,,iii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #cg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #i1 #bjbd,mr4 ,warnock 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,butler1 and ,mr4 ,booker7 submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to ,black women4 ,whereas1 ,july #i1 #bjbd1 is ,black ,women's ,equal ,pay ,day1 which marks the day that symbolizes how long into #bjbd ,black women must work to make what ,white1 non-,hispanic men were paid in #bjbc2 ,whereas section #f7;d7 of the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7;d77 prohibits discrimination in compensation for equal work on the basis of sex2 ,whereas title ,,vii of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e et seq47 prohibits discrimination in compensation because of race1 color1 religion1 national origin1 or sex2 ,whereas1 despite the passage of the ,equal ,pay ,act of #aifc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf note7 #f decades ago1 which requires that men and women in the same workplace be given equal pay for equal work1 ,census ,bureau data show that ,black women working full time1 year round1 are paid #fi cents for every dollar that is paid to ,white1 non-,hispanic men2 ,whereas1 when part-time and part-year workers are included in the comparison1 ,black women are paid #ff cents for every dollar that is paid to ,white1 non-,hispanic men2 ,whereas1 if the current trends continue1 on average1 ,black women will have to wait over #ajj years to achieve equal pay2 ,whereas the median annual pay for a ,black woman in the ,united ,states working full time1 year round1 is #di1dhj1 which means that1 if the current wage gap were to continue1 the average ,black woman would lose nearly #hhd1hjj in potential earnings to the wage gap over the course of a #dj-year career2 ,whereas lost wages mean ,black women have less money to support themselves and their families1 save and invest for the future1 and spend on goods and services1 causing businesses and the economy to suffer2 ,whereas ,black women's median earnings are less than men's median earnings at every level of academic achievement2 ,whereas ,black women with bachelor's and master's degrees experience a higher wage gap in comparison with ,white1 non-,hispanic men than in comparison with ,black women with a high school diploma2 ,whereas1 in the ,united ,states1 more than #fh percent of ,black mothers are the sole or primary breadwinners for their families1 compared to just more than one-third of non-,hispanic ,white mothers2 ,whereas the lack of access to affordable1 quality childcare1 paid family and medical leave1 paid sick leave1 and other family-friendly workplace policies contributes to the wage gap by forcing many ,black women to choose between having a job and getting quality care for themselves or their family members2 ,whereas if the wage gap were eliminated1 on average1 a ,black woman working full time would have enough money for more than #b additional years of tuition and fees for a #d-year public university2 the full cost of tuition and fees for a public #b-year community college2 more than #da additional months of premiums for employer-based family health insurance coverage with employer contributions2 more than #ej weeks of food for a family of #d2 more than #ab additional months of home ownership costs1 including mortgage payments1 real estate taxes1 insurance1 utilities1 and fuel costs2 more than #ag additional months of rental costs1 including rent payments1 utilities1 and fuel2 or the full cost of an average borrower's ,federal student loan debt in under #b years2 ,whereas #ch percent of women have been sexually harassed at the workplace and over #gh percent of sexual harassment charges filed with the ,equal ,employment ,opportunity ,commission are filed by women1 yet research has found that only a small number of women who experience harassment formally report incidents for reasons including fear of retaliation2 ,whereas workplace harassment forces many women to leave their occupation or industry2 ,whereas targets of harassment are #f4e times as likely as individuals who are not targets to change jobs or pass up opportunities for advancement1 contributing to the gender wage gap2 ,whereas ,black women were the most likely of all racial and ethnic groups to have filed a sexual harassment charge2 ,whereas nearly two-thirds of workers that are paid the minimum wage or less are women and there is an overrepresentation of women of color in low-wage and tipped occupations2 ,whereas #fj percent of private sector workers reported that they were either discouraged or prohibited by their employers from discussing wage and salary information1 which can hide pay discrimination and prevent remedies2 ,whereas the pay disparity ,black women face is part of a wider set of disparities that ,black women face in home ownership1 unemployment1 poverty1 access to childcare1 and the ability to accumulate wealth2 ,whereas the gender wage gap for ,black women has only narrowed by #e cents in the last #b decades2 ,whereas true pay equity requires a multifaceted strategy that addresses the gender and racial injustices that ,black women face daily2 ,whereas the pandemic had a disproportionately negative economic impact on ,black women2 and ,whereas many national organizations have designated ,july #i1 #bjbd1 as ,black ,women's ,equal ,pay ,day to represent the additional time that ,black women must work to compensate for the lower wages paid to ,black women in #bjbc3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that ,congress-- 7#a7 recognizes the disparity in wages paid to ,black women and its impact on women1 families1 and the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 reaffirms its support for ensuring equal pay for equal work and narrowing the gender and racial wage gaps4