Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HR0170 Compare Versions

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4	4	2 WHEREAS, The future of our nation's productivity and
5	5	3 competitiveness in the global marketplace depends on the
6	6	4 success of all men and women; and
7	7	5 WHEREAS, Women have been discriminated against in
8	8	6 education, the workplace, and society as a whole; and
9	9	7 WHEREAS, Equal Pay Day, started by the National Committee
10	10	8 on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996, was created with the goal of
11	11	9 raising awareness about the gender wage gap; this symbolic day
12	12	10 further highlights and combats the impact of pay inequities
13	13	11 through U.S. Census data, which has revealed that women
14	14	12 working full-time and year-round are paid 83% of what men are
15	15	13 paid, and all workers, including part-time and seasonal, are
16	16	14 paid 75% of what men are paid; and
17	17	15 WHEREAS, In 2022, changes were made to the methodology,
18	18	16 and The Equal Pay Day Calendar now encompasses a broader
19	19	17 cross-section of women, including those who work part-time or
20	20	18 seasonally, to represent a more accurate picture of how the
21	21	19 gender pay gap impacts diverse communities; the COVID-19
22	22	20 pandemic pushed many women, especially women of color, into
23	23	21 part-time or seasonal work or out of the workforce all
24	24	22 together; because of this, past methods of calculating the
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33	33	1 wage gap fell short of accurately capturing the full picture;
34	34	2 with the new inclusive methodology, we can advocate on behalf
35	35	3 of all women in the workforce; and
36	36	4 WHEREAS, Because the pay gap varies significantly among
37	37	5 different communities, other Equal Pay Days have been added to
38	38	6 the calendar over the years to reflect the fact that many women
39	39	7 must work far longer into the year to catch up to men; and
40	40	8 WHEREAS, Equal Pay Day, which represents all women, is to
41	41	9 be celebrated on March 25 this year; and
42	42	10 WHEREAS, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific
43	43	11 Islander (AANHPI) Women's Equal Pay Day is April 7 this year;
44	44	12 AANHPI women working full-time and year-round are paid 94
45	45	13 cents, and all earners, including part-time and seasonal, are
46	46	14 paid 83 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men;
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48	48	16 WHEREAS, Moms' Equal Pay Day is May 6 this year; mothers
49	49	17 working full-time and year-round are paid 71 cents, and all
50	50	18 earners, including part-time and seasonal, are paid 63 cents
51	51	19 for every dollar paid to fathers; and
52	52	20 WHEREAS, LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day is June 17 this
53	53	21 year; this day raises awareness about the wage gap experienced
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64	64	1 by the LGBTQIA+ community; and
65	65	2 WHEREAS, Black Women's Equal Pay Day is July 10 this year;
66	66	3 Black women working full-time and year-round are paid 66
67	67	4 cents, and all earners, including part-time and seasonal, are
68	68	5 paid 64 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men;
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70	70	7 WHEREAS, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI)
71	71	8 Women's Equal Pay Day is August 28 this year; NHPI women
72	72	9 working full-time and year-round are paid 65 cents, and all
73	73	10 earners, including part-time and seasonal, are paid 61 cents
74	74	11 for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men; and
75	75	12 WHEREAS, Latina Equal Pay Day is October 8 this year;
76	76	13 Latinas working full-time and year-round are paid 58 cents,
77	77	14 and all earners, including part-time and seasonal, are paid 51
78	78	15 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men; and
79	79	16 WHEREAS, Disabled Women's Equal Pay Day is October 23 this
80	80	17 year; disabled women working full-time and year-round are paid
81	81	18 72 cents, and all earners, including part-time and seasonal,
82	82	19 are paid 50 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white
83	83	20 men; and
84	84	21 WHEREAS, Native Women's Equal Pay Day is November 18 this
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95	95	1 year; Native women working full-time and year-round are paid
96	96	2 58 cents, and all earners, including part-time and seasonal,
97	97	3 are paid 52 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white
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99	99	5 WHEREAS, The pay gap has been shown to start as soon as one
100	100	6 year after college, and this inequality affects not only women
101	101	7 but also their families and society as a whole; and
102	102	8 WHEREAS, The pay gap between women and men has long-term
103	103	9 effects on women's economic security, and such a gap affects
104	104	10 women's Social Security earnings, their ability to save for
105	105	11 retirement, and their children's education; and
106	106	12 WHEREAS, Pay equity is closely linked to the eradication
107	107	13 of poverty and is essential to having a highly-motivated
108	108	14 workforce; and
109	109	15 WHEREAS, Equal pay is a priority for all women and for our
110	110	16 society at large; therefore, be it
111	111	17 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
112	112	18 HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
113	113	19 we declare March 25, 2025 as Equal Pay Day in the State of
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125	125	1 RESOLVED, That we encourage the citizens of this State to
126	126	2 learn about the pay gap that women experience in society and to
127	127	3 learn about these various dates that bring attention to the
128	128	4 pay gap that specific groups experience.
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