Women make up half the American workforce. But across the board—from CEOs to first responders—women are not paid equally for the work they do.
On average, women are paid 83 cents for each dollar paid to a white man. For Black women, it falls to 62 cents. For Latinas, it’s 52.
On average, women are paid 83 cents for each dollar paid to a white man. For Black women, it falls to 62 cents. For Latinas, it’s 52.
On this day in 2009, President Obama took an important step forward by signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, giving women the power to right past wrongs. But 11 years later, women are still earning less for equal work.
It's 2020. That's unacceptable.
It's 2020. That's unacceptable.
If we don’t act now, it could take 200 years for the gap to close for all women.
It’s time to break with the past and build lasting power for all women in America—that means closing the gap and tackling the injustices that go beyond equal pay.
It’s time to break with the past and build lasting power for all women in America—that means closing the gap and tackling the injustices that go beyond equal pay.
