Presidential Actions on Pay Equity
Executive Measures to Strengthen Enforcement of Equal Pay Laws
When women succeed, our families succeed and America succeeds. President Obama believes that ensuring that women earn equal pay for equal work is essential to improving the economic security of our families and the growth of our middle class and our economy. Women compose nearly half of the American workforce — yet, according to the latest U.S. Census statistics, on average, full-time working women still earn 77 cents to every dollar earned by men. The first piece of legislation that the President signed into law after taking office was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which empowers women to recover wages…
