Equal Pay Timeline
Evolution of Federal Pay Equity Policies
1933 — Section 213 of the Federal Economy Act requires that one spouse resign if both husband and wife are working for the Federal Government. A Women’s Bureau study later shows that more than 75 percent of those resigning were women. The law remains on the books until 1937. 1942 — The War Labor Board urges employers to “make adjustments which equalize wage or salary rates paid to females with the rates paid to males for comparable quality and quantity of work on the same or similar operations.” 1945 — Following World War II, equal pay bills are introduced in…
