Summary

WOMEN’S GROUPS IN THE AUSTIN, TEXAS, AREA HELD A RALLY TODAY TO RECOGNIZE EQUAL PAY DAY. DUE TO THE CONTINUED WAGE-EARNING GAP BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN, IT IS SAID WOMEN MUST WORK UNTIL TODAY,,, APRIL THIRD... IN ORDER TO MAKE THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY MEN HAD MADE BY THE END OF 19-97. THE DAY HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AS “EQUAL PAY DAY.” ALTHOUGH WOMEN COMPRISE ROUGHLY FORTY-SIX PERCENT OF THE AMERICAN LABOR FORCE, THEY STILL EARN ON AVERAGE ONLY ABOUT SEVENTY FOUR CENTS FOR EACH DOLLAR MADE BY AVERAGE WORKING MALES.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 135604
Story Slug EQUAL PAY DAY (4/3/1998)
Location AUSTIN, TEXAS
Format VO/ SOT ROUGH CUT
Date 04/03/1998
Archive Time 9:37
TRT 1:36
Supers AUSTIN, TEXAS CELYA ISRAEL AUSTIN WOMEN’S POLITICAL CAUCUS
Video Description WOMEN GREETING EACH OTHER, TIGHT SHOT OF BUTTON ON PAY DIFFERENCE, TIGHT OF DIFFERENT BUTTON, WOMAN SPEAKING FROM PODIUM, TIGHT SHOTS OF WOMEN LISTENING, SOT
Description WOMEN’S GROUPS IN THE AUSTIN, TEXAS, AREA HELD A RALLY TODAY TO RECOGNIZE EQUAL PAY DAY. DUE TO THE CONTINUED WAGE-EARNING GAP BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN, IT IS SAID WOMEN MUST WORK UNTIL TODAY,,, APRIL THIRD... IN ORDER TO MAKE THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY MEN HAD MADE BY THE END OF 19-97. THE DAY HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AS “EQUAL PAY DAY.” ALTHOUGH WOMEN COMPRISE ROUGHLY FORTY-SIX PERCENT OF THE AMERICAN LABOR FORCE, THEY STILL EARN ON AVERAGE ONLY ABOUT SEVENTY FOUR CENTS FOR EACH DOLLAR MADE BY AVERAGE WORKING MALES.
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Keywords

EQUAL PAY
MEN
WOMEN
POLITICS
EARNING GAP
ECONOMY
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