| Title: | Commitment to Equal Pay for Women |
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| ID: | EXC022013.19 |
| Committee: | Advocacy and Networking for Mission (report 5) |
| Citation: | Executive Council Minutes, Feb. 25-27, 2013, Linthicum Heights, MD, pp. 22-23. |
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Resolved, That the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, meeting in Linthicum Heights, MD, from February 25-27, 2013, affirms The Episcopal Church’s commitment to pay equity in total compensation, including benefits, and non-discriminatory employment practices for women; and be it further Resolved, That the Executive Council acknowledges that the sin of racism is present in discriminatory employment practices which cause Black, Latina, and Native American/Indigenous women to fall below all women’s pay relative to men’s pay; and be it further Resolved, That the Executive Council endorses the observance of Equal Pay Day on April 9, 2013, and encourages all Episcopalians to strive to transform the workforce and economic systems that perpetuate unequal pay. |
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