Economic Opportunity, Leadership and Civic Engagement
#EqualPay Week of Action
Mar 22, 2021
This week the WREN team will highlight the ways pay discrimination impacts women and gender expansive people. Though the wage gap is a persistent problem, there are ways we can all work toward solutions. Join us for a week of education and action! #SCWREN #EqualPay
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Equal Pay Week is a week-long recognition of Equal Pay Day, which is this Wednesday March 24th.
Monday
Why do we need equal pay? Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to learn about this issue and interact with other advocates.
Tuesday
12 PM Facebook Live: “Equal Pay in South Carolina: Current Law and Opportunities for Improvement.”
Wednesday- Equal Pay Day
All Day– Equal Pay Day symbolizes how far into the year the average woman must work in order to earn what the average man earns in the previous year regardless of experience or job type due to the wage gap.
6 PM Facebook Live: “Why Pay Equity Legislation Can Not Wait.”
Join Representative Wendy Brawley (SC-70) and Ashley Lidow (WREN) for a discussion on current legislation to close the gender wage gap in SC! This discussion will shed light on current inequities that can be addressed when advocates and legislators work together.
Thursday
What would you do with $900,000? – Let us know on Social Media!
Friday
Equal Pay Week Wrap Up – Keep your eye on our Social Media pages to participate.