KUNM Call In Show Thu. 5/14 8a:
The Albuquerque City Council passed a pay equity ordinance last week that provides incentives to companies that pay women at least 90 percent of what they pay men in comparable jobs. The ordinance is being lauded as a national model, but does it go far enough? We'd like to hear from you! Email callinshow@kunm.org, post your comments online or call in live during the show.
Guests:
- Dr. Martha Burk, Chair, Albuquerque Pay Equity Initiative Task Force
- Gabriel Campos, Director, City of Albuquerque Office of Diversity and Human Rights
Legislation:
- City of ABQ Pay Equity Ordinance
- New Mexico’s Fair Pay for Women Act
- New Mexico’s Pay Equity Initiative
News Coverage:
ABQ To Offer First-Of-Its-Kind Incentives On Pay Equity, The Albuquerque Journal
City Council Passes Equal-Pay Ordinance Supported By Berry, Albuquerque Business First
Opinions:
Mayor Berry: ABQ Is ‘A National Model’ By Paying Women 90%..., Progress Now NM
The White House’s Use Of Data On The Gender Wage Gap, The Washington Post Blogs
No, Women Don’t Make Less Money Than Men, The Daily Beast