Fifty years ago, on June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law.  At the time, white women were paid 53 cents for every dollar a man earned and women of color earned even less.   The hope was that this law would make women’s pay equal to men’s pay for equal work, but this has not happened.  Now, fifty years later women still only earn 77 cents for every dollar that men earn.  This just isn’t fair.  Now it’s time to truly honor John Kennedy and the Equal Pay act by asking our city council to issue a proclamation recognizing this important anniversary and calling on the U.S. Congress to act.  We all need to urge the passage in Congress of the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 377/S.84).  Let’s fill our congressmen’s mailboxes with requests to support pay equity for women to close this unfair wage gap.  Click HERE to send a message to Congress.