Statement by NOW President Terry O'Neill
04.04.2017
Over a lifetime, the consequences of this gender-race wage gap are severe. Lower lifetime earnings prevents women from saving for retirement, and reduces the Social Security benefits they receive. The larger the gap, the larger the price a woman pays at the end of her working years.
This Equal Pay Day is a reminder that we need to get real about policies that will close the gender-race wage gap. Women make up two thirds of low-wage workers–like home health aides, child care workers, and restaurant servers–so it is imperative that we make the minimum wage a living wage. Adequate family leave policies and expanded access to affordable child care are critical pieces of the puzzle as well.
But we need to fight for these policies beyond April 4. NOW will observe all of the remaining 2017 Equal Pay Days listed below, remembering the unique disadvantages women of color face. And we will continue fighting every day for common-sense policies to protect women workers.
African-American Women: July 31, 2017
Native American Women: September 25, 2017
Latinas: November 2, 2017
Contact
M.E. Ficarra , press@now.org , 951-547-1241
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Reposted 4-4-17 Central Phoenix / Inez Casiano NOW
This article has been reposted with permission by Kathryn Mitchell, NOWPAC.az@gmail.com
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