MURFREESBORO — The
emphasis is on closing the gender equity gap as MTSU observes Equal Pay Day.
The College of Graduate Studies and the Murfreesboro chapter
of the American Association of University Women will sponsor Equal Pay Day
activities Tuesday, April 12, in Room 101 of the Ingram Building, 2269 Middle
Tennessee Blvd. in Murfreesboro.
April 12, 2016, represents the date until which the average
American woman must work into 2016 just to catch up with an average man’s
entire earnings for 2015, according to the National Committee on Pay Equity.
“Speak Up! Talking about and Closing the Pay Gap” is a
discussion of the issue slated for 10 a.m. in Ingram 101. AAUW officials will
share tips on how to talk to friends and elected officials about pay equity.
They also will discuss how voter registration plays a role in closing the pay
gap. This event is free and open to the public.
Both undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to
attend “StartSmart: Salary Negotiation for Students” at 4 p.m. in Ingram 101. This
AAUW workshop is designed to provide college students and young professional
women with the knowledge and skills required to negotiate their salaries.
According
to the latest statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor, women working full
time in the United States make only 79 cents on the dollar compared to men. The
gap is even greater for women of color.
The
American Community Project, an ongoing statistical survey by the U.S. Census
Bureau, finds that close to 70 percent of all women in Tennessee work. Two out
of 3 families include a wife in the labor force, and 50 percent of
female-headed households are led by a working woman.
For more information, contact Dia Cirillo, public policy
chair for AAUW Tennessee, at 773-677-4238 or AAUWMurfreesboro@gmail.com.
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