EQUAL PAY DAY
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
About Equal Pay Day
Equal Pay Day is held annually in April to signify the point into a year that a woman must work to earn what a man made the previous year. Census statistics released in 2008 show that the gap between men's and women's earnings changed by less than one percent from 2006 to 2007, narrowing only slightly from 76.9 to 77.8 percent. In 2007, the earnings for African American women was 68.7 percent of men's earnings, a drop of more than 3 percent; Asian American women's earnings was 89.5 percent of men's earnings, a drop of 3.5 percent; and Latina earnings was 59 percent of men's, a drop of .6 percent. Click here for more statistics on the gender wage gap.
Equal Pay Day Toolkit | Additional Resources
Equal Pay Day Toolkit
Equal Pay Day is excellent opportunity to organize activities and events to bring attention to the wage gap. Download the Equal Pay Day Toolkit to access the following helpful tools to assist you in the planning your events and activities.
- Equal Pay Day Fact Sheet
- Sample Letter to Editor
- Sample Press Release
- Sample Proclamation
- Sample Op-Ed
- Workplace Equal Pay Audit
Additional Resources
