Question

The following statement comes from Congressional Act passed during the Kennedy Administration:

No employer ... shall discriminate ... between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages to employees ... at a rate less than the rate at which he pays wages to employees of the opposite sex in such establishment for equal work on jobs[,]requires...

Source: http://finduslaw.com/equal-pay-act-1963-epa-29-us-code-chapter-8-206d

What group was largely responsible for getting this law passed?

Natio

Answer 1

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Answer 2

civil right advocates

Answer 3

What group was largely responsible for getting this law passed?

National Organization for Women

U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau

National Women's Party

Presidential Commission on the Status of Women

Answer 4

Presidential Commission on the Status of Women

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Commission_on_the_Status_of_Women

Answer 5

Thank you! @turtlemaroon

Answer 6

my pleasure, glad I could help