Sign the petition to Congress: Close the wage gap -- pass the Paycheck Fairness Act

Friend, [sign the petition to Congress: Close the wage gap -- pass the Paycheck Fairness Act.]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( On average, women [earn]( 81 cents for every dollar a man makes. In other words, the salary for a man is roughly 19 percent higher than the salary for a woman. The figures are even worse for women of color. Black women [earn]( only 63 cents and Latinas only 55 cents for each dollar earned by a white male. It is past time Congress corrected this discriminatory wrong. To close the pay gap, we need good public policies. Encouraging women to negotiate a higher salary doesn’t do much if there are institutional and structural barriers that prevent them from earning their value. [Sign the petition: Congress must address the wage gap immediately.]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( Congress must pass the Paycheck Fairness Act. The [Paycheck Fairness Act](, introduced by Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Sen. Patty Murray, will help secure equal pay for equal work for all Americans. The bill would update the Equal Pay Act, which has not been able to achieve its promise of closing the wage gap because of limited enforcement tools and inadequate remedies. The wage gap ends now and it ends with the passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act. [Sign the petition: Demand Congress end the discriminatory pay wage gap by passing the Paycheck Fairness Act.]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( Thanks for all you do, Erin Tulley, Daily Kos Daily Kos Relies on Readers Like You We don't have billionaire sugar daddies like some right-wing media outlets. Half our revenue comes from readers like you, meaning we literally couldn't do this work without you. Can you chip in $5 right now to help Daily Kos keep fighting? [Chip in $5]( If you wish to donate by mail instead, please send a check to Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Contributions to Daily Kos are not tax deductible. Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.