text: Today is Equal Pay Day. Equal Pay Day symbolizes when, more than three months into the year, womenÛªs wages finally catch up to what men were paid in the previous year. 51 years ago today Congress passed the Equal Pay Act ÛÒ but women on average still earn only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men. I am a cosponsor of the Paycheck Fairness Act and urge my colleagues to work together to pass this crucial legislation.