Equal Pay Day
Our first-ever Women in the Workplace Report is being released on March 15th. We picked this date because March 15th will mark the day when, on average, women will have earned what their male counterparts earned from January to December of the previous year. Equal Pay Day was originally created by the National Committee on Pay Equity in 1996 as a public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men's and women’s wages.
In Indiana, the average pay gap between a man and a woman is $12,460. For Allen County, that number is $15,590. The numbers get worse when we look at diverse communities.
What can you do?
Share within your networks about Equal Pay Day.
Encourage your employer to participate in next year’s Compass Survey.
Learn how to negotiate your salary.
Learn about and track bills via Women4Change Bill Tracker related to women’s economic security that are currently in Indiana’s legislative session.