It’s been over 50 years since President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act - and yet, women still don’t get equal pay for equal work.

It’s time we fix this for women in Los Angeles and across the country -- young women who are entering the workforce saddled with student loan debt -- for mothers responsible caring for their young children or senior parents -- for our sisters without college degrees and the same earning power -- and for men, many of whom rely on women as the sole or primary earners in the home.

This week, we demand equal pay for equal work.

Add your name: it’s time to close the gap and demand women get equal pay for equal work.

It's startling to see that on average, women still earn just 77 cents to the dollar of what men earn.* Women of color are hit especially hard: African-American and Hispanic women earn 70% and 61%, respectively, of what white men earn. This wage gap costs working women and their families more than $10,000 each year and jeopardizes women's economic security.

It’s even more shocking to see that although women in California earn more than the national average (84 cents to the dollar), the majority of Senate District 26 earns far less. In most of our district, women earn on average only 69 cents to the dollar of what men earn**. That is unacceptable, and something I will work hard to change as the District’s representative.

Stand with me: it’s time to close the gap and demand women get equal pay for equal work.

* Source: National Women’s Law Center

**Source: AAUW Report on the Gender Pay Gap in California

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Add your name: it’s time to close the gap and demand women get equal pay for equal work.