Public Pensions Give Equal Pay for Equal Work?

The idea of equal pay for equal work—that workers should be compensated equally for performing work of the same substance and quality—underpins the long struggle against workplace discrimination in the United States.  In a recent public address at Brookings, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said that “On average, a woman earns 77 cents on every dollar a man earns and even less for women of color.  African-American women earn 69 cents on a dollar; Latinas earn 58 cents on the dollar.”