Why October 21?Every year, Equal Pay Day is recognized world-wide to bring greater awareness to racial and gender pay disparities. In the United States, the date symbolically marks how many extra days into a new year the average woman must work to earn as much as the average white man did in the previous year.
In 2021, Chicago shifts focus from the average woman to the least paid. This year, it takes 22 months for latina women to earn what a white man earns in 12 months. We will gather on the farthest Equal Pay date as we work to end pay inequity for all. The event will feature a salary negotiation workshop, focused on the particular barriers facing Latinas and other women of color, to equip you with the tools you need to get paid your worth. We’ll follow with a panel conversation focused on the broader systemic, structural, and societal barriers to pay equity, and what we can all do to make an impact. |
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Program
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. CT: Salary Negotiation Workshop
Ibie Hart, Women Employed
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. CT: Panel Conversation
Lizzy Diaz-Ortiz, BMO Harris Bank
Karin Norington-Reaves, Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership
Rep. Delia Ramirez, IL-4th District
Analilia Mejia, USDOL Women's Bureau
Dr. Stacia Thompson, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
Moderator: Kelly Suzanne Saulsberry
Register today for this free, virtual event, hosted by the Equal Pay Day Chicago Coalition: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_15dcLwvDTQqjYwcdGxVyvg
Hashtags:
#LatinaEqualPay
#NonNegotiable
#Trabajadoras
All women experience a pay gap, but Latinas face one of the widest pay disparities of any group of women—earning on average just 55 cents for every dollar a white man earns. At the current rate of progress, Latinas will not see equal pay until 2197—nearly 200 years from now!
Ibie Hart, Women Employed
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. CT: Panel Conversation
Lizzy Diaz-Ortiz, BMO Harris Bank
Karin Norington-Reaves, Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership
Rep. Delia Ramirez, IL-4th District
Analilia Mejia, USDOL Women's Bureau
Dr. Stacia Thompson, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
Moderator: Kelly Suzanne Saulsberry
Register today for this free, virtual event, hosted by the Equal Pay Day Chicago Coalition: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_15dcLwvDTQqjYwcdGxVyvg
Hashtags:
#LatinaEqualPay
#NonNegotiable
#Trabajadoras
All women experience a pay gap, but Latinas face one of the widest pay disparities of any group of women—earning on average just 55 cents for every dollar a white man earns. At the current rate of progress, Latinas will not see equal pay until 2197—nearly 200 years from now!