Latina Equal Pay Day Archives

5 Actions We Need For Latinas to Achieve True Pay Equity

Virginia IsaadDecember 8, 2022

by Virginia IsaadDecember 8, 2022090635

Latina Equal Pay Day lands on Dec. 8 this year marking how long it takes for Latinas to earn the same amount of money that white, non-Latino men earned in the year before. Latinas are almost a full year behind...

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Latina Leaders and Organizations Fighting for Equal Pay for Latinas

Virginia IsaadOctober 21, 2021

by Virginia IsaadOctober 21, 202109294

Latina Equal Pay Day is Oct. 21 this year and that means it takes us an average of 23 months to earn what a white man makes in just 12 months. Latinas earn just $.57 to every dollar a white,...

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Latina Equal Pay Day is a Sad Reminder But Here’s What We Can Do Now

Virginia IsaadOctober 21, 2021October 21, 2021

by Virginia IsaadOctober 21, 2021October 21, 202103918

Kara Pérez is the founder of Bravely Go, a financial platform focused on feminist economics and inclusive personal finance. I am sick of Latina Equal Pay Day. What a terrible anniversary to have to acknowledge every year; that still, the wage gap...

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Black Women’s Equal Pay Day 2021: It Takes 214 Days for Black Women to Catch Up to White Men

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonAugust 3, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonAugust 3, 202104393

It’s a known fact that women of color make significantly less than white men and white women and this year, August 3 has been designated as Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Recognizing the wage gap on August 3 isn’t a coincidence...

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Latina Equal Pay Day 2020: We Still Have So Far To Go

Mariela RosarioOctober 29, 2020October 29, 2020

by Mariela RosarioOctober 29, 2020October 29, 202007784

Today is Latina Equal Pay Day and all we are asking for is equity. As the backbones of our communities and the major decision-makers in our households, Latinas have been tirelessly working towards making better lives for ourselves and our...

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Latina Equal Pay Day: What We Need to Fix the Wage Gap

Yvette MontoyaNovember 20, 2019July 15, 2020

by Yvette MontoyaNovember 20, 2019July 15, 202002604

When we talk about the wage gap it tends to be framed around the perspective of “the economy” and how paying women of color fair wages is “good for business.” Year after year, we hear the same boring story about...