Feminist News and Information
WEEKLY NEWS // OCTOBER 5, 2023
// A LETTER FROM OUR PRESIDENT & CEO
“Together We
Demand More”
Dear Colleague,
Today, October 5th, is Latina Equal Pay Day. It’s not a celebration.
It marks the day into the year it takes for Latinas on average to earn what all US men did the previous year. Inequity like this means that Latinas never “catch up”, losing more than $1 million over the course of their career, as activist Monica Ramirez wrote recently in Time Magazine.
Latina workers grapple with a disheartening pay gap. In 2022, Latinas earned on average only 52 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men. This accounts for part-time, full-time, and seasonal workers across all industries. Help end this discrimination.
Take action on federal policy if you’re US based. Sign the petition to urge federal lawmakers to take swift action on the Paycheck Fairness Act, Raising the Wage Act of 2023, and passing the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights and the Restaurant Worker Bill of Rights.
We also thank global allies who are helping us raise awareness about this issue on social media. Learn more about the campaign, download toolkits here. Our collective hashtags for the day will be #LatinaEqualPay and #Trabajadoras.
Together we demand more.
Working people from across sectors are organizing and pushing for better conditions. Actors and writers, hotel workers, domestic workers, farmworkers, auto workers, city workers, restaurant workers & more, including millions of working Latinas are making their voices heard to be paid fully, fairly, now. Thank you for standing in solidarity with them so we all can demand our fair share.
Join us in this day of action on October 5 with @mujerxsrising @equalpay2dayorg @lclaa
In Solidarity,
Elizabeth Barajas-Román
Women’s Funding Network
President & CEO
WFN Member News
NEW WFN MEMBER
Our network is only as strong as the people and organizations who are a part of it. Please join us in welcoming back WFN Individual member Sarah Vaill.
If you have questions about WFN membership or would like additional information, please contact us.
MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fonds pour les Femmes Congolaises is seeking a Fundraising and Communication Officer to join their team. To learn more about the position and learn how to be considered, click here.
The David & Lucile Packard Foundation is hiring for a Program Associate, Environment & Science (Oceans). To learn more about the position, click here.
MEMBER EVENTS
Join New Hampshire Women's Foundation for their biggest event of the year – the 19th annual Women Building Community luncheon – featuring keynote speaker Elizabeth Nyamayaro, humanitarian and Founder of HeForShe Global Solidarity Movement for Gender Equality. The Women Building Community luncheon brings together women and feminists of all genders to build community, get inspired and take action.
October 19, 2023 | 12:00pm-2:00pm EDT | Register here
Rise Up is thrilled to announce feminist icon Gloria Steinem as the distinguished guest speaker at its Annual Gala.
October 26, 2023 | 9:00am-10:00am PDT | Register here
Opportunities & Resources
Read a more complete story of the Latina pay gap in Latina Equal Pay 2023 Report: Together We Demand More.
What We're Reading & Watching
The Precarious Force of Feminist Foreign Policy — The New York Times
The Limits of Lingo — The Undersector
Melinda French Gates on how leaders can boost women’s economic power — Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
We need to talk about the macro effect of microaggressions on women at work — USA Today
Crisis Response Needs a Feminist Approach – Global Fund for Women
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