WCC & University of Miami School of Business Administration Present THE GENDER PAY GAP & EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT: Its Past, Present & Future in Florida

When
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location
Storer Auditorium, 5250 University Drive

With a record number of women in the workforce and two-thirds of women functioning as the primary or co-bread winners, equal pay for women is critical to Florida's economic security. Yet, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that Florida women who worked full time in 2013 took home 83.2 percent of what men in the state earned.

Join us for this dynamic panel discussion as we tackle issues of unequal pay, the history and current state of the Equal Rights Amendment in Florida, its impact on local and state economies, and potential legislative and executive actions to close the gender pay gap in Florida.

MODERATOR:

Tom Hudson

V. President of News & Special Correspondent for WLRN

He hosts and produces the Sunshine Economy and anchors the Florida Roundupin addition to leading the organization's news engagement strategy.

PANELISTS:

Maribel Balbin

President, League of Women Voters of Miami Dade County

Rep. Lori Berman

FL House of Representatives, District 90

Leah H. Blumenfeld, PhD

Barry University, Assistant Professor of Political Science

Former Rep. J.C. Planas

Formally FL House of Representatives, District 115

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