Pay Equity Web Sites

Pay Equity Sites that are Especially of Interest to Women

  • National Association of Commissions for Women-The Voice of Women Empowered to Achieve Equality-Web site at http://www.nacw.org
  • Site of the National Women’s Law Center. The mission of the NWLC is “to protect and advance the progress of women and girls at work, in school, and virtually every aspect of their lives.” http://www.nwlc.org
  • The NWLC Site provides links to information about Equal Pay Day 2002 and The Paycheck Fairness Act (February 2002)
  • Highlights of Women’s Earnings in 2001; Wage Gap Persists in 2001: Women Make 75 Percent of Men’s Earnings; The Wage Gap By Education: 2001 available at http://www.pay-equity.org/
  • Around the World, Women Earn Less. A fact sheet put out by AFL-CIO. Internationally, more women are in the work force than ever and the numbers continue to rise, yet on average, women earn only 75% of men’s pay. http://www.aflcio.org/issues/jobseconomy/women/equalpay/