Yesterday (April 2nd) was Equal Pay Day for women in the United States. It was the day that the average woman worker would have to work to after working all of 2018 to equal the average man's pay for just 2018. To put it another way, the average woman worker must work slightly over 15 months to make what the average man makes in 12 months.
And if you break it down further by color or ethnicity, it is even worse for many women.
Asian-American Women -- March 5th
White Women -- April 19th
Black Women -- August 22nd
Native American Women -- September 23rd
Hispanic Women -- November 20th
All of these statistical dates are shameful for a country that prides itself on equality. The truth is that women and men are not treated equally in the United States. Pay is just one of the ways where it is the most obvious.
This is indefensible. If the United States practiced what it preaches, then Equal Pay Day would be December 31st of every year.
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