On average, women working full-time, year-round earn only 77% of men’s earnings as a whole. And for women of color the problem is even bigger. African American women earn only 68% and Latinas just 57% of the average earnings of all males.
Worse, a poll from the AAUW Educational Foundation reports that 29% of people questioned think that young women aren’t promoted because employers assume that they will leave their jobs if they have children.
Find out what you can do to support pay equity at www.aauw.org/payequity
