This week marked the 56th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act becoming law—on the same day moms, across race and ethnicities, worked until in order to earn what dads were paid in 2018 alone.
Tag: Wage Gap
Uncategorized 
Why Do We Scapegoat Women for Men’s Bad Behavior?
Kamala Harris’ new plan to combat the gender wage gap is a beacon for change in a society that blames women.
It’s Time to Give Working Moms the Gift of Economic Equality
When it comes to improving women’s lives and the lives of their families, the U.S. falls abysmally short. We laud mothers, but we are failing them.
The Danger of Low Pay in the WNBA
Last year, 24-year-old Breanna Stewart led the Seattle Storm to their third franchise WNBA Championship and became the sixth player in WNBA history to win MVP. This year, during the EuroLeague Championship and one month before WNBA season, she ruptured her achilles tendon—and called national attention to the rigorous, year-round schedule maintained by many professional women’s basketball players.
50 Years and Getting Worse: The State of (Un)Equal Pay
It’s been over 50 years since the Equal Pay Act was passed—but the wage gap is still stuck at around 80 cents on every man’s dollar. This is what we need to do in order to overcome the barriers that perpetuate the pay gap—and achieve economic equality at last.
Free Market Blarney: How Boston is Working To End the Wage Gap
What does an American city get when it works to address pay inequality?
The Injustice of Unequal Pay
Closing the wage gap is about more than just dollars and cents. It’s about asserting that women have just as much worth in our society as men.
What Paycheck Fairness Means to Muslim Women Like Me
AAPI Equal Pay Day usually passes without much notice. But as a Muslim American who has experienced unequal pay and religious discrimination, it’s personal for me.
As Soon As They Graduate College, Women Face a Pay Gap
The American Association for University Women (AAUW) has released a report which finds that, one year out of college, millennial women immediately face a wage gap, making just 82 cents compared to their male counterparts’ dollar. “Graduating to a Pay Gap” focuses on men and women who graduated in 2008 and then engaged in full-time […]
It’s Time to Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act
By Fatima Goss Graves, Vice President for Education and Employment at the National Women’s Law Center For this 14th #HERvotes blog carnival, we’re blogging about equal pay and the need for the Paycheck Fairness Act–which will be on the Senate floor for a vote next week. Why do we need the Paycheck Fairness Act (PFA)? […]