April 4th as the point when women's cumulative wages for the year catch up to men's wages from the previous year
Legislative Description
Designating April 4 As "equal Pay Day" In The State Of Delaware.
Last Action
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
4/4/2017
Full Bill Text
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