Pay Equity for Latina Moms Means Protecting Pregnant & Postpartum Workers!
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Dear Friend,

[ [link removed] ]On Latina Equal Pay Day, can you help us close the gender wage gap by
sending a timely note to the U.S. Senate?

It’s long past time to close the wage gap: Studies show that all women,
regardless of occupation, geography, age, race, nationality, and education
still (in 2022!!) face sexism, racism, discrimination and bias at work –
and that women of color are disproportionately impacted by workplace
injustice. In fact, due to structural racism, xenophobia, maternal
discrimination, and especially occupational segregation, Latinas are
over-represented in low-wage work in the United States and face unfair,
extreme wage discrimination.

Latinas are pervasively shortchanged on wages and salaries regardless of
their field of work, age, or education – and it’s part of the reason the
average Latina’s net worth is less than 1% of the average white man’s.
[1] 

[ [link removed] ]It doesn’t have to be this way. Push the U.S. Senate to take action.

The wage gap is not about a single paycheck, but about the cumulative
economic loss that impacts an entire community. Over the course of the
average Latina’s career, the lost income adds up to over a million dollars
compared to white men! 

That’s right, ONE 👏🏼 MILLION 👏🏽 DOLLARS 👏🏿!

Latina Equal Pay Day – today – marks the day that Latinas must work, to
earn what white men were paid in 2021 alone. That’s nearly TWENTY THREE
months of work and equates to earning 54 cents for every $1 paid to white
men. [2] For Latina moms, it’s just 47 cents because caregivers typically
face additional wage discrimination and barriers to employment. [ [link removed] ]

This is NOT okay. When Latina moms have to work nearly 23 months to earn
what white dads earn in 12, they miss out on key opportunities to build
wealth and future economic security for themselves and their families. [2]
Many cannot save enough to afford a down payment on a home, cannot afford
to pay for their own or a child’s higher education, cannot start a
business or save for retirement.

[3]So, how do we fix it? The wage gap is driven by multiple factors,
therefore we need multiple policy solutions to address it. One of those
solutions is the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which was passed in the U.S. House of
Representatives in the Spring of 2021, would guarantee pregnant and
postpartum workers nationwide, access to the accommodations they need to
maintain healthy pregnancies without risking being pushed off the job and
out of the workforce. [ [link removed] ]

[4]Now we need the U.S. Senate to deliver for pregnant workers! Click here
to put the pressure on them to do just that! 

Pregnancy discrimination affects women across race and ethnicity, but
women of color and immigrants are particularly at risk. Latinas, Black,
and immigrant women are more likely to hold jobs that are physically
demanding and less likely to provide necessary accommodations, making work
challenging for pregnant workers. [ [link removed] ] Over 60 percent of pregnant Latinas
were employed in the year they were pregnant, [4] and none of them should
be pushed out of a job because they required reasonable workplace
accommodations. 

[5]That is why this Latina Equal Pay Day, we need the U.S. Senate to
deliver for women and families by passing the Pregnant Workers Fairness
Act!

Pay equity for Latinas and their families, means protecting pregnant and
postpartum workers!

[ [link removed] ]>>> Click HERE to mark Latina Equal Pay Day with legislative ACTION!

Thank you for all that you do!

Together, we’re a powerful force for economic justice.

- Xochitl, Taylor, Linda, Ruth, Claudia, Kristin, and the whole
MomsRising.org/MamásConPoder Team

 

References:

[1] [ [link removed] ]Latinas aren't paid fairly—and that's just the tip of the iceberg
[2] [ [link removed] ]Latinas Lose Nearly $1.2 Million to the Sexist and Racist Wage Gap
[3] [ [link removed] ]The Wage Gap Shortchanges Mothers
[4] [ [link removed] ]Discrimination While Pregnant
[5] [ [link removed] ]The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act


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