NY governor continues promulgating wage gap myth

The latest is here. Excerpt:

'Today marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the federal Equal Pay Act – an occasion that both demonstrates the progress we have made to achieve pay equity and highlights the work that remains to be done to fulfill this mission.

Today in New York, women earn 84 percent of what their male counterparts earn. Over a lifetime, they will earn $500,000 less than men. In 2013, this is unacceptable, and one of the main points the Women’s Equality Act that I have proposed works to overcome. It would require employers to base their pay decisions on qualifications and not gender. The legislation also protects an employee’s right to share wage information with other employees without being retaliated against and increase damages to successful plaintiffs in pay equity discrimination cases.'

Time to let him know he has his facts wrong. Contact Gov. Cuomo at this page. As always, please be polite and specific. Feel free to include links to numerous debunkifying stories and studies, such as this one. Just Google "wage gap myth debunked", there are tons of them.