Inslee headlines kickoff event for statewide campaign to address gender pay gap

More than 100 people filled Nectar Lounge in Fremont on Friday to kick off Activate 3.8, a statewide campaign to address the gender pay gap.

People ate egg sandwiches from the Sunny Up food truck outside and wore black-and-pink T-shirts that read "Half the state," referring to the 3.8 million women who make up half of Washington's population. The sandwiches had names such as "Mia Ham," "Nina Smoked Salmone" and the "Ruth Tater Ginsburg.

The campaign is a project of the Washington State Women's Commission, a cabinet-level state agency signed into existence by Gov. Jay Inslee in 2018. According to a report from the National Partnership for Women and Families, women's median earnings in Washington were $18,400 less than men's in 2022. It was the second-widest gender pay gap in the country, topped only by Utah's at $20,649.

The campaign is bringing together a variety of labor and educational organizations, such as Girl Scouts of Western Washington and the Washington State Labor Council.

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