Rep. Frankel Introduces Equal Pay Day Resolution as Lawmakers Decry Widening 81-Cent Gender Wage Gap

Women working full-time earned 83.6 cents for every dollar men earned in 2023, per BLS weekly earnings data

The racial wage gap compounds the gender gap: Latina women earned 58 cents and Black women 67 cents per dollar paid to white men in 2024

When comparing men and women in the same job with similar experience and education, the gap narrows to about 1 cent on the dollar

Among workers ages 25–34, the gap is 5 cents on the dollar — but it widens as careers progress

H.Con.Res. 81 is a concurrent resolution — it does not become law, does not require the President's signature, and would not change any pay policy