,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #db  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,july #aj1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,adams 7= h]self1 ,mrs4       
,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,lois ,frankel ( 
,florida1 ,ms4 ,leg] ,f]n&ez1 ,mrs4     
,beatty1 ,ms4 ,sal9as1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mrs4
 ,f\%ee1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mr4 ,davis (    
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mr4 ,jackson ( 
,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,ms4 ,williams (   
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,bi%op1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1  
,ms4 ,mc,clellan1 ,ms4 ,wilson (        
,florida1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 
,mr4 ,swalwell1 ,ms4 ,kamlag]-,dove1    
,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4      
,fields1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (  
,florida1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4 ,moore (     
,wiscons91 ,mr4 ,fro/1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke (    
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,?an$>1   
,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mrs4    
,mc,bath1 ,mr4 ,mfume1 ,mr4 ,smi? (     
,wa%+ton1 ,mrs4 ,*]filus-,mc,cormick1   
,mr4 ,k5n$y ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,c>son1  
,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,amo1    
,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4     

,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,ms4   
,/rickl&1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1    
,ms4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,johnson
 ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,s*olt51 ,ms4 ,*u1    
,mr4 ,bell1 ,ms4 ,br[nley1 ,mr4 ,l&sman1
 ,mr4 ,hoy]1 ,mr4 ,figures1 ,ms4        
,crockett1 ,mr4 ,ivey1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4      
,dext]1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mrs4     
,mc,iver1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4
 ,budz9ski1 ,ms4 ,ross1 & ,mr4          
,de,saulnier7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,education & ,work=ce     
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !  
significance ( equal pay & ! disp>ity 9 
wages paid to m5 & to ,black wom54      
,:]eas ,july #aj1 #bjbe1 is ,black      
,wom5's ,equal ,pay ,day1 a day (       
obs]vance ( ! wage gap betwe5 work+     
,black wom5 & work+ ,:ite1 non-,hispanic
 m52 ,:]eas section #f7;d7 ( ! ,fair    
,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi         
,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7;d77 7commonly kn[n z !  
,equal ,pay ,act ( #aifc7 prohibits     

discrim9ation 9 comp5sation = equal "w  
on ! basis ( sex2 ,:]eas title ,,vii ( !
 ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e et seq47 prohibits    
discrim9ation 9 comp5sation because (   
race1 color1 religion1 national orig91  
or sex2 ,:]eas1 despite ! passage ( !   
,equal ,pay ,act ( #aifc #f decades ago1
 :i* requires t m5 & wom5 9 ! same      
workplace be giv5 equal pay = equal "w1 
data f ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus %[ t ,black 
wom5 work+ full-"t & ye>-r\nd are paid  
#ff c5ts = e doll> paid to ,:ite1       
non-,hispanic m52 ,:]eas1 :5 "p-"t &    
"p-ye> work]s are includ$ 9 ! comp>ison1
 ,black wom5 are paid #fd c5ts = e doll>
 paid to ,:ite1 non-,hispanic m52       
,:]eas1 if ! curr5t tr5ds cont9ue1 on   
av]age1 ,black wom5 w h to wait ov] #bjj
 ye>s to a*ieve equal pay2 ,:]eas !     
m$ian annual pay = a ,black woman 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates work+ full-"t1 ye>-r\nd1  
is #ej1cij1 :i* means t1 if ! curr5t    
wage gap 7 to cont9ue1 ! av]age ,black  
woman w\ld lose ne>ly #a1jai1bjj 9      

pot5tial e>n+s because ( ! wage gap ov] 
! c\rse ( a #dj-ye> c>e]2 ,:]eas lo/    
wages mean ,black wom5 h less money to  
support !mselves & _! families1 to save 
& inve/ = ! future1 & to sp5d on goods &
 s]vices1 caus+ bus9esses & ! economy to
 suff] z a result2 ,:]eas ! m$ian e>n+s 
( ,black wom5 are less ?an ! m$ian e>n+s
 ( m5 at e level ( academic a*ievem5t1 &
 9 lead]%ip & pr(essional positions2    
,:]eas ,black wom5 ) ba*elor's & ma/]'s 
degrees exp]i5ce a l>g] wage gap 9      
comp>ison to ,:ite1 non-,hispanic m5 ?an
 ,black wom5 ) a high s*ool diploma2    
,:]eas1 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 m ?an #fi    
p]c5t ( ,black mo!rs are ! sole or      
prim>y breadw9n]s = _! families1 comp>$ 
to slightly m ?an "o-?ird ( "o p]c5t (  
non-,hispanic ,:ite mo!rs2 ,:]eas ! lack
 ( access to af=dable1 quality *ildc>e1 
paid family & m$ical leave1 paid sick   
leave1 & o!r family-fri5dly workplace   
policies contributes to ! wage gap by   
=c+ _m ,black wom5 to *oose betwe5 _!   
pay*eck or job & gett+ quality c>e =    

!mselves or _! family memb]s2 ,:]eas if 
! wage gap 7 elim9at$1 on av]age1 a     
,black woman work+ full-"t w\ld h en\gh 
money = ov] #b additional ye>s ( tuition
 & fees = a #d-ye> public univ]sity1 !  
full co/ ( tuition & fees = a public    
#b-ye> community college1 m ?an #di     
additional mon?s ( premiums =           
employ]-bas$ family heal? insurance     
cov]age ) employ] contributions1 ov] #eh
 weeks ( food = a family ( #d1 m ?an #ac
 additional mon?s ( home own]%ip co/s1  
includ+ mortgage paym5ts1 real e/ate    
taxes1 insurance1 utilities1 & fuel     
co/s1 #ag m mon?s ( r5tal co/s1 includ+ 
r5t paym5ts1 utilities1 & fuel1 almo/ a 
full ye> ( *ild c>e = #b *ildr51 or     
en\gh money to pay (f an av]age borr[]'s
 ,f$]al /ud5t loan debt 9 "u #b ye>s2   
,:]eas ,black wom5 face dual & comp\nd+ 
discrim9ation bas$ ^u bo? _! race &     
g5d]2 ,:]eas at lea/ #ch p]c5t ( wom5 h 
be5 sexually h>ass$ at ! workplace & ov]
 #gh p]c5t ( sexual h>assm5t *>ges fil$ 
) ! ,equal ,employm5t ,opportunity      

,commission are fil$ by wom51 yet !     
preval5ce ( sexual h>assm5t is likely   
mu* high]1 z rese>* has f\nd t only a   
small numb] ( wom5 :o exp]i5ce h>assm5t 
=mally report incid5ts = reasons includ+
 fe> ( retaliation2 ,:]eas workplace    
h>assm5t =ces _m wom5 to leave _!       
occupation or indu/ry2 ,:]eas           
individuals :o are t>gets ( h>assm5t are
 #f4e times z likely z individuals :o   
are n t>gets ( h>assm5t to *ange jobs or
 pass up opportunities = advancem5t1    
contribut+ to ! g5d] wage gap2 ,:]eas   
,black wom5 are ! mo/ likely ( all      
racial & e?nic gr\ps to h fil$ a sexual 
h>assm5t *>ge2 ,:]eas ne>ly two-?irds ( 
work]s paid ! m9imum wage or less are   
wom51 & !re is an ov]-repres5tation (   
wom5 ( color 9 l[-wage & tipp$          
occupations2 ,:]eas #fj p]c5t ( private 
sector work]s report$ t !y 7 ei!r       
disc\rag$ or prohibit$ by _! employ]s f 
discuss+ wage & sal>y in=mation1 :i* c  
hide pay discrim9ation & prev5t rem$ies2
 ,:]eas ! pay disp>ity fac$ by ,black   

wom5 is "p ( a wid] set ( disp>ities    
fac$ by ,black wom5 9 home own]%ip1     
unemploym5t1 pov]ty1 access to *ildc>e1 
& ! ability to accumulate weal?2 ,:]eas 
! g5d] wage gap = ,black wom5 has n>r[$ 
by only #e c5ts 9 ! la/ #b decades2     
,:]eas true pay equity requires a       
multifacet$ /rategy t addresses ! g5d]$ 
& racial inju/ices t ,black wom5 face   
daily2 & ,:]eas _m national             
organizations h designat$ ,july #aj1    
#bjbe1 z ,black ,wom5's ,equal ,pay ,day
 to recognize ! p]si/5t & detrim5tal    
wage gap ,black wom5 face3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x ,t ,congress-- 7#a7 recognizes !   
disp>ity 9 wages paid to ,black wom5 &  
its impact on wom51 families1 & ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2 &  7#b7 reaffirms its support =
 ensur+ equal pay = equal "w & n>r[+ !  
g5d] wage gap4