Georgia women earn 81 cents for every dollar earned by a man

A woman in Georgia who works full-time, year round is paid on average 81 cents for every dollar earned by a man, according to a report by the National Women’s Law Center.

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“This June, fifty years will have passed since President J.F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law, and the gap in wages has barely budged, shrinking only 18 cents in five decades and remaining stagnant for the last decade,” NWLC Co-President Marcia D. Greenberger said in a statement. “And for women of color, the situation is even worse. At a time when families are relying increasingly on women’s wages, it’s especially critical to close this gap. Equal pay is not an abstract principle for women and their families. It means thousands of dollars of lost wages every year that cut deeply into household budgets and force many families to go without basic necessities.”