National Association of Commissions for Women
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Policy Issues

Legislative Agenda / Economic Equity and Equal Pay


NACW supports pay equity and equal pay for women and minorities. Pay equity means that wages are based on job requirements such as skills, effort, and responsibility without consideration of race, sex, or ethnicity.
  • Position: Encourage the implementation of a pay equity policy including a job evaluation system that reviews and compares the education, skills, and experience needed to perform different jobs.

NACW encouraged the passage of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 1999 (S. 192 and H.R. 325), the federal law increasing minimum wage to $6.15 by January 1, 2001. The majority of minimum wage earners are women! Women need more in order to meet current obligations and move toward self-sufficiency.
  • Position: Enact laws that increase minimum wage to help end the cycle of poverty for women and their families.

NACW supports social security reform that reduces poverty among older women. Social Security benefits provide a safety net for many women. Without the benefits, more than fifty-two percent of all elderly women would be destitute.
  • Position: Support social security reform that strengthens financing while protecting women and improving benefits to reduce poverty among older women.
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Mission
    • History
    • Board of Directors
    • Funding
  • Membership
    • Annual Business Meetings >
      • 2019 Business Meeting
    • Member Regions
    • Members
    • Benefits
    • Join Now >
      • Commission Membership
      • Allied Members
      • Associate Membership
  • Programs and Resources
    • 2019 Conference Presentations
    • Voices of Women in America >
      • Voices Participant Information
    • Achievement Awards
    • Start a Women's Commission
    • 2020 Women's Suffrage Anniversary
    • Policy Work >
      • Advocacy
      • Legislative Agenda >
        • Civil and Human Rights
        • Civic Engagement and Women's Leaderhsip
        • Economic Equity and Equal Pay
        • Health and Access to Healthcare
        • Violence Against Women
        • Working Women and Family Support
        • Women Veterans
      • Resolutions
      • Partnerships
    • External Resources >
      • Women's Health
      • Women's Finances
      • Publications and Reports
      • Partner Resources
  • Events/Gallery
    • NACW Gallery
    • Past Conferences >
      • 2021 NACW Hybrid Conference
      • 2018 NACW Conference
      • 2017 NACW Conference
      • 2016 NACW Conference
      • 45th Annual NACW Conference
      • 44th Annual NACW Conference
      • 43nd Annual NACW Conference
    • Webinars
    • Local Member Events
  • Donate
  • Contact