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Aug 26, 2021 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Today, we celebrate #WomensEqualityDay, the anniversary of women getting the right to vote.
We’ve progresssed towards equality since 1920, but we have a long way to go.
This thread is not aimed at women. They don’t need to read some white guy’s rant. They’ve lived this.
The gender pay gap inhibits women in every industry and women are frequently denied opportunities for advancement. For every $1 a white man makes:
Black women earn $0.63
Latina/Hispanic women earn $0.55
Native women earn $0.60
White women earn $0.79
Asian women earn $0.87