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In 2013, the Equal Pay Today campaign launched on the 50th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act by national and state-based women’s rights organizations, calls for an end to the gender wage gap that persists in nearly every industry and profession in the country. This gap varies by state and city, by education level and occupation, and is magnified for women of color.
What is the gender wage gap?
The gender wage gap is the difference in median earnings between women and men. Women in the U.S. are paid 78 cents for every dollar paid to men across all earners, and 84 cents among full-time, year-round workers. This number varies each year based on Census data.
The gap is wider for women of color, mothers, immigrant women, LGBTQ workers, and women with disabilities.
Is the gender wage gap real?
Yes. The gap appears in nearly every occupation, state, and education level.
When was Equal Pay Today founded? Equal Pay Today launched in 2013, on the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act of 1963.
Who runs Equal Pay Today? Equal Pay Today is a project of Equal Rights Advocates, a national gender justice legal organization founded in 1974 and based in San Francisco.
How many organizations are part of Equal Pay Today? More than 50 national, regional, state, and tribal organizations. See our members.
How many states have passed pay equity laws with Equal Pay Today’s support? Equal Pay Today has supported successful pay equity legislation in 44 states.
What are Equal Pay Days? Equal Pay Days mark how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned the year before. Equal Pay Today observes 9 Equal Pay Days annually, including days for Black women, Latinas, Native women, AANHPI women, and mothers.
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