Dear John,

Today is Latina Equal Pay Day, the day that Latinas' pay catches up to what white, non-Hispanic men made last year. This sexist and racist wage gap amounts to a loss of $2,409 every month, $28,911 every year, and $1,156,440 over a 40-year career. Which means that Latinas must work over 21 months to make as much as white, non-Hispanic white men were paid in just 12.

Nearly three in 10 Latinas are front-line workers, and the country has relied on their labor during the global crisis. And over the course of this pandemic, almost 500,000 Latinas have been pushed out of the labor force. Furthermore, Latinas are more likely than white, non-Hispanic men and women to be behind on rent or mortgage payments, face food insufficiency, and to be in households that have lost employment income in the last four weeks. In order to bridge the racial wealth gap while rebuilding from a public health crisis, we know a first step is to demand an economic recovery that includes #LatinaEqualPay.

Please join us in observing Latina Equal Pay Day by spreading the word on your social platforms.

Tune into our Instagram live conversation with Colombian American actress, Isabella Gomez, best known for her starring role in One Day at a Time, TONIGHT at 6 p.m. ET.

In solidarity,

Stephanie Hernandez
she/her/ella
Manager of Campaigns and Digital Strategy
National Women’s Law Center