Political Quotes

“earlier this year we recognized Equal Pay Day--a day that highlights the disparaging wage gap between women and men in the United States. Equal Pay Day marks the day when women's wages finally catch up with men's wages from the previous year. On average, American women make about 77 cents for every $1 that their male colleagues make while doing the very same job. This unjust and immoral reality is even more pronounced for women of color. Tomorrow is Latina Equal Pay Day, the point at which wages of Latina women in America catch up to men's earnings from the previous year. It is today. They have had to work all of this time to catch up. The fact that a Hispanic woman must work a full year, plus 9 months and 30 days, just to make what her male co-workers make is certainly unacceptable. In Nevada, Latina women earn 53 cents for every $1 their fellow male workers make. It is not just a problem in Nevada; it is a problem nationwide. Nationwide they earn 55 cents for every $1 a man makes for doing the exact same work. All told, the wage gap that Latina women face results in a loss of over $25,000 a year for these women. That is $25,000 that could be used to help these women sustain their families. To make matters worse, the wage gaps that exist between Latina women and their male counterparts disproportionately affect Hispanic families. Why? Because Latina women are more likely to be the primary breadwinners for their families.…”