HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-08-15 Pope, Equal Pay, Public Comment MONTANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
REPRESENTATIVE CHRISTOPHER POPE
HOUSE DISTRICT 65
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Honorable Mayor and City Commission 8 June, 2015
City of Bozeman
Bozeman, Mont.
I am writing to express my strong support for Resolution 4601: Equal Pay for Equal Work to be approved
and adopted by the City Commission.
I commend the City of Bozeman for being on the record as committed to narrowing the gender
wage gap within the City. Unfortunately, the data show that much work remains. Today, women
employees in the State of Montana are statistically expected to earn less than 70 cents on the dollar
in comparison to men for the same job.
Personally, it is unconscionable that in our generation the root causes and damaging byproducts of
gender wage disparity continue unabated.
I encourage the Commission to support this resolution, to promote gender equality in our fair City, and to
adopt careful and stringent and proactive internal policies to ensure that Bozeman's hardworking women
employees, and women employees contracted to work on behalf of the City, receive equal pay for equal
work. The benefits are to working women and the community at large, strengthening Montana working
families and providing more earning potential and opportunities for the citizens of Bozeman.
Thank you for your service.
Sincerely,
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Rep. Chris Pope
House District 65 — North Bozeman