Join Us on Saturday, September 22, 2018, from 4-6 PM . . . . . . . . . . This event is free – but please RSVP, as seating is limited.
Aileen Rizo: Blazing a Trail for Equal Pay
What would you do if you found out that your male co-worker made a lot more than you?
In in 2012, Aileen learned that her salary was lower than a co-worker with less experience and less education – based solely on her prior work history in a different state. For the past six years, she has worked tirelessly on the quest to make “Equal Pay for Equal Work” a reality.
Come hear about Rizo v. Yovino
This landmark case raised the issue as to whether prior salary histories have perpetuated the gender pay gap.
Rizo resisted – and persisted – causing change to California’s Equal Pay laws and winning her federal case against her employer!
She will be telling of her experiences, from being a math consultant – teaching math skills to teachers – to becoming a familiar face in Sacramento, testifying in support of legislation that has been enacted to ensure that previous pay is no longer a determining factor when setting pay for a worker.
California is now one of six states with a ban on salary history in negotiations for worker.
Rizo’s lawsuit, Rizo v. Yovino, has led to a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals full hearing and decision in April that, under the Equal Pay Act of 1963, employers cannot pay women less than men just because of a previous job’s salary.
Her attorney in the federal lawsuit is Dan Siegel of Oakland and her case has received financial support from the AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund.
As Rizo worked with advocates on the Sacramento legislation, she learned that her member of the Assembly consistently voted against the bills she was favoring.
She is now a candidate to replace him. Rizo’s story was featured on the New Republic blog July 19, 2018 and in the August issue of Harper’s Bazaar.
The AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund supported Rizo in her lawsuit.
If you’d like to support AAUW’s efforts to obtain equality for women & girls, you can donate to the AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund at this link:
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Aileen Rizo On Achieving Gender Pay Equity – Saturday, 4-6pm on 9-22-18