Equal Pay Day
Ground Was Lost From Last Year
Last year's date was March 5th. Significant ground was lost and analyses are still currently in progress around a lot of the data. Read below for more information and keep checking back for updates.
Know the Dates
Equal Pay Day 2025 marks the current state of the gender pay gap - 83% for full-time workers and 75% for all workers based on the latest U.S. census. This symbolic day is used to raise awareness around and combat the impact of pay inequities. Although first declared by the National Committee on Pay Equity in 1996, the history of the gender and racial wage gaps is inextricably linked to the history of labor in America, one that is replete with discrimination and its consequences. For this reason, individual dates now recognize various demographic subgroups within the gender pay gap, each representing how far into the next year a woman must work in order to earn the equivalent salary earned by a non-Hispanic white male in one year.
MARCH 25 - Equal Pay Day
Women are paid 83 cents for every dollar paid to men.
TBD - Asian American Women’s Equal Pay Day
Asian American women working full-time/year-round are paid 94 cents and all earners (including part-time and seasonal) are paid 83 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men.
TBD - LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day
Without enough data to make calculations, this day raises awareness about the wage gap experienced by LGBTQIA+ folks.
TBD - Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
Black women working full-time/year-round are paid 66 cents and all earners (including part-time/seasonal) are paid 64 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men.
TBD - Moms’ Equal Pay Day
Moms working full-time/year-round are paid 71 cents and all earners (including part-time/seasonal) are paid 63 cents for every dollar paid to dads.
TBD - Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Women’s Equal Pay Day
NHPI women working full-time/year-round, these women are paid 65 cents and all earners (including part-time/seasonal) are paid 61 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men.
TBD - Latina’s Equal Pay Day
Latinas working full-time/year-round are paid 58 cents and all earners (including part-time/seasonal) are paid 51 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men.
TBD - Native Women’s Equal Pay Day
Native women working full-time/year-round are paid 58 cents and all earners (including part-time/seasonal) are paid 52 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men.
Know the Facts
Over half a century after pay discrimination became illegal in the United States, a persistent pay gap between men and women continues to hurt our nation’s workers and our national economy.
Pay equity will remain an AAUW priority until the gap is fully eliminated. Get the facts. We hope The Simple Truth motivates and empowers you to join us in this cause.
Women have only 70% of the retirement income of men.
Based on last year's rates, the gender pay gap wouldn't close until 2088. We're awaiting data regarding current projections.
Congressional Efforts
- Paycheck Fairness Act
- Strengthens Equal Pay Act of 1963; sponsored by Rep. DeLauro (D-CT-3), introduced January 2021, passed House June 2021; re-introduced with Senator Murray (D-WA) on March 9, 2023.
- Pay Equity for All Act
- Addresses wage discrimination related to salary history; sponsored by Delegate Holmes Norton (D-DC), introduced and referred to House Committee on Education and Labor in March 2021.
- Fair Pay Act
- Requires employers to provide equal pay for work of equivalent value; sponsored by Delegate Holmes Norton (D-DC), introduced and referred to House Committee on Education and Labor in March 2021.
If you feel motivated to act, a great resource for guidance is the AAUW's Advocacy Toolkit.
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