Women’s Equal Pay Day is March 6, 2024 this year. That means it takes women until a few months into 2024 to make what men made in 2023. NOW’s Pat Reuss says, “Thanks to the labor movement for supporting equal pay. This list should shame our nation and inspire our politicians to remedy this economic inequity…but many businesses (aka donors) oppose because they fear paying equal wages will decrease their profits. They don’t understand or care that fair wages makes for better workers who have company loyalty and work healthier, happier and harder!!”
The gender wage gap is even worse for women of color and women with disabilities. Here is the full list of upcoming Equal Pay Days (or how long it took for these women to earn the same as what a man earned in 2023) from the American Association of University Women.
- Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Women’s Equal Pay Day—April 3
- LGBTQ+ Equal Pay Awareness Day—June 13
- Black Women’s Equal Pay Day—July 9
- Moms’ Equal Pay Day—Aug. 7
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Women’s Equal Pay Day—Aug. 28
- Latina Equal Pay Day—Oct. 3
- Native Women’s Equal Pay Day—Nov. 21
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