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| Subject | NOW Hear This: March 15, 2024 Newsletter |
| Date | March 15, 2024 8:05 PM |
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NOW Hear This: March 15, 2024 Newsletter
Message from National NOW President Christian F. Nunes
Greetings Feminists,
This week we marked Equal Pay Day on March 12, the annual reminder that women who work full-time, year-round take this long into the new year to earn as much as men did the year before. In other words, to make 12 months of a man’s earnings, a woman has to work 14.5 months.
In 2024, women earn just 84 cents for every dollar earned by men—the same figure as last year—and one penny up from 2022. This translates into $9,990 less per year in median earnings.
Economic Justice is one of NOW’s six core issues. NOW advocates to end the practices, laws, barriers and other obstacles that limit women’s freedom and success. We’re working for welfare reform, livable wages, paid sick leave, job discrimination, pay equity, financial literacy, and more. We know that these issues impact women of color at much higher rates and that economic justice is intertwined with racial justice, reproductive freedom, and our other core issues.
According to the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), a woman just starting out will earn $399,600 less over a 40-year career compared to men. For Native women compared to white, non-Hispanic men, total amounts to $1,149,880, for Latinas the losses are $1,218,000, for Black women, 884,800, and for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander women (AANHPI) the losses are $187,616.
In this fact sheet, the NWLC shows how women of color experience a wage gap compared to white, Non-Hispanic men at every education level:
“Educational attainment is often seen as a path to economic stability, but women of color are typically paid less than white, non-Hispanic men with the same educational attainment. Often, women of color are also paid less than white, non-Hispanic men with less educational attainment.”
This analysis from the Economic Policy Institute shows how little progress has been made in narrowing the gender wage gap over the past three decades. It underscores how deep-seated these problems are, and why they require the full-on, multi-issue approach that is NOW’s hallmark.
“Women are paid less than men as a result of occupational segregation, devaluation of women’s work, societal norms, and discrimination, all of which took root well before women entered the labor market,” writes the author.
It’s time to end this cycle of discrimination and bring about the transformative change we need to address the gender and racial inequalities that harm women.
This week we marked Equal Pay Day on March 12, the annual reminder that women who work full-time, year-round take this long into the new year to earn as much as men did the year before. In other words, to make 12 months of a man’s earnings, a woman has to work 14.5 months.
In 2024, women earn just 84 cents for every dollar earned by men—the same figure as last year—and one penny up from 2022. This translates into $9,990 less per year in median earnings.
Economic Justice is one of NOW’s six core issues. NOW advocates to end the practices, laws, barriers and other obstacles that limit women’s freedom and success. We’re working for welfare reform, livable wages, paid sick leave, job discrimination, pay equity, financial literacy, and more. We know that these issues impact women of color at much higher rates and that economic justice is intertwined with racial justice, reproductive freedom, and our other core issues.
According to the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), a woman just starting out will earn $399,600 less over a 40-year career compared to men. For Native women compared to white, non-Hispanic men, total amounts to $1,149,880, for Latinas the losses are $1,218,000, for Black women, 884,800, and for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander women (AANHPI) the losses are $187,616.
In this fact sheet, the NWLC shows how women of color experience a wage gap compared to white, Non-Hispanic men at every education level:
“Educational attainment is often seen as a path to economic stability, but women of color are typically paid less than white, non-Hispanic men with the same educational attainment. Often, women of color are also paid less than white, non-Hispanic men with less educational attainment.”
This analysis from the Economic Policy Institute shows how little progress has been made in narrowing the gender wage gap over the past three decades. It underscores how deep-seated these problems are, and why they require the full-on, multi-issue approach that is NOW’s hallmark.
“Women are paid less than men as a result of occupational segregation, devaluation of women’s work, societal norms, and discrimination, all of which took root well before women entered the labor market,” writes the author.
It’s time to end this cycle of discrimination and bring about the transformative change we need to address the gender and racial inequalities that harm women.
In solidarity,
Christian
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NOW in the News
• There is no better way to start than with women’s reproductive rights, which have taken significant hits at the national level since the Dobbs Supreme Court decision. So NOW National President Christian F. Nunes is pleased to speak with Heather Booth, the legendary civil rights and women’s rights activist who founded The Jane Collective, helping women to receive healthcare, counseling, and abortions before Roe v. Wade made abortions nationally legal. Christian will also speak with Dr. Sophia Yen, whose company, Pandia Health, provides mail-order birth control across the nation.
Christian, Heather, and Sophia will talk about women’s reproductive health in a post-Roe world, and the action that we all can take to make sure everyone has control over their bodies. Live NOW - Check it out here: [link removed]
• NOW On The Record | Women’s Equal Pay Day
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• NOW OTR | NOW Celebrates Women’s History Month
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Economic equity is an enormous empowerment of women. Having jobs that provide income means that women can be a more effective force, a more equal force, in the political process. Women with income take themselves more seriously and they are taken more seriously.
~ Betty Friedan
Resources
• Black Enterprise | 5 Black Women Who Are Shaking Up Politics and Paving the Way for Change
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• Lean In | 6 Ways That Women Can Champion Each Other At Work
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• White House | A Proclamation on Women’s History Month, 2024
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• You tube | What happens when women run the economy?
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• National Women's History Museum
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• National Women's History Alliance | 2024 Women's History Tool Kit
[link removed]
• Legal Momentum | Reproductive Rights Resources
[link removed]
• In Our Own Voice | Resources
[link removed]
• WCASA | Reproductive Justice
[link removed]
• Advocates for Youth | Reproductive Justice
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Action
• Support NOW's Work | Donate Today
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• NOW Action Alert | URGE Members of Congress to Fund WIC, SNAP, Childcare and Rental Assistance
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• Social Goods | Shop to Support the Social Goods x NOW Collection
[link removed]
• ERA Petition | Sign4ERA Petition [link removed]
• National Network of Abortion Funds | Donate for Abortion Funds
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• FreeWill | Your will is a symbol of everything you value in your life. You can use your will to support NOW and a feminist future. Click here to review.
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Upcoming Events
• National Conference | Register today!
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National Organization for Women
1100 H Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC xxxxxx
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NOW Hear This: March 15, 2024 Newsletter
Message from National NOW President Christian F. Nunes
Greetings Feminists,
This week we marked Equal Pay Day on March 12, the annual reminder that women who work full-time, year-round take this long into the new year to earn as much as men did the year before. In other words, to make 12 months of a man’s earnings, a woman has to work 14.5 months.
In 2024, women earn just 84 cents for every dollar earned by men—the same figure as last year—and one penny up from 2022. This translates into $9,990 less per year in median earnings.
Economic Justice is one of NOW’s six core issues. NOW advocates to end the practices, laws, barriers and other obstacles that limit women’s freedom and success. We’re working for welfare reform, livable wages, paid sick leave, job discrimination, pay equity, financial literacy, and more. We know that these issues impact women of color at much higher rates and that economic justice is intertwined with racial justice, reproductive freedom, and our other core issues.
According to the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), a woman just starting out will earn $399,600 less over a 40-year career compared to men. For Native women compared to white, non-Hispanic men, total amounts to $1,149,880, for Latinas the losses are $1,218,000, for Black women, 884,800, and for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander women (AANHPI) the losses are $187,616.
In this fact sheet, the NWLC shows how women of color experience a wage gap compared to white, Non-Hispanic men at every education level:
“Educational attainment is often seen as a path to economic stability, but women of color are typically paid less than white, non-Hispanic men with the same educational attainment. Often, women of color are also paid less than white, non-Hispanic men with less educational attainment.”
This analysis from the Economic Policy Institute shows how little progress has been made in narrowing the gender wage gap over the past three decades. It underscores how deep-seated these problems are, and why they require the full-on, multi-issue approach that is NOW’s hallmark.
“Women are paid less than men as a result of occupational segregation, devaluation of women’s work, societal norms, and discrimination, all of which took root well before women entered the labor market,” writes the author.
It’s time to end this cycle of discrimination and bring about the transformative change we need to address the gender and racial inequalities that harm women.
This week we marked Equal Pay Day on March 12, the annual reminder that women who work full-time, year-round take this long into the new year to earn as much as men did the year before. In other words, to make 12 months of a man’s earnings, a woman has to work 14.5 months.
In 2024, women earn just 84 cents for every dollar earned by men—the same figure as last year—and one penny up from 2022. This translates into $9,990 less per year in median earnings.
Economic Justice is one of NOW’s six core issues. NOW advocates to end the practices, laws, barriers and other obstacles that limit women’s freedom and success. We’re working for welfare reform, livable wages, paid sick leave, job discrimination, pay equity, financial literacy, and more. We know that these issues impact women of color at much higher rates and that economic justice is intertwined with racial justice, reproductive freedom, and our other core issues.
According to the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), a woman just starting out will earn $399,600 less over a 40-year career compared to men. For Native women compared to white, non-Hispanic men, total amounts to $1,149,880, for Latinas the losses are $1,218,000, for Black women, 884,800, and for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander women (AANHPI) the losses are $187,616.
In this fact sheet, the NWLC shows how women of color experience a wage gap compared to white, Non-Hispanic men at every education level:
“Educational attainment is often seen as a path to economic stability, but women of color are typically paid less than white, non-Hispanic men with the same educational attainment. Often, women of color are also paid less than white, non-Hispanic men with less educational attainment.”
This analysis from the Economic Policy Institute shows how little progress has been made in narrowing the gender wage gap over the past three decades. It underscores how deep-seated these problems are, and why they require the full-on, multi-issue approach that is NOW’s hallmark.
“Women are paid less than men as a result of occupational segregation, devaluation of women’s work, societal norms, and discrimination, all of which took root well before women entered the labor market,” writes the author.
It’s time to end this cycle of discrimination and bring about the transformative change we need to address the gender and racial inequalities that harm women.
In solidarity,
Christian
============================================
NOW in the News
• There is no better way to start than with women’s reproductive rights, which have taken significant hits at the national level since the Dobbs Supreme Court decision. So NOW National President Christian F. Nunes is pleased to speak with Heather Booth, the legendary civil rights and women’s rights activist who founded The Jane Collective, helping women to receive healthcare, counseling, and abortions before Roe v. Wade made abortions nationally legal. Christian will also speak with Dr. Sophia Yen, whose company, Pandia Health, provides mail-order birth control across the nation.
Christian, Heather, and Sophia will talk about women’s reproductive health in a post-Roe world, and the action that we all can take to make sure everyone has control over their bodies. Live NOW - Check it out here: [link removed]
• NOW On The Record | Women’s Equal Pay Day
[link removed]
• NOW OTR | NOW Celebrates Women’s History Month
[link removed]
============================================
Economic equity is an enormous empowerment of women. Having jobs that provide income means that women can be a more effective force, a more equal force, in the political process. Women with income take themselves more seriously and they are taken more seriously.
~ Betty Friedan
Resources
• Black Enterprise | 5 Black Women Who Are Shaking Up Politics and Paving the Way for Change
[link removed]
• Lean In | 6 Ways That Women Can Champion Each Other At Work
[link removed]
• White House | A Proclamation on Women’s History Month, 2024
[link removed]
• You tube | What happens when women run the economy?
[link removed]-
• National Women's History Museum
[link removed]
• National Women's History Alliance | 2024 Women's History Tool Kit
[link removed]
• Legal Momentum | Reproductive Rights Resources
[link removed]
• In Our Own Voice | Resources
[link removed]
• WCASA | Reproductive Justice
[link removed]
• Advocates for Youth | Reproductive Justice
[link removed]
============================================
Action
• Support NOW's Work | Donate Today
[link removed]
• NOW Action Alert | URGE Members of Congress to Fund WIC, SNAP, Childcare and Rental Assistance
[link removed]
• Social Goods | Shop to Support the Social Goods x NOW Collection
[link removed]
• ERA Petition | Sign4ERA Petition [link removed]
• National Network of Abortion Funds | Donate for Abortion Funds
[link removed]
• FreeWill | Your will is a symbol of everything you value in your life. You can use your will to support NOW and a feminist future. Click here to review.
[link removed]
Upcoming Events
• National Conference | Register today!
[link removed]
National Organization for Women
1100 H Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC xxxxxx
United States
If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe: [link removed] .
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