As we mark this Labor Day with a day off and a return to school, we take account of the American labor movement. Is what … Continue reading Labor Day and the Rise of the Homegrown Union
Topic: Symbolic days & holidays
Black Women’s Equal Pay Day: How the Opportunity Gap Drives the Pay Gap
As we observe Black Women’s Equal Pay Day 2021, we have to understand the inequities driving the gap in order to change its trajectory. What … Continue reading Black Women’s Equal Pay Day: How the Opportunity Gap Drives the Pay Gap
Juneteenth 2021
Juneteenth marks the anniversary of the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas in 1865. President Lincoln issued and signed The Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, … Continue reading Juneteenth 2021
Equal Pay Day: The Anti-Holiday We Can All Strive to Eliminate
Equal Pay Day is an anti-holiday — one that’s meant to raise awareness for the gender pay gap in the U.S., but that, ultimately, shouldn’t … Continue reading Equal Pay Day: The Anti-Holiday We Can All Strive to Eliminate
Latina Equal Pay Day
October 29 marked Latina Equal Pay Day in 2020, the latest equal pay day for any group of women in the United States. Equal Pay … Continue reading Latina Equal Pay Day
The Gap is Widening: Why We Need to Pay Careful Attention to Native Women’s Equal Pay Day
Native Women’s Equal Pay Day is separate from Equal Pay Day. It’s the date each year American Indigenous women, on average, would have to continue … Continue reading The Gap is Widening: Why We Need to Pay Careful Attention to Native Women’s Equal Pay Day