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Latina Women’s Equal Pay Day
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Latina Women’s Equal Pay Day is the day that Latina women in the U.S. must work until before they earn the equivalent of what men were paid the previous year.

Because women earn less, on average, than men, they must work longer for the same amount of pay. The wage gap is even greater for most women of color. Starting in 2022, data now includes part-time, seasonal, and gig workers, many of whom are essential workers piecing together multiple part-time jobs to get by.

More than 50 years after the passage of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Latina women working full time, year-round and part-time are paid 52 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic, White men, according to census data from 2022.

Latina women who work full time year-round are paid 59 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic, White men.

Equal Pay Day was originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996 as a public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men's and women's wages. (It was originally called “National Pay Inequity Awareness Day” and changed to Equal Pay Day in 1998.) Local Equal Pay Day activists organize rallies, lobby days, speak-outs, letter-writing campaigns, workshops, and meetings with employers, policy-makers, and enforcement agencies to promote effective solutions for closing the wage gap. Some wear red on this day as a symbol of how far women and minorities are "in the red" with their pay.

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) has additional information about pay equity for all women and everyone in their "The Simple Truth" document  here

What you can do today: One of the contributing factors to pay inequity is that workers accepting job offers often don't know how to negotiate their pay. AAUW offers free pay negotiation training online and it's available to everyone. Everyone can sign up and take it  here.

Date and Time

Thursday, October 03, 2024

Location

In person at Riverdale Regional Park in Brighton at 7:00 p.m. and online meeting
redistricting.colorado.gov
9755 Henderson Rd, Waymire Dome Rendezvous Rooms
Brighton, CO  80601
USA

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