The UFCW will highlight pay disparities during Women’s Equal Pay Day on Wednesday, March 24.
Women’s Equal Pay Day denotes how far into the new year women must work to be paid what men were paid the previous year. Started by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996, the goal of Equal Pay Day was to raise awareness about the gender wage gap. Because women earn less, on average, than men, they must work longer for the same amount of pay. Women working full-time and year-round are paid 82 cents for every dollar paid to white men who work full-time and year-round, and working mothers are paid 70 cents for every dollar paid to working fathers. The wage gap is even greater for women of color.
Here are the Equal Pay Day dates for 2021:
- Asian American and Pacific Islander Women’s Equal Pay Day was March 9. Asian American and Pacific Islander women are paid 85 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
- Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is August 3. Black women are paid 63 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
- Native American Women’s Equal Pay Day is September 8. Native women are paid 60 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
- Latina’s Equal Pay Day is October 21. Latinas are paid 55 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
The UFCW is a member of the board of directors of the NCPE, which is calling on supporters to advocate for fair pay on those days.
Please join us in supporting equal pay for equal work on March 24!