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Though Colorado has required businesses to provide equal pay to employees performing similar work since 2021, many women say they continue to face pay discrimination in the workplace.
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Despite efforts at national and international levels, the fact remains that within each racial and ethnic group in the world, a woman earns less than a man.
It is Equal Pay Day and the message across the United States is simple: Women deserve equal pay for equal work.
Equal Pay Day is an opportunity to celebrate progress in Colorado and to advocate for updates that will make workplaces even more fair.
After working at the same company for over 20 years, Michelle Siemer said she was still paid less than the men she supervised.