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MS SC653
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Failed
4/20/2016
Primary Sponsor
Deborah Dawkins
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AI Summary
- Designates April 12, 2016, as "Equal Pay Day in Mississippi" to raise awareness about wage inequity between men and women.
- Equal Pay Day was originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996 as a public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men's and women's wages.
- April 12, 2016 was selected as Equal Pay Day because it symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year.
- A Tuesday in April is traditionally chosen to represent how far into the work week women must work to earn what men earned the previous week, while avoiding religious holidays and other significant events.
- Directs that the resolution be made available to the Capitol Press Corps.
Legislative Description
Designate April 12, 2016, as "Equal Pay Day in Mississippi."
Last Action
Died In Committee
4/20/2016
Committee Referrals
Rules3/30/2016
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