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Black Women’s Equal Pay Day August 23, 2016
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Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
August 23, 2016
FACTBlack women work 8 extra months just to earn the same pay as white men
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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