Today the U.S. Census Bureau released new data on the gender wage gap – and it's not pretty.
Women still earn just 77 cents, on average, for every dollar earned by their male counterparts. That number hasn't budged in the last decade. As AAUW Executive Director Linda D. Hallman, CAE, said today: "If we keep going at this pace, women will never earn the same amount that men earn for full-time, year-round work." And the numbers are worse for black and Hispanic women, who make an average of 64 cents and an average of 55 cents, respectively, for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men.
This is simply unacceptable. And Congress needs to know that.
Tell your Senators and Representative to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act today! To send a message, enter your zip code in the box at the top or bottom of this page.
The Paycheck Fairness Act would deter wage discrimination by closing loopholes in the Equal Pay Act and barring retaliation against workers who disclose their own wages to coworkers. Without this bill, employers can penalize and even fire employees for talking about their salaries. This egregious practice leaves workers in the dark, preventing them from ever finding out about pay discrimination in the workplace. We can't make real progress in closing the wage gap until we strengthen enforcement of existing anti-discrimination laws and give women the tools they need to get the pay they deserve.
It's time to stop playing games with women's paychecks and start paying women what they've earned. TAKE ACTION:
- Tell your Senators and Representative to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act today! To send a message, enter your zip code in the box at the top or bottom of this page.
- Spread the word about the pay gap with these creative e-cards made just for the occasion!
- Take your outrage over the wage gap to the polls! EmailVoterEd@aauw.org to find out how you can get involved in the It's My Vote: I Will be Heard campaign in your area!
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