MS SC536

Designates April 10, 2018, as "Equal Pay Day in Mississippi" to raise awareness about wage inequality between men and women

Recognizes that Equal Pay Day was originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996 as a public awareness event

Notes that the date symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year

Explains that a Tuesday in April was selected to represent how far into the work week women must work to earn equal pay, while avoiding religious holidays and other significant events

Encourages women's business and professional associations, labor groups, and civil rights organizations to coordinate activities addressing wage inequity