Equal Pay Day
Equal Pay Day symbolizes on average how far into the new year women in the United States have to work to earn what men did the previous year. More than ever, families rely on women’s earnings to make ends meet. In the Washington region, 72 percent of mothers with young children participate in the workforce and, nationwide, 40 percent of mothers are either the sole or primary breadwinner in their households. Equal pay would reduce poverty levels among women, and would increase every woman’s ability to provide for herself and her family.
Here’s what we’re doing today:
Join @AAUW and equal pay advocates for an #EqualPayDay Twitter storm from 2-3pm today. Raise your voice to ensure that ALL women are paid what they’re worth.
Sample Tweets:
Tweet & talk about solutions for the gender pay gap with @AAUW today @ 2p.m! wawf.org/2nUAuzv #our100days #EqualPayDay
How are you spending #EqualPayDay? Join @AAUW today @ 2 p.m to chat about the gender pay gap: wawf.org/2nUAuzv#our100days
