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| − | Interestingly, the Gender Pay Gap in the USA is measured as the cents women earn for each dollar men earn. So, Women currently earn | + | Interestingly, the Gender Pay Gap in the USA is measured as the cents women earn for each dollar men earn. So, Women currently earn 79 cents of each dollar men earn. |
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Gender Pay Gap in the USA
The Gender Pay Gap in the USA stays at 21 per cent - showing the same level as in Germany. Yet, the GPG for women of colour is even higher.
Interestingly, the Gender Pay Gap in the USA is measured as the cents women earn for each dollar men earn. So, Women currently earn 79 cents of each dollar men earn.
Equal Pay Day in the USA
The Equal Pay Day in the USA ist organised by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE), founded in 1979. The NCPE is a coalition of women's and civil rights organizations; labor unions; religious, professional, legal, and educational associations, commissions on women, state and local pay equity coalitions and individuals working to eliminate sex- and race-based wage discrimination and to achieve pay equity.[1]
The next EPD in the USA will take place on April 12, 2016, showing the gender pay gap of currently 22 per cent.
In the USA, it has been decided to set the EPD on a fixed day - a Tuesday in April. A Tuesday was selected to represent how far into the work week women must work to earn what men earned the previous week. In addition, the date also is selected to avoid religious holidays and other significant events. [2]
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Related Links
National Committee on Pay Equity
United States Department of Labour: It's Time for #EqualPayNow
