Unequal Pay For Women- We demand gender equality

1. GENDER
EQUALITY
LETS CLOSE THE GENDER PAY GAP
By Jasmin Busby

2. WHY DOES THIS TOPIC RESONATE
Over half a century after pay discrimination
became illegal in the United States, a
persistent pay gap between men and women
continues to hurt our nation’s workers and
our national economy.
Women working full time in the U.S. are still
paid just 83 cents to every dollar earned by
men — and the consequences of this
gap affect women throughout their lives. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY

3. HOW CAN THIS BE APPLIED
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY
In 2019, median annual earnings for men in Washington
were $63,988 compared to $50,612 for women — an
earnings ratio of just 79%, or 34th out of all states and
the District of Columbia, according to the most recent
census data. The gap is worse for most women of color
and working mothers. With Congressional gridlock at the
federal level, states are working to enact their own
legislation. Check out which provisions Washington still
needs to pass to help close the gap

4. HOW CAN WE CONTRIBUTE
Organizations fighting for Gender
Equality
• Association for Women’s Rights in Development
• Womankind Worldwide
• MATCH International Women’s Fund
• Equality Now
• Women’s Environment & Development Organization
• Men Engage Alliance
• Global Fund for Women
• Rise Up

5. HOW CAN SOCIAL MEDIA MAKE A
DIFFERENCE
Equal Pay Day was originated by the National
Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996 as a
public awareness event to illustrate the gap
between men’s and women’s wages. Twenty plus
years later, the time is now to eradicate the wage
inequality. 2018 brings a renewed energy around
the nation and the world to key social injustices.
Movements as #Enough, #TimesUp and #MeToo
already Socially Sparked® our lives and continue
steamrolling ahead. Social Change is in the air