Equal Pay Today
Equal Rights Advocates has been fighting for equal pay for 50+ years at the state and federal levels, and across industries. Our work includes the Equal Pay Today campaign, co-founded in 2014 with partners across the country to close the wage gap that most harms women of color and low-paid working women.
How We Fight for Equal Pay
Equal Rights Advocates challenges the legal, policy, and cultural barriers that have allowed the gender wage gap to persist. Together with Equal Pay Today partners, we recognize that pay discrimination is not a single issue struggle, which is why we work to also address occupational segregation, pay secrecy, pregnancy and caregiver discrimination, a lack of access to paid leave, wage theft, and an unlivable federal minimum wage.
View the 2025-2026 Equal Pay Today Legislative Agenda
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The wage gap is consistently regressing for the first time in 60 years. Working to provide equal pay and equal opportunity for women of color — who are subject to the biggest wage gaps — is the best and most necessary place to start. Here’s how you can help.
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Our Vision
- Employers pay women — and all people — fairly for their work
- Pay transparency without retaliation
- An end to workplace segregation on the basis of gender and race/ethnicity
- A local, state, and federal minimum wage that meets the needs of working people and families
- Elimination of unfair workplace practices that disproportionately affect low-income women and women of color
- Fair treatment of pregnant workers and workers with family care-giving responsibilities
Our Strategy
- Policy reform, advocacy, and community organizing
- Supporting and providing resources to states developing and implementing equal pay legislation
- Legal enforcement, including submitting amicus briefs in relevant cases
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