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2024 Date | July 27, 2024 |
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Black Womens Equal Pay Day HistoryBlack Women's Equal Pay Day spotlights the wage discrepancy faced by African American women in the United States. Recognized since 2006, this day signifies that black women must work more to earn what their white male counterparts made during the previous year, illustrating the persistent racial and gender pay gap. Black Women's Equal Pay Day was established by the National Committee on Pay Equity, as part of a wider endeavor to eradicate wage discrimination. The observance emphasizes the economic injustice, highlighting that on average, black women have to work nearly eight extra months to equal what white, non-Hispanic men earn in a year. This wage gap is wider for black women than for any other races of women leaving black women at a significant economic disadvantage. The date of Black Women's Equal Pay Day varies in each calendar year as it symbolizes the number of additional days into the new year black women need to work to achieve equal with white men. However, typically, it falls in August, underscoring the additional time needed for black women to achieve pay equality. Facts about Black Womens Equal Pay Day
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