Bill > K00664

This resolution memorializes Governor Kathy Hochul to officially proclaim May 6, 2025, as Mother's Equal Pay Day in New York, highlighting significant wage disparities faced by working mothers. The resolution provides context about the gender and parental pay gap, noting that mothers who work full-time typically earn $38,000 compared to fathers' $55,000, which translates to mothers making only 69 cents for every dollar paid to fathers. The document emphasizes that mothers are increasingly breadwinners or co-breadwinners in nearly two-thirds of families with children, yet face substantial wage inequities that can cost them between $700,000 to $2 million in lost wages over their lifetime. Additionally, the resolution points out that mothers shoulder more childcare responsibilities and often work in fields with historically depressed wages, and it calls on the Governor to recognize women's contributions to the workforce and encourage businesses to conduct internal pay evaluations to ensure fair compensation. The chosen date of May 6, 2025, symbolically represents the point in the year when mothers' wages catch up to men's earnings from the previous year.

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/K664