Women rallied on the steps of the State Capitol Tuesday afternoon, again calling for the same wages as men.
Today is "Equal Pay Day," but on this day women aren't celebrating, but instead continuing the fight for the same paycheck as men.
Women who protest at the Capitol are urged to show up in red to symbolize how far "into the red" women's paychecks are now.
Rallies won't be just happening in Lansing, but across the country.
This day marks how far into 2016 a woman must work to earn what men did in 2015.
There is still no real movement on various bills to address the pay gap here in Michigan or nationwide.
The Paycheck Fairness Act introduced in Congress that would strengthen federal equal pay laws for women was blocked by Senate Republicans.
Government data shows women are paid 79 cents for every dollar a man earns. Here in Michigan, women earn 77 cents for every dollar a man makes.
The pay gap is much higher for minority women.
Those in the fight for equality for women, say if things keep going the way they are, women will not receive equal pay until 2086.
Many say that is unacceptable especially given the equal pay act of 1963 was signed into law 53 years ago by President John Kennedy, and women are still not paid the same as men.
Big companies like Facebook and Microsoft released reports today claiming they pay women and men equally.
Microsoft says women make 99.8 cents for every dollar a man makes, while Facebook says both genders receive the same pay.
Those who want to speak out on the issue can attend today's rally on the Capitol steps at 12:30 p.m.
