Black Women’s Equal Pay Day

For Black Women, Pay Equity Remains More than Two Centuries Away
For Black Women, Pay Equity Remains More than Two Centuries Away

For Black Women, Pay Equity Remains More than Two Centuries Away

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2024 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 [...]

By William Lutz|2025-02-05T15:53:34-05:00July 9, 2024|Equitable Work and Wages, Press Releases|0 Comments

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day 2023: No Matter What State They Live In, Black Women Make Less Than White Men

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is a symbolic commemoration [...]

By Salma Elakbawy and Cristy Mendoza|2025-04-22T12:12:14-05:00July 26, 2023|Equitable Work and Wages, In the Lead|0 Comments

Black Women Earn Less than White Men in Every State, Will Not Reach Pay Equity with White Men Until 2144, According to a New IWPR Fact Sheet

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 2023 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 [...]

By William Lutz|2025-04-22T12:12:51-05:00July 25, 2023|Equitable Work and Wages, Press Releases|0 Comments

Black Women Earn Less Than White Men in Every State, Won’t Reach Pay Equity Until 2144
Black Women Earn Less Than White Men in Every State, Won’t Reach Pay Equity Until 2144

Black Women Earn Less Than White Men in Every State, Won’t Reach Pay Equity Until 2144

The COVID-19 pandemic and related recession both highlighted and [...]

By Ariane Hegewisch, Cristy Mendoza, Miranda Peterson and David Castro|2025-04-22T12:13:09-05:00July 25, 2023|Equitable Work and Wages, Publications|0 Comments

Increasing Black Women’s Access to Education and Economic Power
Increasing Black Women’s Access to Education and Economic Power

Increasing Black Women’s Access to Education and Economic Power

Black Women's Equal Pay Day, which took place this year [...]

By Salma Elakbawy|2022-10-25T18:17:55-05:00October 25, 2022|In the Lead|0 Comments

“We Must and Can Do More to Accelerate the Closing of the Pay Gap for Black Women”
“We Must and Can Do More to Accelerate the Closing of the Pay Gap for Black Women”

“We Must and Can Do More to Accelerate the Closing of the Pay Gap for Black Women”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2022 Contact: Carolina Espinoza | [...]

By IWPR|2022-09-21T10:06:47-05:00September 21, 2022|Press Releases|0 Comments

Black Women’s Equal Pay: Waiting Another Century is Not an Option
Black Women’s Equal Pay: Waiting Another Century is Not an Option

Black Women’s Equal Pay: Waiting Another Century is Not an Option

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By IWPR|2021-08-03T17:37:42-05:00July 28, 2021|Comments Off

Black Women Were Paid Less than 70 Percent of What White Men Were Paid in Almost Every State
Black Women Were Paid Less than 70 Percent of What White Men Were Paid in Almost Every State

Black Women Were Paid Less than 70 Percent of What White Men Were Paid in Almost Every State

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 27, 2021 Contact: Erin Weber [...]

By Erin Weber|2021-07-29T13:23:55-05:00July 27, 2021|Press Releases|0 Comments