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Hi John,

Today is Equal Pay Day — the day that marks how far women have to work into this year to catch up to what men made last year. It’s never a reason to celebrate. But this year it falls at the height of a global pandemic. Women are on the front lines of defense against COVID-19, as first responders and people providing essential services — like those in child care, health care, and grocery stores – as well as being overrepresented in the industries shedding jobs as a result of the public health crisis — like restaurants, retail, and hotels.

Despite all of the essential work women do, they are still paid 82 cents to every man’s dollar, totaling a loss of $407,760 over a 40-year career. For Black women, Latinas, and Native women, it’s nearly or over $1 million. This wage gap only heightens women’s economic vulnerability, especially during this crisis.

Women and the families who depend on their income have been shortchanged by the gender wage gap for far too long, and they can’t afford to wait any longer for change during this unprecedented public health and economic crisis. Help us observe Equal Pay Day by sharing what’s at stake for women because of the wage gap.

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And learn more about the wage gap with these resources:
*The Wage Gap Has Made Things Worse For Women on the Front Lines of COVID-19 Women and the Lifetime Wage Gap
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*Women and the Lifetime Wage Gap
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*Salary Range Transparency Reduces the Wage Gap
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*Combating Punitive Pay Secrecy Policies
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*Asking for Salary History Perpetuates Pay Discrimination from Job to Job
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In solidarity,
Maya Raghu
Director of Workplace Equality and Senior Counsel
National Women’s Law Center
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