Moms Deserve More than 71 Cents to the Dollar! Join the #MomsEqualPay Day Twitter Storm
Time: 2–3 p.m. ET
Location: On Twitter! Follow @AAUW and @AAUWPolicy, and use #MomsEqualPay.
Cost: No charge
Event description
Think we were done when we celebrated Equal Pay Day back in April? We wish! Mothers are typically paid only 71 cents for every dollar fathers are paid. That means it takes until May 23, 2017, for the median pay of mothers who work full time, year-round, to catch up to the pay that working fathers received the previous year. That’s almost five months of extra work! It’s called the “motherhood penalty,” and it’s a persistent problem for all women — not just mothers — working in the United States.
Join @AAUW and equal pay advocates for a #MomsEqualPay Twitter storm in honor of Mom’s Equal Pay Day. We’ll be raising awareness — and our voices — to urge for action to ensure that ALL women are paid what they’re worth. Use the sample tweets and images below to spread the word that women and families can’t afford to wait for equal pay!
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This year AAUW has observed or will observe the following additional equal pay days.
March 7, 2017
Asian American Women’s Equal Pay Day
April 4, 2017
Equal Pay Day
May 1, 2017
White women’s Equal Pay Day
May 23, 2017
Mothers’ Equal Pay Day
July 31, 2017
Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
September 25, 2017
Native American Women’s Equal Pay Day
November 2, 2017
Latinas’ Equal Pay Day
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Sample Tweets
May 23 is #MomsEqualPay Day, when mothers’ pay finally matches what fathers are paid.
.@AAUW’s #LadyDollars campaign shows how much it costs to be a mom.
Moms have to work an extra five months to match what fathers are paid.
This #MomsEqualPay Day, I’m telling my senator I want #equalpay for women.
The pay gap is even worse for women of color, and that’s everyone’s problem.
One way to take a chunk out of the pay gap? Ban salary history requests!
Student debt makes the pay gap even worse for women of color.
How strong are your state’s equal pay laws? Check @AAUW’s policy guide.
.@AAUW’s new report looks at the gender pay gap and student loan debt.
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Gender Pay Gap
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Fight for Fair Pay
Here are all the facts and resources you need to take action to close the pay gap
AAUW’s New Research Report on Women and Student Debt
Our new report finds that women not only take on more student debt than men do, but they also pay back their loans more slowly because of the gender pay gap.
