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On Equal Pay Day, Governor Bullock Celebrates 100 Years of Montana’s Equal Pay Law

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One hundred years after the Montana Legislature passed a law requiring women be paid the same wage for doing the same job as a man, Governor Steve Bullock today at an Equal Pay Day celebration, alongside the Equal Pay for Equal Work Task Force and Montana legislators, renewed calls to continue that forward-thinking and close the wage gap.

“Montana was far ahead of the rest of the nation in passing an equal pay law 100 years ago, yet we know that alone hasn’t been enough to close the pay gap,” Governor Bullock said. “That’s why over the last six years Montana’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Task Force has taken steps to narrow the wage gap, and businesses have stepped up to revise their own workplace policies with equity in mind. I want both of my daughters to know that if they desire to stay in Montana and raise their own families here, ours is a state where they can prosper and be valued for their contribution to our state’s economy.”

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