That means we are deep into the calendar year by the time we mark Black Women’s Equal Pay Day in July, even deeper into the year for Latinas’ Equal Pay Day in October, and deeper still for Native Women’s Equal Pay Day in November.Įqual Pay Day takes place during the broader context of Women’s History Month, when we celebrate women’s contributions to our national story and reaffirm our collective commitment to advancing rights and opportunities for women.
And the pay gap is even wider for some women of color, mothers, and LGBTQI+ workers when compared to what white men make.
#BLACK WOMEN EQUAL PAY DAY FULL#
Women who work full time are paid on average only about 84 cents on every dollar paid to men. While we have gradually chipped away at the gender pay gap, we still have significant work to do. This year, we mark Equal Pay Day on March 14, 2023-almost a month earlier than we did back in 1996. The idea was to raise public awareness around equal pay through the quantitative and potent symbol of time. The National Committee on Pay Equity organized the first Equal Pay Day observance on April 11, 1996, which represented how far into the year women needed to work-at that time, over four months-in order to be paid what men had made the prior year. For over a quarter century, Equal Pay Day has served as a symbolic reminder of a real and persistent problem.
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