Today, we launched our Equal Pay Day Campaign—an ambitious multi-media and multi-platform effort designed to highlight the impact of wage inequality on the lives of working women, their families, and communities. However, we are mindful of the current moment and the devastating effect it is having on our day-to-day lives, including our work.

The current pandemic has highlighted the fragility of our healthcare system and the vulnerability of many lower-wage workers, many of whom are women. Lower-wage workers are less likely to have paid sick leave, the flexibility to “not work,” or savings to tide them over during an unforeseen economic crisis.

Further, when there is a disparity in the earnings and wages of women compared to men, women are more economically vulnerable and insecure in times such as these. It’s less money in their pockets to provide for their families, buy basic necessities, and to get through an economic or financial emergency.

As we move through this moment, I am committed to dreaming up new solutions and strategies to improve the long-term economic security of women and families. We cannot go back to the way things were. We can only move forward and work together to build a more just and equitable world.

IWPR is committed to working with our partner organizations, corporations, employers, everyday men and women, and workers to win pay equity. Equal pay for equal work should be a value that we all should hold, and a fundamental right.

I plan to roll up my sleeves and work harder than ever to accelerate the closing of the pay gap through sound policies, such as the Paycheck Fairness Act, culture and narrative change, and more employer accountability.

To learn more about the campaign and how to get involved, visit the campaign microsite at iwprequalpayday.org.

Together, we can end wage inequality in our lifetime.

Thank you for your continued support of IWPR.

In Solidarity,

Nicole

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