page_title: Equal Pay Day
hierarchical_section_title: Equal Pay Day
caption_attribution_description: Esperanto: Flago pri la Tago de Samrajta Pago 2014 en Alsbach (Germanio) Deutsch: Flagge zum Equal Pay Day 2014 vor dem Rathaus in Alsbach (Deutschland) English: Flag about the Equal Pay Day 2014 in Alsbach (Germany)
context_page_description: Equal Pay Day is the symbolic day dedicated to raising awareness of the gender pay gap. In the United States, this date symbolizes how far into the year the average women must work in order to earn what the average man earns in the previous year regardless of experience or job type. The exact day differs year by year. In 2019, it is April 2; and on average, it is claimed women earn $0.80 for every dollar men earned. After accounting for hours worked, career field, education, and employment sector, the wage gap by gender shrinks to 7% according to the American Association of University Women.
  In the United States, the average wage gap for women also varies by demographic and therefore also has different dates to recognize how far into the year an average women of color needs to work to earn what the average man earned in the previous year without accounting for job type, education, etc. In 2019, compared to each $1 earned by a white, non-Hispanic man, on average:
  Asian-American women earned $0.85, so their equal pay day was March 5;
  African and Black American women earned $0.61, so their equal pay day was August 22;
context_section_description: Equal Pay Day is the symbolic day dedicated to raising awareness of the gender pay gap. In the United States, this date symbolizes how far into the year the average women must work in order to earn what the average man earns in the previous year regardless of experience or job type. The exact day differs year by year. In 2019, it is April 2; and on average, it is claimed women earn $0.80 for every dollar men earned.  After accounting for hours worked, career field, education, and employment sector, the wage gap by gender shrinks to 7% according to the American Association of University Women.
  In the United States, the average wage gap for women also varies by demographic and therefore also has different dates to recognize how far into the year an average women of color needs to work to earn what the average man earned in the previous year without accounting for job type, education, etc. In 2019, compared to each $1 earned by a white, non-Hispanic man, on average:
  Asian-American women earned $0.85, so their equal pay day was March 5;
  African and Black American women earned $0.61, so their equal pay day was August 22;
  Native American women earned $0.58, so their equal pay day was September 23;
  Latinas earned $0.53, so their equal pay day was November 20.
  On average, in 2018 mothers earned $0.69 for each $1 earned by fathers, so in 2019 their equal pay day was June 10.
caption: Equal Pay Day flag flying on March 21, 2014 in Alsbach, Germany
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