Latina Equal Pay Day Highlights a Vicious Cycle: COVID-19 and the Gender Wage Gap
Today, on Latina Equal Pay Day, we are encouraged to think critically about the gender wage gap and the challenges Latina women face in the labor market.
Today, on Latina Equal Pay Day, we are encouraged to think critically about the gender wage gap and the challenges Latina women face in the labor market.
Women should be paid as much as men for performing the same work. Workers should be able to discuss their salaries without fear of reprisal. Why isn't this already the case?
Data collection is at the core of many efforts to enforce gender equity in the workplace. Federal laws such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 make sexual harassment and pay discrimination in the workplace illegal. However, gender-based discrimination persists, requiring state and federal agencies to develop policies to hold employers accountable for not protecting women workers.
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