"Equal Pay Day - How Far Have We Come?"

Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010

Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Exit 8, Nashua, NH

Women have made remarkable gains in education during the past three decades, yet these achievements have resulted in only modest improvements in pay equity. The national day of action promoting fair pay is known as Equal Pay Day and is celebrated in April because April symbolizes the month when women’s wages catch up to men’s wages from the previous year.

Join us at the Crowne Plaza in Nashua on April 15th when BPW welcomes our state legislation chair and Executive Director of the NH Women’s Lobby and Alliance Nikki Murphy, to learn about the Wage Gap, the importance of Equal Pay Day, and state and federal pay equity legislation that will benefit NH’s working women.

Nikki’s passion for public policy, education, and advocacy guide her in fulfilling the Lobby’s mission to improve women’s economic and social well being through public policy reforms.

She is currently focused on passing a suite of work/life policies to help women balance their work and family responsibilities. In addition, she speaks throughout New Hampshire and New England educating businesses and the general public about the need for Work/Life policies which reflect the changing demographics of our 21st century workforce.

In 2010, the Women’s Lobby is beginning an educational campaign on the Wage Gap in an effort to address the issue of pay inequality for women in New Hampshire and throughout the nation.

Nikki received her Master’s Degree from New York University in Clinical Social Work and her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from Wagner College in New York City. Nikki is a member of the Business and Professional Women and serves as their State Legislation Chair.

Nikki lives in the seacoast area with her husband and daughter and enjoys spending time reading and exercising The luncheon takes place from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm at the Crowne Plaza, Exit 8, Nashua, NH. To kick off our new season of meetings, the cost is $16.00 for members and $20.00 for non-members. An RSVP is not required. The meeting includes networking, buffet lunch, and speaker.

Our sponsor this month is Serving Elegance.  They offer a distinctive collection of Serveware and Table Fashions. Each piece is hand embellished in their New Hampshire studio. They use genuine Swarovski crystal and their exclusive, American-made silver beads designed by an in-house Master Goldsmith, Vida Olsen. Their products are unique and heirloom quality and are guaranteed lead free and food safe. http://www.serving-elegance.com 

For additional information regarding meetings and membership contact Membership Chairperson Laura Aronson at membership@bpwnashua.com or by visiting the web at http://www.BPWNashua.com or leave a message on our toll free 24/7 voicemail number: 866-816-6817.

The Greater Nashua Business and Professional Women's (BPW) organization is a non-profit association whose mission is to provide a forum for the education, networking, business development and advocacy for women. For additional information regarding membership contact Membership Chairperson Laura Aronson at membership@bpwnashua.com,

The Business and Professional Women/USA (BPW) and BPW/NH organizations are committed to serving women through advocacy, education and support to promote economic self-sufficiency, work-life balance and equity in the workplace and offer an extensive legislative presence. Signature Conferences, Events and Programs sponsored by BPW/USA and the BPW/Foundation are important tools for communicating the core values of BPW and connecting women across the country as they learn from each other, support each other, network, improve working conditions, and create lifelong friendships. Signature events include an annual Policy and Action Conference in Washington DC, Career Advantage Scholarships, the Virginia Allen Young Careerist Program, WOMENomics program and Professional Development Programs. Visit www.BPWNashua.com for local information including monthly meeting.