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The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Sneed
A Resolution Entitled
A Council Resolution concerning
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Investigative Hearing - Equal Pay for Women
For the purpose of reaffirming Baltimore City’s commitment to equal treatment of any and all employees, and particularly equal treatment of women in the workplace; calling for the City to take concrete steps to accelerate the closing of the pay gap between men and women to empower women and reduce poverty; and requesting that the Department of Finance complete a management research project on the possibility of pay disparity between men and women on the City’s payroll so that City officials can make informed decisions about what steps would be most effective in eliminating any existing gaps.
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One of the ongoing civil rights issues is the pay disparity between men and women. This gap is further stratified along racial lines. Although the gap has been slowly narrowing over time, recent studies show that on its current path true pay equity would not arrive until 2059.
Repeated studies have shown that women in Baltimore City, and the country at large, make approximately 80 cents or less for every dollar a man earned, and this gap is wider for women of color. This has very real costs for women, families, and society at large. Over her entire career, a woman can expect to earn as much as $2 million less than a man with a similar level of education. As a result, roughly a quarter of female ...
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