""Women are falling further behind," Sarah Javaid, a senior research analyst at the National Women's Law Center (NWLC), emphasized how the current gap isn't because women are making less - it's because women's wages are staying stagnant while men's incomes are going up."
"For every dollar a man makes in America, a woman made 84 cents in 2022, 83 cents in 2023 and 81 cents in 2024, indicating a troubling trend in the wage gap."
"The date for Equal Pay Day moves back even further for marginalized groups, with LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Day on June 17, Black Women Equal Pay Day on July 21, and Mom's Equal Pay Day on August 6."
Equal Pay Day, observed on March 26 this year, signifies the date women in the U.S. catch up to men's earnings from the previous year. Despite a slight improvement since 1996, women have regressed in recent years, with the wage gap worsening. In 2024, women earned only 81 cents for every dollar men made. Marginalized groups experience even larger gaps, with specific Equal Pay Days for LGBTQIA+, Black women, mothers, and Native women, reflecting ongoing discrimination in pay practices.
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