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Author: Rep. Sharice Davids

Rep. Sharice Davids has served as the U.S. representative from Kansas's third congressional district since 2019. When she was sworn into the 116th Congress, Davids became one of the first two Native American women to serve in Congress. She is a member of the 90-member Democratic Women’s Caucus, as well as the co-chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus and co-chair of the Native American Caucus.
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The Wage Gap is Leaving Native Women Behind

Rep. Sharice Davids and Rep. Melanie Stansbury
The Wage Gap is Leaving Native Women Behind

Wednesday, Sept. 8, marks Native Women’s Equal Pay Day—the day it takes Native women in America to earn what non-Hispanic white men finished making on December 31 of last year.

As two women elected to Congress, we’re proud to fight alongside Native women for just wages and safe working conditions.

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