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CNBC: Equity and Opportunity Latina wage gap widens to $1.3 million for full-time and part-time workers

October 3. 2024


Executive Director Noreen Farrell was interviewed by CNBC today about Latina Equal Pay Day:

“A comprehensive approach includes requiring equal pay for equal work, pay transparency policies from lawmakers, eliminating the subminimum tipped wage, protection from caregiver discrimination, safety from harassment and health hazards for all workers, prohibiting salary history to determine future pay, and increased access to higher-paid jobs for women,” said Noreen Farrell, Equal Pay Today chair. “That’s how you actually close the gap.”

“The widening gap underscores the urgency of tackling this issue to ensure equitable economic opportunities for Latinas,” Farrell said. “Latinas do not have one more day to wait for equal pay.”

 

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