Equal Pay Day symbolizes that how much more work women will have to do to earn what men have earned in the last year. In other words, it reflects the gender pay gap. Equal Pay Day is like an opportunity to demonstrate about the gender pay gap.
Equal pay Day was started in 1996 by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) as an awareness program to show the difference in pay between women and men. Initially its name was National Pay Inequality Awareness Day and in 1998 it was renamed as Equal Pay Day.
This day is celebrated in many countries, including countries like UK, Germany, US and Australia. Gender pay gap is such a problem that affects women, which also affects their profession and education level. If the average is taken, a woman earns less as compare to a man for the same work.
Equal Pay Day
Equal Pay Day is held every year on a Tuesday in the month of March. This year it has been celebrated on 14th March. Women earn less than men, so they have to work more hours for equal pay. This big difference also happens on the color of the women as a black woman earns less than a white woman.
According to a research, a woman still earns only 82 cents out of every dollar as compared to men. According to The World Economic Forum, it may take 135 years to achieve gender pay equality as of now. In gender pay equality, US comes at 53rd place in the whole world.
It is celebrated in other countries of the world. Its goal is to increase awareness for gender pay gap so that pay gap does not happen on the basis of gender. The date to celebrate it varies from country to country.
Dates of this event in other countries
Below are some examples of the dates of Equal Pay Day events celebrated in some countries.
1. Happened in United Kingdom on November 10, 2022 (based on the records of the year 2021)
2. In Australia the date was August 31, 2022 (based on 2021 records)
3. April 19, 2022 in Canada (based on 2021 records)
4. in Switzerland on February 28, 2022 (based on 2021 records)
5. While in Japan on February 25, 2022 (based on 2020 K)
Keep in mind that these dates given above may be slightly different every year. It may depend on the different calculations of that country.
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