Pagosa Daily Post: New Census Bureau Numbers Indicate Continuing Pay Gaps for Women

September 10. 2024

The Pagosa Daily Post (Colorado) published an article about the release of new Census Bureau data that shows a widening pay gap between U.S. men and women in 2023, particularly women of color.

“Each year, these numbers show us the persistence of the devastating gender and racial wage gaps that women continue to face,” said Deborah J. Vagins, director of Equal Pay Today campaign, a project at Equal Rights Advocates. “Wage justice means that families must be able to bring home everything they have rightfully earned and they need new policy tools at the federal and state level to do so. Our policymakers have the power to ensure equity for all workers, to combat pay discrimination, and to lift countless families out of poverty by adopting policy solutions that address the key drivers of the wage gaps and ensure that all women are paid fairly. We demand no less.”

Read the article.