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Record numbers of women have entered the workforce in recent decades. However, they usually earn less money than men who are working at similar or identical jobs. The male



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  • I oppose reforming current gender pay gap policy and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Leader Charles Schumer (NY).
  • I support addressing wage discrimination on the basis of gender by:

    1.) Restricting the use of the bona fide factor defense to wage discrimination claims.

    2.) Enhancing nonretaliation prohibitions.

    3.) Making it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages.

    4.) Increasing civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions.

    5.) Establishing and carrying out a grant program for negotiation skills training programs to address pay disparities, including through outreach to women and girls; conducting studies to eliminate pay disparities between men and women; reporting on the gender pay gap in the teenage labor workforce; and making available information on wage discrimination to assist the public in understanding and addressing such discrimination.

    6.) Requiring the EEOC to issue regulations for collecting from employer’s compensation and other employment data according to the sex, race, and ethnic identity of employees for use in enforcing laws prohibiting pay discrimination.

    And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Leader Charles Schumer (NY) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.


Winning Option
  • I support addressing wage discrimination on the basis of gender by:

    1.) Restricting the use of the bona fide factor defense to wage discrimination claims.

    2.) Enhancing nonretaliation prohibitions.

    3.) Making it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages.

    4.) Increasing civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions.

    5.) Establishing and carrying out a grant program for negotiation skills training programs to address pay disparities, including through outreach to women and girls; conducting studies to eliminate pay disparities between men and women; reporting on the gender pay gap in the teenage labor workforce; and making available information on wage discrimination to assist the public in understanding and addressing such discrimination.

    6.) Requiring the EEOC to issue regulations for collecting from employer’s compensation and other employment data according to the sex, race, and ethnic identity of employees for use in enforcing laws prohibiting pay discrimination.

    And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Leader Charles Schumer (NY) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
There has been $0.00 pledged in support of this issue
Trustee Candidates

If elected as a trustee, the campaign committee of Leader Charles Schumer (NY) will be unconditionally awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting him to favorably consider passing the Senate version of H.R.7 - Paycheck Fairness Act.

If elected as a trustee, National Women's Law Center will be awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting these funds be used to advocate for the right of women to be equally compensated as men.

About: The National Women’s Law Center fights for gender justice — in the courts, in public policy, and in our society — working across the issues that are central to the lives of women and girls. We use the law in all its forms to change culture and drive solutions to the gender inequity that shapes our society and to break down the barriers that harm all of us — especially those who face multiple forms of discrimination, including women of color, LGBTQ people, and low-income women and families. We are advocates, experts, and lawyers who fight for gender justice, taking on issues that are central to the lives of women and girls. We drive change in the courts, in public policy, and in our society, especially for women facing multiple forms of discrimination.
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Trustee Election - Opening Date
April 19, 2021
Trustee Election - Closing Date
April 26, 2021