Latina Equal Pay Day is on Oct. 5. While Latinas are one of the fastest growing, most powerful groups in the United States – they’re also paid the least.
San Diego city officials and activists came together to call on business and government officials to address pay inequities for Latinas on Dec. 8, 2022.Diana Ramirez is a first-generation Latina, the first in her family to go to college and the mom of two young boys. But despite getting a master’s degree in business administration and pursuing a career in policy work, Ramirez said she spent 15 years not being paid equal to her white, male counterparts.
Diana Ramierez said that despite getting a master's degree in business administration and pursuing a career in policy work, she spent 15 years not being paid equal to her white, male counterparts.Ramierez’s story mirrors that of millions of Latinas across the country. Full-time and part-time Latina workers get paid on average 52 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic, white men. And for Latinas with advanced degrees like Ramirez, theThis year, Latina Equal Pay Day falls on Oct.
“We are intentionally lifting up equal pay for Latinas as a part of Hispanic Heritage Month [which is Sept. 15 through Oct 15]. Traditionally, the Latina pay gap is observed on the day that aligns with the data, symbolizing the day that Latinas would ‘catch up’ to what white men made the year before. However, the reality is that Latinas are not catching up,” said Monica Ramirez, who is also a Latina Equal Pay Day organizer.
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