Congress Passes the Equal Pay Act
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Women’s Issues, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Economics
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Business, Feminism, Feminists, Women’s Rights, Gender Issues, Sexism, Laws, Acts, Legislation, Labor, Unions, Work, Employment
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Women’s History
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: 1963
Article abstract: The Equal Pay Act attempted to bring equity to the setting of wages for women, bringing them to equality with men’s wages for identical work.
Summary of Event
Late in the spring of 1963, the Equal Pay Act was signed into law by President John F. Kennedy. The president had lent his support to the bill in 1962. In about 150 words, the act placed a federal ban on the payment of unequal wages to women and men who performed the same work. The proposed wording of the bill called for equal pay for “work of comparable quantity and...
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