By Polly WilliamsThe recent passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act in the U.S. House of Representatives has drawn national attention to the continuing disparity between women’s earnings and men’s. Equal pay for equal work is fair -- we all seem to agree on that -- yet women’s wages continue to lag behind. The gender gap has narrowed so that women now make 77 percent of what men do, yet even recent gains for women only appear because men’s average earnings rate went down.
Since our state government, with about 90,000 employees, is North Carolina’s largest employer, wage disparities between men and women are, or should be, of prime concern to legislators. Yet The Studies Act of 2008 failed to include the proposed Pay Equity Study Commission. The proposal would have resulted in a study of wage disparities by both gender and race. Four such proposals have been introduced in recent years, without result.
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Vote to get Women for Women International into the Members Project Top 5
Because of the outpouring of support, Women for Women International was chosen as one of the Top 25 in the American Express Members Project out of nearly 1,200 projects!
Women for Women International’s Help Women and Children Survivors of War Rebuild project is now in the running to receive part of $2.5 million in grants. The Winning Project will receive $1.5 Million in funding, the 2nd Place Project: $500,000; the 3rd Place Project: $300,000; and the remaining two Finalist Projects will receive $100,000 each. As I write to you, they are currently ranked #5!
This funding could be life changing. It could mean the chance to enroll women who still wait in long lines in the DR Congo to be enrolled into the Women for Women International programs… the chance to expand farming initiatives beyond Rwanda and Sudan so more women learn to earn a living… or the chance to give more women access to microcredit loans to start their own business.
Here’s how you can help:
1/ VOTE! Your help between now and September 29, will catapult Women for Women International into the Top 5 Finalists.
American Express card members can click here to vote:
Help Women and Children Survivors of War Rebuild
If you don’t have an American Express card, you can help spread the word to your friends, family and circle of contacts.
2/ SPREAD THE WORD TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY! Please send an email and share this information with 5 of your close friends!
3/ POST A FLYER AT YOUR WORK, SCHOOL, GYM OR CHURCH! Download here!
3/ ADD A BANNER TO YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITE – FACEBOOK, MYSPACE, ETC. Spread the word to your friends about this project. Visit their site to upload a banner today!
4/ Watch and share their video on You Tube.
With your support, Women for Women International can make a difference, one woman at a time.
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