When the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team lifted the World Cup trophy in France last summer, an entire stadium chanted “equal pay.” It was a powerful reminder of the persistence of the wage gap and pay discrimination for women in this country, who are still waiting for federal reform. As members of a broad coalition of organizations that promote economic opportunity for women and vigorous enforcement of antidiscrimination laws, we strongly urge you to co-sponsor and push for swift passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 270), a much needed update to the Equal Pay Act of 1963. The House of Representatives already passed this important legislation (H.R. 7) during the first session of Congress; now the Senate must act.
