April 20th is Equal Pay Day in my homeland, and this little post is a reminder to contact your senators -- easy to do through the National Women's Law Center -- to make sure women receive equal pay for equal work. Can you believe it's 2010 and we're still having this discussion?
"American women who work full-time, year-round are paid only 77 cents for every dollar paid to their male counterparts. This gap in earnings translates into $10,622 less per year in female median earnings, leaving women and their families shortchanged. The wage gap is even more substantial when race and gender are considered together, with African-American women making only 61 cents, and Latinas only 52 cents, for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men."- Quote via Shakesville.
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