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SpU TH 8F <br /> � G <br /> z s <br /> 1865 <br /> CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br /> PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR <br /> OFFICE OF THE MAYOR <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> April 16, 2012 <br /> Contact: Debra Johnson, Director of Communications <br /> Phone: 574-235-5853 <br /> MAYOR BUTTIGIEG TO RECOGNIZE PAY EQUITY DAY FOR WOMEN <br /> South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg will present local members of the American <br /> Association of University Women(AAUW)with a proclamation recognizing their efforts <br /> to promote equal wages in the workplace. On the front steps of the St. Joseph County <br /> Courthouse the mayor will observe April 17 as Pay Equity Day. The event will begin at <br /> 12:00 p.m. at 101 South Main Street. <br /> "It is important to recognize Pay Equity Day and reduce the wage gap among women and <br /> men in the workplace," said Buttigieg. "This is a step in the right direction to help raise <br /> awareness of inequality in the workplace." <br /> Pay Equity Day marks the time in the New Year in which the wages paid to American <br /> women catch up to the wages paid to men from the previous year. Participants for Pay <br /> Equity Day includes the staff of the YWCA North Central Indiana, the Women's and <br /> Gender Studies Program at IU South Bend, and other student groups. <br /> "It is important that Hoosiers know that we rank 47th in pay equity in the U.S.," said <br /> April Lidinsky, President of the AAUW South Bend Chapter. "That means that Indiana <br /> women earn 72 cents for every male dollar and the national is 77 cents." <br /> Equal Pay Day was originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity(NCPE) in 1996 <br /> as a public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men's and women's wages. <br /> "We thank Mayor Buttigieg for issuing a proclamation designating April 17 Equal Pay <br /> Day," said Linda Baechle, the President&CEO of YWCA North Central Indiana. <br /> "We are grateful to all those working to raise awareness about the economic impact the <br /> wage gap has on women and their families. Women deserve equal pay for equal work. It <br /> is that simple." <br /> 1400 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING•227 W.JEFFERSON BOULEVARD•SOUTH BEND,INDIANA 46601 <br /> PHONE 574/235-9261• FAx 574/235-9892 <br />