Equal Pay Day involves
thousands of local advocates in programs and activities
focused on eradicating wage discrimination against women
and people of color. Local Equal Pay Day activists organize
rallies, lobby days, speak-outs, letter-writing campaigns,
workshops, and meetings with employers, policy-makers,
and enforcement agencies to promote effective solutions
for closing the wage gap. Red
is worn on this day as a symbol of how far women and
minorities are "in the red" with their pay.
Equal Pay Day Kit:
At right are the kit elements developed
by the members of the Equal Pay Day Committee of the
National Committee on Pay Equity. Use them for your
own planning and be sure to report back on the form
PAY DAY KIT
Background gives information on Federal
and State laws that are being considered to eliminate
the gap in wages.
Pay Day Activities suggests activities
that you can undertake in your local area to raise
awareness about the pay gap and ways to close it.
Letter to the Editor Suggested letter
to send to the newspaper in your locale.
Op-Ed provides a template for you to
cut and paste to your own document, insert your
state wage gap information and then send to the
appropriate print media source in your locale.
News Advisory gives a format for a press
advisory that you could cut and paste, personalize
with your state or city data and deliver to media
outlets in your area. You can explain the seriousness
of the problem and the actions that your group intends
to take to bring pay equality problems to public
Response Form is a reporting form to
capture what you planned and did on Equal Pay Day.
Pay Day Proclamation is a sample proclamation
that you can encourage the mayor of your city or
the chair of your central labor body to endorse