Equal Pay
Black Women’s Policy Center (BWPC), Women and Girls Foundation (WGF), and YWCA Greater Pittsburgh (YWCA GP) launch a collective pay equity campaign to close the gender pay gap in the Pittsburgh region.
August 3rd, 2021
Pittsburgh, PA – Responding to a 15-year stagnation in closing the gender pay gap, and the major setbacks to women’s gains in the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Women’s Policy Center (BWPC), Women and Girls Foundation (WGF), and YWCA Greater Pittsburgh (YWCA GP) have created a regional partnership to advocate for structural change to close that gap. Our work will focus on bringing attention to the compounding effects of structural racism and sexism on the earning potential for women of color. Read the full press release.
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This year, Women’s Equal Pay Day is March 15, 2022. This date ignores that Equal Pay Day comes much later in the year for women of color.
Equal Pay Day 2022
All Women: Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Black Women: Friday, September 29, 2022*
Native American Women: Thursday, December 1, 2022
Latina Women: Thursday, December 8, 2022
Black Women in Pittsburgh: November, Date TBD
*Date subject to change
#EqualWorkEqualPay | To bring attention to the stark and compounding economic disparities felt by women of color, and to grow support for legislation that demands equal pay for all, join us in sharing these Equal Pay Day Graphics on your social media.
By Contacting Your Representative
- Closing critical loopholes that allowed employers to justify paying workers unfairly,
- Prohibiting employers from relying on salary history to set wages,
- Preventing employers from retaliating against workers who discuss or disclose their wages, and
- Collect much needed data to provide greater transparency.
- Congress has the ability to change the economic trajectory for women – it’s time they act!