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PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING EQUAL PAY DAY
Whereas, April 10, 2018 is recognized as "Equal Pay Day", which is the date that women had to work to this
year,AND all of 2017,in order to achieve the same earnings that men achieved in all of 2017;and
Whereas,in the United States,women earn 71 cents to the man's dollar and in Montana women earn 68 cents to
the man's dollar; and
Whereas, this wage gap exists in nearly every occupation,in all industries,in every state,across all countries, at
all education levels, and in the private, government, and nonprofit sectors;and
Whereas,the gender wage gap results in women and their families having less access to financial resources and
has unfounded, subtle and unexplained causes that need to be identified and eliminated;and
Whereas, our Commission passed Resolution 4601 supporting Equal Pay for Equal Work in June of 2015 and
our City has,since that time, taken steps to collect data and identify tools that will assist in the diversification of
city positions, encouraged the use of innovative and improved FIR Resources, and sought to be an active
example in the effort to close the gender wage gap;and
Whereas, in the Equal Pay for Equal Work Resolution 4601 the City of Bozeman committed to commemorate
Equal Pay Day each year and to encourage its citizens to recognize the full value of women's skills and
contributions to the labor force, and to take further action as citizens and businesses to help close the gender
wage gap.
Now,therefore, as the Mayor of Bozeman, I hereby Proclaim that the City of Bozeman,Montana observes and
recognizes Equal Pay Day, a day whose meaning and purpose needs to be dissolved by achieving Equal Pay for
Equal Work and by reaching a day when men and women earn the same wage for the same work after the same
duration of work; and
I Further Proclaim that the City of Bozeman encourages local businesses to consider their own hiring,
promotional and pay policies and hold them to standards that reflect equal opportunity and gender wage equity,
and
I Further Proclaim that the City of Bozeman encourages citizens and businesses to actively participate in
workshops and dialogue to learn more ways in which we can address and work toward fair pay for all in our
community and for all Montanans. The city commission further encourages citizens and businesses to have
conversations about gender parity,to explore the equal pay resources available on the State Equal Pay website.
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