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MCC Daily Tribune

All Women Equal Pay Day Is Today!

Equal Pay Day is the symbolic day when women's earnings "catch up" to men's earnings from the previous year. Despite the Equal Pay Act, the gender pay gap persists; women are typically paid just 80 cents for every dollar paid to men - and that number has barely budged in a decade. Think 80 cents is bad? The pay gap is even worse for some women of color. The American Association of University Women (AAUW) also observes equal pay days throughout the year focusing on Asian American, African American, Native American and Latina Women.

  • February 22, 2018 is Asian American Women's Equal Pay Day
  • April 10, 2018 is all women's Equal Pay Day
  • April 17, 2018 is White women's Equal Pay Day
  • August 7, 2018 is Black Women's Equal Pay Day
  • September 27, 2018 is Native Women's Equal Pay Day
  • November 1, 2018 is Latina's Equal Pay Day

The later the date the longer it takes women's earnings to catch up to men's earnings from the previous year. In other words, Latina's women works almost twice as much as their men's counterparts. Would you like to learn more? Would you like to do something about it? If so visit https:www.aauw.org/resource/how-to-equal-pay-day

Brigitte Martineau
AAWCC-MCC Chapter
04/10/2018