Today is Equal Pay Day; created to raise awareness of the issue of inequality in pay between genders. Every year Equal Pay Day falls on a different date. According to the National Committee on Pay Equity, “This date symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year.”
President John F. Kennedy ratified Equal Pay Law in 1963. This was the first national legislation to pass on this issue. In 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which reinforced some rights granted to female employees against discrimination and wage disparity.
Since it’s first observance in 1996, Equal Pay Day’s scope of focus has been widened to all groups that face pay discrimination.
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Last year, Latina's Equal Pay Day was October 21st, this year it's December 8th.
According to The American Association of University Women (AAUW), Latinas make 49 cents for every dollar paid to non-hispanic, white men.
Last year, The Institute for Women’s Policy Research reported that Latinas have the highest earning ratios in Maine, Montana and Hawaii, and the lowest in California, New Jersey and Texas. This is quite disturbing considering Texas and California have the second and third-highest Latino populations.
Awareness leads to change. Let's use this day to discuss ways to close the pay gap.
November 30th has officially been recognized at Native Women's Equal Pay Day.
Could you imagine having to work for 2 years to earn the same amount as your coworker? This is the infuriating reality for Native women across the U.S.
According to the National Women’s Law Center, the average Native woman in the United States who works full-time, year round, is typically paid 57 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men. This wage gap amounts to a loss of about $2,250 per month or $27,000 per year.
Today, we demand equal pay for Native women!
In New York, Native Women make $0.56 for every $1 made by a white, non-Hispanic male. It is time for #NativeWomensEqualPay! We must work to end these egregious pay gaps and get women the wages they deserve.
2021 Black Women's Equal Pay Day Video.mp4
It took Black Women 19 month to make the same amount as their white, non-hispanic male counterparts! This is just crazy.
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