Jackson, TN BPW

Member of TN BPW/USA

Business and Professional Women

of Jackson, Tennessee

Objectives:

To elevate the standards for women in business and in the professions
To promote the interests of business and professional women
To bring about a spirit of cooperation among business and professional women of the United States
To extend opportunities to business and professional women through education along lines of industrial, scientific, and vocational activities

2009 Equal Pay Day Celebration
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Jackson Business & Professional Women announces that a dual celebration will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2009. The annual Equal Pay Day Event will begin at 11:00 a.m. An Equal Pay Day Joint Proclamation from the City of Jackson and the County of Madison will be read by Mayor Jerry Gist at his office at City Hall, followed by a celebration at The Baker’s Rack. Jackson BPW celebrates the 90th anniversary of its founding in April, 2009. The Chamber of Commerce Redcoats will attend at The Baker’s Rack at noon and will perform a ribbon cutting in honor of the celebration. A Dutch treat lunch follows with a great big birthday cake.

Beth Bates, Chair of the Jackson BPW Equal Pay Day Event states: “In 1963, the year the Equal Pay Act was passed, women were paid an average of 59 cents for every dollar paid to men. Today, women have progressed to 78 cents on the dollar -- an increase of not quite half a penny per year for 45 years. And there's some indication that the rate of improvement is slowing: since 1996 we've increased from 73.3 cents to 77.8 cents, just over a third of a penny each year. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was a great start that restored some lost ground, and now we have the momentum to begin actually moving forward! We're working to close the loopholes in the Equal Pay Act by supporting passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act.”

Click here: Jackson BPW striving to help women at work and at home | jacksonsun.com

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