Resources developed for Equal Pay Day
The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap is the AAUW's "commonsense guide to key facts about the gender pay gap." Updated regularly with the most current statistics, a PowerPoint presentation is available for download.
Resources for more information on the Women's Wage Gap
Background information on the wage gap, discrimination and equal pay is available from the following resources:
1. National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) www.pay-equity.org
2. Coalition For Equal Pay www.equalpay.info/coalitions
3. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) www.eeoc.gov
4. Equal Rights Advocates (ERA) Advice and Counseling Hotline 1-800 839-4ERA www.equalrights.org
5. U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports
www.census.gov/main/www/cprs.html
6. AFL-CIO http://www.aflcio.org (use Search)
7. Institute for Women's Policy Research www.iwpr.org
8. American Association of University Women www.aauw.org
9. California Dept of Fair Employment and Housing www.dfeh.ca.gov
10. U.S. Dept of Labor / Office of Federal Contract Compliance
www.dol.gov/ofccp/index.htm
11. 9to5 National Association of Working Women www.9to5.org
12. National Organization for Women (NOW) www.now.org
13. Bay Area Equal Pay Collaborative (BA=$C) www.www.sccgov.org/sites/owp/pages/basic.aspx
14. U.S. Dept. of Labor / Women's Bureau www.dol.gov/wb
15. The WAGE Project www.wageproject.org
