To promote policies that better support the economic health of disabled folks, we need more accurate and inclusive data on disability & pay equity – particularly for multi-marginalized disabled folks – from across the US government.
The Equal Pay Act was passed in 1963, but wage gaps for many groups persist.
Today, the first-ever #DisabledWomensEqualPayDay, it's time to demand that employers recognize disabled women workers and invest in them.
And - right on schedule - the pay gap is wider for disabled women of color.
(Thanks, racism.)
Intersectional sexism, racism, and ableism mean they’re paid even *less* than nondisabled men.
We need equal pay now to lift ALL disabled women out of poverty.
Disabled women are paid only 50 cents for every dollar paid to a nondisabled man.
Ridiculous, right?
That’s why today is the first-ever #DisabledWomensEqualPayDay.
Boost to spread awareness about the barriers to equal pay and help us close the gap.
Today is the FIRST EVER Disabled Women's Equal Pay Day!
Wage and disability groups across the country are raising awareness about the pay gaps experienced by women with disabilities and the policy reforms needed to address one of the largest and most persistent wage gaps experienced by women workers.
Diligence Jones