Equal Pay Day Chicago 2019
Equal Pay Day Chicago will be Thursday, March 28, 2019, in advance of the nationally observed date of April 2nd. Stay tuned for details…
EQUAL PAY DAY CHICAGO - Student Journalism Contest
Each year, Equal Pay Day is recognized world-wide to bring greater awareness to the wage gap experienced by women and minorities. In the US, the April date symbolically marks how far into a new year the average woman must work to earn as much as a white man did in the previous year. In its seventh year, Equal Pay Day Chicago is both a focal point to raise awareness, and a platform for organizations to collaborate. Equal Pay Day Chicago is a coalition of governmental bodies, nonprofits and other groups and individuals fighting together to achieve equal pay for equal work.
ELIGIBILITY
Any junior high or high school student currently attending school in the Chicagoland area is eligible to participate. Two winners will be selected and announced publicly during the Equal Pay Day program at noon in Daley Plaza on Thursday, March 28, 2019.
ENTRY
Write an article about an aspect of the pay disparity among workers in America. The article should be between 450 and 750 words. The article should include at least one quote from a source discussing the issue of equal pay. The student reporter can interview family, teachers or community members about their personal experiences with pay discrimination..
All entries must be submitted via email to info@equalpaydaychi.org by Friday, March 8th. Entries should be submitted as a PDF document. On a separate page at the end of the article, please list the following information:
· Student’s name, age, grade and contact information (both phone and email)
· School, sponsoring teacher’s name and contact information (both phone and email)
· Parent/guardian’s name and contact information (both phone and email)
Entrants should be available to read a portion of their article on stage during the Equal Pay Day event on March 28th. Entry grants Equal Pay Day Chicago the right to edit, publish, copy or display the entry, with attribution.
PRIZE
First prize is $300 and the second prize is $50. The winning students will be recognized at event and on social media.
Each year, Equal Pay Day is recognized world-wide to bring greater awareness to the racial and gender pay disparities. In the United States, the April date symbolically marks how far into a new year the average woman must work to earn as much as the average white man did in the previous year.
Join us! Equal Pay Day Chicago is both a focal point to raise awareness of pay equality, and a platform for organizations to collaborate across the state. We invite you to be a part of this effort. Contact us through email or any of the social media platforms below.
WHO WE ARE
Thank you to our generous sponsors:
American Association of University Women (AAUW-Illinois)
Illinois Federation of Business Women (IFBW)
Professional Women’s Club of Chicago (PWCC)
Professional Women's Networking Group
The Wood Law Office, LLC
Equal Pay Day Chicago includes the following supporting organizations:
AAUW Chicago
AAUW Northwest Suburbs
AAUW Palos Orland Branch
AAUW Wheaton/Glen Ellyn
ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
Affinity Community Services
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Chi Omega Omega Chapter
Arise Chicago
Bellows Law Group
Blacks in Government
Black Women Lawyer's Association
Cause the Effect
Chicago Area Women's History Council
Chicago Bar Association YLS Women in the Law
Chicago Commission on Human Relations
Chicago Foundation for Women
Chicago NOW
Chicago Real Estate Women
Chicago Women in Trades
Chinese American Service League
Coalition of Labor Union Women
Cole Sadkin, LLC
Cook County Commission on Human Rights and Women's Issues
Cook County Office of the President
Crux Creative
DePaul University Women's Center
DyMynd LLC
Dominican University Domestic Abuse Stops Here
Equal Means Equal
ERA Illinois
Enterprising and Professional Women - USA
Federally Employed Women - Windy City
Golan Christie Taglia LLP
Healing to Action
Housing Choice Partners
Illinois Association of Hispanic State Employees
Illinois Department of Human Rights
Illinois Federation of Business Women's Clubs
Illinois NOW
Illinois State Bar Association Standing Committee on Women and the Law
Indivisible Illinois
Imani Pearls Community Development Foundation
Jewish Women's Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
LULAC of Illinois
Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing
League of Women Voters
Littler Mendelson
Love Speaks
The Momentum Group
Mujeres Latinas en Accion
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum
National Council of Jewish Women, Illinois State Policy Advocacy Network
National Employment Lawyers Association, Illinois Chapter
NEIU Women's and Gender Studies Program
North/Northwest Suburban NOW
Northwestern University School of Law, Women's Leadership Coalition
Organizing for Action
Illinois Office of the Attorney General
Illinois Office of the Lt. Governor
Planned Parenthood of Illinois
Professional Women's Club of Chicago
Restaurant Opportunities Center Chicago
Shriver Center
UN Women Chicago Metropolitan Chapter
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
WeWill
Women Employed
Women's Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI)
Women's Business Development Center
Women's Leadership and Mentoring Alliance
The Wood Law Office, LLC
Working Women History Project
YWCA Metropolitan Chicagoo
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