Equal Pay Act
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Women’s Issues, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Economics
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Feminism, Feminists, Women’s Rights, Gender Issues, Sexism, Laws, Acts, Legislation, Work, Employment
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Women’s History
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: June 10, 1963
Article abstract: The federal government acknowledges that women’s work is as valuable as men’s.
Summary of Event
The Equal Pay Act of 1963—the first federal legislation designed to promote equal employment opportunity for women—began its development as a national policy during the Kennedy Administration. On December 14, 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 10980, establishing the President’s Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW). From 1961 to 1963, the PCSW investigated women’s position in U.S. society and drew up an...
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