BLack Womxn’s Equal Pay Day
July 10th, 2025
Black Womxn earn only 64 cents for every dollar paid to a white, non-Hispanic man
Black Womxn’s Equal Pay Day is to reveal the unacceptable wage gaps Black Womxn are restricted to today. Black Womxn only earn 64 cents per dollar earned by a non-Hispanic white man.
Black womxn face many barriers to achieving pay equity, including pay discrimination, occupational segregation, racial and gender-based disparities in salaries, retirement savings, student loan debt, and other factors limiting the ability to build wealth. Action must be done to mitigate and remove these disparities in order to achieve equal pay.
We Should Care Because…
Based on current trends, it will take over 200 years—until 2227—for Black womxn’s pay to equal White men’s for full-time year-round workers
Exclusionary policies and practices have limited Black womxn’s ability to reap the full benefits of economic opportunity.
When Black Womxn have greater access to higher education, they are better qualified for high-paying jobs that will contribute to pay equity.
How Can You Support?
Yes, you can help out!
Share on social media using #BlackWomensEqualPayDay
Hire and invest in Black Womxn in the workplace!
Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act to combat the systemic underpayment of Black Womxn.
Follow and support committed organizations! (listed below)
Organizations to Support
Black Women’s Roundtable
The BWR is at the forefront of championing justice and equitable public policies that center racial, economic and gender justice to promote health and wellness, economic security & prosperity, education and global empowerment as key elements of success.
The National Council of Negro Women, Inc.
Our organization promotes education; encourages entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and economic stability; educates women about health and promotes healthcare access, and promotes civic engagement and advocates for sound public policy and social justice.
National Women’s Law Center
Fights for gender justice—in the courts, in public policy, and in our society—working across the issues that are central to the lives of women and girls.
Equal Rights Advocates
Equal Rights Advocates fights for gender justice in workplaces and schools across the country. Since 1974, we’ve been fighting on the front lines of social justice to protect and advance rights and opportunities for women, girls, and people of all gender identities through groundbreaking legal cases and bold legislation that sets the stage for the rest of the nation.
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