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Jessica E. Miranda, State Representative — Sponsor Testimony, House Commerce and Labor Committee

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Sponsor testimony on House Bill 232, the Ohio Equal Pay Act, from State Representative Jessica E. Miranda, addressed to Chairman Stein, Vice-Chair Johnson, Ranking Member Lepore-Hagan and members of the House Commerce and Labor Committee. The testimony states that African American women earn $0.62, Native American women earn $0.60 and Latina women earn $0.54 for every dollar that a white man earns, and that nearly 2.1 million women in Ohio have experienced a loss of employment income since March 2020. It says that the U.S. economy lost 140,000 jobs in December and that all of them were women's jobs. The testimony says Representative Miranda is proud to join Rep. Howse in putting forward the legislation.

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            Committees:                                                                Boards, Commissions, & Special Committees:
     Insurance, Ranking Member                                                         Ohio Gun Violence Prevention Caucus, Co-Chair
      Technology and Innovation                                                         Ohio Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs
   Transportation and Public Safety                                                       Ohio Aviation and Aerospace Technology
Economic and Workforce Development                                                                       Committee

                                                Jessica E. Miranda
                                                        State Representative


            Chairman Stein, Vice-Chair Johnson, Ranking Member Lepore-Hagan, and members of the
            House Commerce and Labor Committee, thank you for the opportunity to provide sponsor
            testimony today on House Bill 232, the Ohio Equal Pay Act.
            The Ohio Equal Pay Act will take crucial and long overdue steps to close the gender and racial
            wealth gap that currently hurts too many working families in Ohio.
            Statistics show that women earn roughly 80 cents for every dollar the average man earns. Even
            more concerning, statistics show that African American women earn $0.62, Native American
            women earn $0.60 and Latina women earn $0.54 for every dollar that a white man earns1. To put
            this in perspective, the average Latina must work nearly 23 months to earn what white men earn
            in 12 months.2

            According to the U.S. Department of Labor, women currently comprise half the U.S. workforce,
            and two-thirds of mothers bring home at least a quarter of their families’ earnings each year.
            Working mothers and families are experiencing hardships, managing work and caregiving. With
            hybrid learning, limited child care and extra-curricular options, mothers have had to take on
            additional child care responsibilities.

            The increased caregiving responsibilities by mothers during COVID-19 and the limited supply of
            child care options have impacted women’s ability to return to work and their long term earnings.

            It was also reported in January of this year that the U.S. economy lost 140,000 jobs in December,
            all of which were held by women. Furthermore, in Ohio, nearly 2.1 million women have
            experienced a loss of employment income since March 2020.3 These staggering numbers
            indicate the urgent need to address this gender disparity in our economy.

            I’m proud to join Rep. Howse in putting forward legislation that will advance economic justice,
            give women the paychecks they deserve, and make Ohio a more business and worker friendly
            state for everyone. Thank you again for the opportunity to testify on the Ohio Equal Pay Act.




            1
                https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/reports/2020/03/24/482141/quick-facts-gender-wage-gap/
            2
                https://www.latinaequalpay.org/

            3
             https://www.communitysolutions.com/status-women-getting-worse-ohio-preliminary-health-economic-data-
            shows-reason-concern/
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