Elise Stefanik: “Furthermore, the Wage Equity Act seeks to put women on equal footing with men as they start their careers. The…”

“Furthermore, the Wage Equity Act seeks to put women on equal footing with men as they start their careers. The legislation provides for a grant program targeted toward women in college and career tech programs to provide negotiation skills education. Lastly, my bill directs the GAO to study the manager's gap. We know that the wage gap greatly expands for women after they return to the workforce following parental leave. We must have a clear sense of the impact that leave during this time will have on an employee's future earning and opportunity potentials. These are commonsense proposals that are supported by Democrats and Republicans. I encourage my colleagues to reject Big Government overreach, and find practical, bipartisan solutions that improve and strengthen the existing law of the land: equal pay for equal work.”