Far from being resolved by the enactment of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, "equal pay for equal work" continues to be a key issue in the United States. Indeed, each year, the Business and Professional Women foundation [BPW/USA] advocates across the country Equal Pay Day events in April to bring attention to Pay Equity. Due to the gender wage gap, according to the 2004 Census Bureau women on average earn 76 cents to each dollar paid to male counterparts. Over a working lifetime, this wage disparity costs the average American woman an estimated $500,000.

1963年《同工同酬法》的颁布并没有解决“同工同酬”问题，而是美国的一个关键问题。事实上，每年四月，商业和职业妇女基金会（BPW／美国）都在全国范围内倡导平等的发薪日活动，以引起人们注意支付公平。根据2004年人口普查局的数据，由于男女工资的差距，女性平均每支付给男性同行一美元就挣76美分。在整个工作生涯中，这种工资差距使美国女性平均损失约50万美元。