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HomeMy WebLinkAbout19- Mayoral Proclamation - Equal Pay Day 1130 ��►' co. ,�o'f PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING EQUAL PAY DAY Whereas, April 2nd,2019 is recognized as "Equal Pay Day", which is the date that women had to work to this year,AND all of 2018,in order to achieve the same earnings that men achieved in all of 2018; and Whereas, in the United States, on average, women earn 80 cents to the man's dollar and in Montana women earn 79 cents to the man's dollar, Hispanic or Latina women earn 54 cents, American Indian or Alaska Native women earn 58 cents,Black or African American women earn 62 cents,Asian women earn 89 cents;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 HR 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. Sig;ds 1s�t.c of Apr' , 019 in Bozeman, Montana. - C s Ma Bozeman,Montana