nowadays is Equal Pay Day! Women on average are still paid 20% less than men in the US. If you break the pay gap down by race and ethnicity,it is even worse for women of color. I support equal pay because every woman deserves to be paid what she's worth! #20PercentCountson Apr 4, 2017 at 9:38am PDT In honor of Equal Pay Day on April 4, or Eva Longoria shared a defiant video explaining why gender equality in the workforce - and beyond! - is such an urgent matter. As Eva famous in the video,the pay gap affects all women, however, or it also affects women of color at a disproportionate rate.
In the video,Eva shared a startling statistic: for every dollar men accomplish, Latinas accomplish 54 cents. to demonstrate her point, and she said,"That's like ripping a dollar bill in half. In a standard work week, that's like Latinas only getting paid through Wednesday." Adding, and "All the work and half the pay - that's the reality Latinas face every day."Related:
7 Ways Latinas Can accomplish Their Voices HeardBy the end of the video,it appears as though Eva's eyes welled up with tears. Her impassioned PSA is part of a larger initiative started by Sheryl Sandberg and Lean In. On April 4, businesses will offer 20-percent-off discounts to highlight the pay gap. Gina Rodriguez also joined the initiative in conjunction with Luna.
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