Today is Equal Pay Day — a date no one wants to celebrate. It marks how many days into 2026 women must work just to match what men were paid in 2025. In 2025, the gender wage gap widened, with women earning 18.6% less than men per hour on average. But the widest gaps fall Read more …
Pay equity is not a goal—it’s a necessity.
In February, new research from GoDaddy found that Black women are starting businesses faster than any demographic in the country. Yet, only three percent of Black women-led businesses last up to five years, one of the highest failure rates of any demographic. We often hear of the success stories of women like Leslie Frelow, who Read more …
According to Nunes equal pay “isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s the best investment we can make”.
09/21/2022 WASHINGTON— NOW recognizes Black Women’s Equal Pay Day and the need for transformative change that addresses the gender and racial inequalities that economically plague Black women. Black women are the backbone of our workforce but are often ignored and overlooked due to sexism and misogynoir. Black women have to do twice as much and Read more …