Connecticut Lawmakers Mark Equal Pay Day with Push for Salary Transparency Bill
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State Rep. Kate Farrar, D-West Hartford, speaks to reporters about Equal Pay legislation during a news conference Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Hartford. Screengrab / CT-N (Courtesy of CTNewsJunkie)
State Rep. Kate Farrar of West Hartford, co-sponsor of the bill, said Equal Pay Day is not a celebration, noting that women in Connecticut earn 84 cents for every dollar earned by men, and Latinas and Black women earn even less in comparison.
By Karla Ciaglo, CTNewsJunkie.com
On Equal Pay Day, the date marking how far into the year women must work, on average, to earn what men made in the previous calendar year, Connecticut lawmakers and advocates gathered at the Legislative Office Building to call for stronger wage transparency.
Equal Pay Day fell on March 25 this year, based on national data from the US Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics. The date reflects the average wage gap between men and all women working full-time, year-round. But within that average, women of color are paid less, and their Equal Pay Days fall significantly later in the year.
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