By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com

Governor Gina Raimondo announced she is rebooting the Rhode Island Commission on Women in order to promote pay equality and boost the economy.

The Governor appointed 12 women to the council whose first task will be creating an equal pay certificate to businesses that prove they do not discriminate their pay rates based on gender. The 12 women will be joined by 14 others from the state house and other state agencies.

“Ensuring paycheck fairness will boost our local businesses by putting money directly in the pockets of working families, whether it’s to buy an extra bag of groceries or new school supplies,” said Raimondo.

The original commission was established in 1970.