Black women equal pay day

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Black Women’s Equal Pay Day

August 23, 2016

THE NUMBERSAugust 23,2016 is the day of the year that Black Women have to work to earn what a non-hispanic white male earned in 2015. .

➔ 63%of the dollar men are paid.

➔ 877Kpay gap for Black women amounts to approx.

➔ 8 Monthswork 8 extra months just to earn the same pay as white men

Visit aauw.org for more info

What can you do to close the wage gap? Raise awareness withinYour industry

TipIt’s taboo to talk about salary in most companies, by creating a forum to discuss wages it removes the secrecy and opens the eyes to what companies are willing to pay.

TAKE ACTION! (Do you know what your market rate is?)

TipWebsites like payscale.com, glassdoor.com, salary.com is a good place to start to determine if you’re being paid market rate.

One way we can change this? Elect officials who support EQUAL PAYlearn more bit.ly/itsmyvote16r

TipThe pay gap is even worse for black women & that’s everyone’s problem. Get involved and raise awareness

What to do next?Make a commitment to be a changemaker! theunitedstateofwomen.org

Learn more follow the hashtag#BlackWomensEqualPay

Find out your market rate

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