Press Room

• Kentucky Women Are Still In the Red
  Tuesday, April 22, 2008
  Tuesday April 22 is National Equal Pay Day. According to the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) the day is observed on a designated Tuesday in the month of April because a woman must work this far into the year on average to earn as much as a man earned the previous year. (Tuesday is the day on which women’s wages catch up to men’s from the previous week).
• Governor Beshear Honors Kentucky Women
  Tuesday, March 11, 2008
  Governor and Mrs. Steve Beshear, joined by the Kentucky Commission on Women, today honored three inductees, Sally Brown, Dr. Jacqueline Noonan and Lyda "Gertrude" Ramey, to the Kentucky Women Remembered exhibit at the state capitol. The exhibit recognizes outstanding Kentucky women and their lifetime achievements. The governor also signed a proclamation declaring Women’s History Month in the commonwealth. Today’s event kicks off this annual March celebration.