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Happy 50th Birthday, Equal Pay Act: A Brief History and Future of the Gender Wage Gap – The Marginalian
![JFK Library on Twitter: "In June 1963, JFK signed the Equal Pay Act, calling it "significant step forward." At the time, women made 60% of what men made. Read his remarks: https://t.co/ufTjWZniEu JFK Library on Twitter: "In June 1963, JFK signed the Equal Pay Act, calling it "significant step forward." At the time, women made 60% of what men made. Read his remarks: https://t.co/ufTjWZniEu](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dab3QEkXcAE5QbF.jpg)
JFK Library on Twitter: "In June 1963, JFK signed the Equal Pay Act, calling it "significant step forward." At the time, women made 60% of what men made. Read his remarks: https://t.co/ufTjWZniEu
![IATSE // #IASolidarity on Twitter: "Today in labor history: Pres. Kennedy signs a law mandating equal pay to women who are performing the same jobs as men (Equal Pay Act, 1963) https://t.co/1IFlQULxkG" / IATSE // #IASolidarity on Twitter: "Today in labor history: Pres. Kennedy signs a law mandating equal pay to women who are performing the same jobs as men (Equal Pay Act, 1963) https://t.co/1IFlQULxkG" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DB-nXQHUMAEkRxL.jpg)