Ways to Move Pay Equity in Your State State Pay Equity Workshop @AAUWpolicy Wage Gap by State Equal Pay at the State Level 8 states have no specific pay equity law: Alabama Iowa Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Texas Utah Wisconsin Equal Pay at the State Level 17 states have “equal work” statutes: California Delaware Florida Georgia Indiana Kansas Minnesota Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Virginia Wyoming Equal Pay at the State Level 12 states have “comparable work” statutes: Arkansas Idaho Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon South Dakota Tennessee West Virginia Equal Pay at the State Level 3 states require male and female work must be the “same”: Arizona Missouri Montana Equal Pay at the State Level 3 states require male and female work must be “similar”: Illinois Michigan Washington Equal Pay at the State Level 3 states classify violations as a criminal misdemeanor: Michigan Montana Washington Moving Equal Pay in Your State 24 states introduced legislation this year: Arkansas California Colorado Delaware Florida Georgia Illinois Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Mississippi Missouri New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia Vermont West Virginia Moving Equal Pay in Your State • Build relationships – – – – Hold candidate forums Work with winners of those forums Keep elected officials posted Invite elected officials to events • Know your options – – – – City council resolutions Fair pay pledges Executive order from governor State legislation • Be a resource – Establish AAUW as the go-to – Share AAWU research – Use the media Moving Equal Pay in Your State • Connect with other states – Learn what other states are doing – AAUW National can help • Research your state – What’s been done so far – What are the wage gap specifics • Work in coalition – Join with other organizations – Think outside the box – AAUW National can help Moving Equal Pay in Your State • Hold actions – State lobby day and in-district meetings – Rallies, tabling, and deliveries – House meetings – LTEs, op-eds, and blogs – Tele-town halls and tweet chats – Local Action Network alerts • Be persistent