Black Women's Equal Pay Day was yesterday, and last year it was August 3rd. If you're unsure what the dates mean, they correlate with?how far into the year women have to work to be paid what men were paid the previous year.?The 19th has a great post with a variety of charts explaining it further.
- Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander?Women's Equal Pay Day is May 3. Asian American and Pacific Islander women are paid 75 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
- LGBTQIA+?Equal Pay Awareness Day is June 15. Without enough data to make calculations, this day raises awareness about the wage gap experienced by LGBTQIA+ folks.
- Moms'?Equal Pay Day is September 8. Moms are paid 58 cents for every dollar paid to dads.
- Black Women's?Equal Pay Day is September 21. Black women are paid 58 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
- Native Women's?Equal Pay Day is November 30. Native women are paid 50 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
- Latina's Equal Pay Day?is December 8. Latinas are paid 49 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
Here are a few things you can do to support equal pay at your company:
- Conduct a pay equity audit. If you're in the Boston area, consider joining the Boston Women's Workforce Council.
- Evaluate your negotiation policies and consider doing away with them. Make salary bands transparent and articulate how people can get salary increases and bonuses.
- Implement training to mitigate bias during hiring and performance review processes.
- Support managers by giving them the tools and skills to support and grow all of their employees.
Is your company tracking pay equity information? Has your company implemented any of these strategies? Have there been improvements? Tell us in the comments!
