HomeMy WebLinkAbout5-18-2020 Public Comment - J. Howard - Support of Equal Pay DayFrom:agenda@bozeman.net
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Date:Monday, May 18, 2020 4:40:53 PM
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First Name Jane
Last Name Howard
Email Address janebrownhoward@gmail.com
Phone Number 3077528716
Comments
Dear Mayor Mehl and City Commissioners,
Thank you for your renewing the City’s Proclamation Recognizing Equal Pay Day, and for supporting “the
creation of a community-led task force, with a commissioner liaison that will provide research, advice, and
education on gender-related issues such as pay equity, discrimination, healthcare outcomes, and violence
to advance fair and equitable outcomes for all women and girls in our community.”
While following and supporting the important work of the local CEDAW Initiative – “Cities for the
Elimination of all Forms for Discrimination Against Women and Girls” -I have learned a great deal from their
“Report and Recommendations to Advance the Status of Woman and Girls,” September 19, 2019.
This report reveals significant gaps in the resources, services, safety, and well-being available to women and
girls in the Bozeman area. Besides the gender pay gap, the report shines a light on gender-based violence,
economic insecurity (for food, housing, and more), access to reproductive health services, and mental
health stressors.
While this report is very telling, it only shows part of the picture. As you know from reading the report, one
of its primary recommendations revolves around data collection and reporting. I encourage you to carefully
review those points and further initiate comprehensive and unified data collection among the entities you
influence and with whom you coordinate and collaborate. By systematically beefing up these areas, we will
all have a more comprehensive and accurate picture of needs and gaps so we can further our collective
action and advocacy based on facts and figures.
Thank you again, and for all the good work you do for our community. No easy task, for sure!
Sincerely, Jane Howard
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