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  1. Equal Pay 2017
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  4. Resources Used For the Tweets Below:
  5. http://www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/0779dc2f-4a4e-4386-b847-9ae919735acc/gender-pay-inequality----us-congress-joint-economic-committee.pdf
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  7. http://www.equalpay.info/brochure.pdf
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  9. http://now.org/resource/women-deserve-equal-pay-very-little-progress-in-closing-the-gap/
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  11. http://www.aauw.org/resource/gender-pay-gap-by-state-and-congressional-district/
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  13. http://nwlc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Lifetime-wage-gap-2015.pdf
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  15. https://www.getbridge.com/pdf/2016_2_Bridge_Gender_Survey_Report_Bridge.pdf
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  17. http://www.pay-equity.org/info-opposition.html
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  20. New Articles 2017
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  22. The gender pay gap is worse for mothers, & it only grows with age http://ow.ly/1ppX30axtzk #EqualPay #20PercentCounts
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  24. Women's groups are rallying around the country to advance #EqualPay http://ow.ly/4cjK30axt9J
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  26. If a woman makes 20% less than a man, she should pay 20% less! http://ow.ly/x8Vb30axtgw #EqualPay #20PercentCounts
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  28. Think 80 cents is bad? The pay gap is worse for women of color. http://ow.ly/1ppX30axtzk #EqualPay #20PercentCounts
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  30. Businesses Offer 20% Discounts To Women (& Men) For #EqualPay Day! Thanks @LeanInOrg http://ow.ly/aBJY30axtoA #20percentcounts
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  32. 3 Reasons Why the Gender Pay Gap Still Exists http://ow.ly/i0mx30axttg via @FortuneMagazine #EqualPay
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  34. According to @AAUW, the pay gap won’t close until 2152. http://ow.ly/1ppX30axtzk #EqualPay #20PercentCounts
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  38. FACTS
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  40. #EqualPay Day spotlights stubborn wage gap between the sexes http://reut.rs/25VjyYj via @Reuters
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  42. 'Why I’m Fighting for #EqualPay' by @CarliLloyd http://nyti.ms/25TsVaR
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  44. The wage gap has narrowed by an average of less than 1/2 a penny per year since 1963 http://ow.ly/10vFgr #EqualPay
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  46. Research shows that even though #EqualPay for women is a legal right, it is not yet a reality.
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  48. Without #EqualPay, by age 65, a woman will have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars over her working lifetime http://blog.dol.gov/2012/06/07/myth-busting-the-pay-gap/
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  50. New research suggests that work done by women simply isn’t valued as highly as men http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/upshot/as-women-take-over-a-male-dominated-field-the-pay-drops.html?_r=1 #EqualPay
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  52. When women enter fields in greater numbers, pay declines — for very same jobs more men were doing before http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/upshot/as-women-take-over-a-male-dominated-field-the-pay-drops.html?_r=1 #EqualPay
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  54. There is substantial evidence that employers place a lower value on work done by women http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/upshot/as-women-take-over-a-male-dominated-field-the-pay-drops.html?_r=1 #EqualPay
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  56. The gender wage gap costs American women $500 BILLION a year http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gender-wage-gap-equal-pay-day_us_570bdfe3e4b0142232499084 via @HuffPostPol #EqualPay
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  58. The gender wage gap is ridiculous & it's time for it to end http://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda-meric/the-wage-gap-is-ridiculou_b_9656938.html via @HuffPostWomen #EqualPay
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  60. The lifetime gender pay gap is between $365,000 - $1 million depending on race. That's A LOT of money! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda-meric/the-wage-gap-is-ridiculou_b_9656938.html #EqualPay
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  62. The Gender Wage Gap & Women's Retirement Security Go Hand in Hand http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sarah-jane-glynn/gender-wage-gap-retirement-security_b_9661748.html via @HuffPostBiz #EqualPay
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  64. The gender pay gap may contribute to women's anxiety & depression http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-pay-gap-may-contribute-to-womens-anxiety-and-depression_us_568e7d76e4b0c8beacf5d888 via @HuffPostWomen #EqualPay
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  66. Here's how much the gender pay gap widens with age....it's not pretty http://cnb.cx/1SJnZf7 #EqualPay
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  68. This is ridiculous! Women can't wait until 2059 for #EqualPay! http://ti.me/1VNvIOh via @TIMEIdeas #sexism
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  70. One Woman Discovers The Gender Wage Gap http://ow.ly/RRYgB #EqualPay
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  72. 5 stunning stats about #women in the workplace via @Money http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2015/04/13/stunning-stats-women-in-the-workplace.cnnmoney/ #EqualPay
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  74. Some sci-fi fantasies are more likely to come true than #EqualPay for women via @TheDailyShow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wrxwHt9KAY
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  76. What is #EqualPay Day? How to Talk about the Gender Pay Gap in a World of Misinformation http://bsl.io/e5K via @bustle
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  78. Great resource for how to handle arguments against Pay Equity! http://ow.ly/IP8J302xyEB #EqualPayNOW #EqualPay
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  82. Gender Wage Gap Facts
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  85. Women working full time earns $10,800 less per year than a man, based on median annual earnings http://ow.ly/10yktv #EqualPay
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  87. 21% difference btwn men’s & women’s earnings means women are paid less than $4 for every $5 paid to men http://ow.ly/10yktv #EqualPay
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  89. The gender pay gap at the current rate of change will not close until 2059, according to @IWPResearch http://ow.ly/10yktv #EqualPay
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  91. Women 75yrs+ are almost twice as likely as men to live in poverty due to gender pay gap. http://ow.ly/10yktv #EqualPay
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  93. The gender pay gap varies widely across states, from a low of 10% in DC, to a high of 35% in LA http://ow.ly/10yktv #EqualPay
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  95. Women are often out-earned by men w/ LESS education! http://ow.ly/10yktv #EqualPay
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  97. The typical woman w/a graduate degree earns $5,000 LESS THAN the typical man w/a bachelor’s degree http://ow.ly/10yktv #EqualPay
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  99. Black Women are paid only 60 cents on white man's dollar & Latinas are paid only 55 cents http://ow.ly/10yktv #EqualPay
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  101. While women ages 18-24 earn 88% of what their male counterparts earn, women over age 35 earn only 76% http://ow.ly/10yktv #EqualPay
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  103. Economists agree that as much as 40% of the pay gap can be attributed to discrimination http://ow.ly/10yktv #EqualPay
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  105. In typical household w/a mother working, women contribute nearly 40% of their family’s total earnings http://ow.ly/10yktv #EqualPay
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  107. According to CEA, the US economy is $2.0 TRILLION more due to womens work since 1970 http://ow.ly/10yktv #EqualPay
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  109. Enacting policies to narrow the gender pay gap would decrease income inequality http://ow.ly/10yktv #EqualPay
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  111. Equal work deserves #EqualPay! http://now.org/resource/women-deserve-equal-pay-very-little-progress-in-closing-the-gap/
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  113. [Use the chart to find your state’s percentage. The overall percentage will be in the far right column. http://www.aauw.org/resource/gender-pay-gap-by-state-and-congressional-district/ ] In ___your state____, women on average make approx. ____X%____ of what white men make. #EqualPay
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  115. 2 in 5 women say #EqualPay is the 1 outcome they most want to happen at work in the next 5 years http://ow.ly/10ytQu
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  117. Twice as many women as men say they have witnessed gender discrimination at work in the last 12 months http://ow.ly/10ytQu #EqualPay
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  119. #EqualPay is the issue both men & women most want to change & most expect to change by 2020 http://ow.ly/10ytQu
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  121. How Much Money does a Woman Lose in Your State Due to the Gender Wage Gap During a 40yr Career? http://nwlc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Lifetime-wage-gap-2015.pdf #EqualPay
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  123. Narrowing the Wage Gap by Improving Women’s Access to Good Middle-Skill Jobs http://womenandgoodjobs.org/about-the-report/ via @IWPResearch #EqualPay
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  125. One Reason for the Gender Wage Gap? When You Take Home Less, You’ll Stay Home More http://www.equalpay.info/brochure.pdf #EqualPay
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  127. Is your state stalled or making progress on eliminating the Gender Wage Gap? http://bit.ly/1E7bXeq #EqualPay
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  129. .@IWPResearch shows persistent pay inequality can have far-reaching economic consequences. http://ow.ly/hkYb30e1UI7 #BlackWomensEqualPay
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  131. #EqualPay would cut poverty by more than 1/2 among working women & their families & ADD $513B to the nat'l economy! http://ow.ly/60Fw30e1UM0
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  135. NOW Tweets: Anytime
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  137. Disclosing salary to fellow workers: not protected by #EqualPay Act. ~50% of private companies will fire you for doing so. #EqualPayNOW
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  139. At this rate, the USA wage gap will not close until 2059. #WeWontWaitFor2059
  140. #EqualPayNOW #PaycheckFairnessAct #EqualPay
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  142. The worldwide wage gap will take another 118 years to close at the current rate.
  143. #EqualPayNOW #EqualPay
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  145. The #EqualPay Act passed over 50 years ago—but we still haven’t closed the wage gap.
  146. #EqualPayNOW
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  148. Substantially equal work deserves #EqualPayNOW! #EqualPay
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  150. Women are over 2 times more likely than men to work jobs with poverty wages.
  151. #EqualPayNOW #EqualPay
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  153. Approx. 2/3 of minimum wage workers are women, even though they make up more than 1/2 of
  154. the overall workforce. #EqualPayNOW #EqualPay
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  156. Help women – increase the minimum wage! bit.ly/1c1mpHu #EqualPayNOW #EqualPay
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  158. This year’s high school graduates will be 61 by the time the pay gap closes.
  159. #EqualPayNOW #EqualPay
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  161. [Use the chart on pages 7-8 to find your state’s percentage. The overall percentage
  162. will be in the far right column. http://now.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Equal-Pay-Social-Media-Kit-2016.pdf]
  163. In ___your state____, women on average make approx. ____X%____ of what men make. #EqualPayNOW #EqualPay
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  165. The pay gap means losing up to $1mil over a 40 year career. What would you do w/
  166. YOUR $1mil? #EqualPayNOW #IWantMyMillion #EqualPay
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  170. NOW Tweets: Paycheck Fairness Act – Use Any Time
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  172. Asking someone how much they make might be rude, but under the #PaycheckFairnessAct, at least it wouldn’t get you fired. #EqualPayNOW
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  174. The #PaycheckFairnessAct would prohibit retaliation against employees who ask about wages or disclose their pay. #EqualPayNOW
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  177. NOW Tweets: Asian American Women’s Equal Pay – March 7th, 2017
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  179. Asian American women have the smallest wage gap—but still are paid only 88% of what men are paid. #EqualPayNOW #WOC
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  181. The pay gap for Asian American women amounts to approx. $ 500K annually. #EqualPayNOW #WOC
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  184. NOW Tweets: Traditional Equal Pay Day – April 4, 2017
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  186. It’s #EqualPayDay – 79 cents is the median pay for all women compared to the $1 paid to men. #EqualPayNOW
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  188. Think all women earn 79% of what men earn? Think again. Many #WOC earn even less.#EqualPayNOW
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  190. As of April 12, women have been paid the same amount by working into the second year men received in the previous year alone. #EqualPayNOW
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  192. Women are paid 79¢ for every dollar a man receives—adding up to an approx. $1,000K/yr. wage gap compared to white, non-Hispanic men. #EqualPayNOW
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  194. The average pay gap for women across racial lines is about 79% of what men are paid. #EqualPayNOW
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  197. NOW Tweets: Black/African American Women’s Equal Pay Day – July 31st 2017
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  199. #BlackWomensEqualPay Day reminds us that Black women must work nearly 8 months longer to earn the same amount white men do in 1 year.
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  201. Think all women are paid 79% of what men earn? Think again. Black/African-American women earn even less.#BlackWomensEqualPay
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  203. On average, Black/African-American women are paid 63% of the dollar men are paid. #BlackWomensEqualPay
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  205. The pay gap for Black/African-American women amounts to approx. $840,040 compared to white, non-Hispanic men. #BlackWomensEqualPay
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  207. Via @IWPResearch, Hispanic women will have to wait until 2248 & Black women will wait until 2124 for #EqualPay. #BlackWomensEqualPay
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  209. Pay inequity directly touches lives of black women via class & gender inequality, & race bias http://ow.ly/ph7D30e1VkO #BlackWomensEqualPay
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  211. .@EconomicPolicy reported that black women earn less in EVERY type of job. #BlackWomensEqualPay http://ow.ly/uByV30e1VA4
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  213. Black women work more hours which have increased 18.4% since 1979, yet wage gap has grown! http://ow.ly/ITW730e1VDK #BlackWomensEqualPay
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  215. Black women are paid less than white men at EVERY level of education. http://ow.ly/EU3W30e1X5y #BlackWomensEqualPay
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  217. As black women increase their education, their pay gap w/ white men continues to get larger. http://ow.ly/BDrj30e1XBF #BlackWomensEqualPay
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  219. Black women are the most educated in USA...it's not lack of education. It's racism & sexism. http://ow.ly/CSxW30e1XHW #BlackWomensEqualPay
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  221. A man on vacation from Jan-July would STILL earn same as a black woman who worked all year. http://ow.ly/ZeSf30e1XP6 #BlackWomensEqualPay
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  223. For black women the [pay gap] trend is going the wrong way — it's widening for black women http://ow.ly/5YBn30e1XZs #BlackWomensEqualPay
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  225. How bad is the lifetime wage gap for black women in your state? @nwlc has a chart for you... http://ow.ly/4bzW30e1Y96 #BlackWomensEqualPay
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  227. It's unacceptable that black women have to work 19 months to earn what a white man earns in 12. http://ow.ly/iJbd30e1Ygt #BlackWomensEqualPay
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  229. Wanna support #BlackWomensEqualPay? Simply help raise awareness about Black Women's Equal Pay Day. (You can RT too!) http://ow.ly/KABi30e1Yul
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  231. #BlackWomensEqualPay Day shows how black women in USA face dual challenges in terms of racial/economic inequality http://ow.ly/Bz9e30e1YG0
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  234. NOW Tweets: Native American Women’s Equal Pay Day – September 25th, 2017
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  236. Today we recognize Native American women, who must work ~8 and one –half mo extra to earn the same amt. men (all races) do in 1yr. #EqualPayNOW #WOC
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  238. Think all women earn 79% of what men earn? Think again. Native American women earn even less. #EqualPayNOW #WOC
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  240. On average, Native American women are paid just 59% of the dollar that men are paid. #EqualPayNOW #WOC
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  242. The pay gap for Native American women amounts to approx. $877K annually compared to white, non-Hispanic men. #EqualPayNOW #WOC
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  245. NOW Tweets: Latina Women’s Equal Pay Day – November 2nd, 2017
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  247. Today we recognize Hispanic/Latina women, who must work ~10mo extra to earn the same amt. men do in 1yr. #EqualPayNOW #WOC
  248.  
  249. Think all women earn 79% of what men earn? Think again. Hispanic/Latina women earn even less. #EqualPayNOW #WOC
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  251. On average, Hispanic/Latina women are paid just 55% of the one dollar that men are paid. #EqualPayNOW #WOC
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  253. The pay gap for Hispanic/Latina women amounts to approx. $1,000K annually compared to white, non-Hispanic men. #EqualPayNOW #WOC
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  256. News Articles 2016
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  258. Black women shouldn’t need to work more than 66yrs to earn what a white man earns in 40yrs http://ow.ly/WYtL303iSFH #EqualPay #EqualPayDay
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  260. Black women w/ a BA typically earn only $1,849 more than white men w/ a high school degree http://ow.ly/n6A3303iSRM #EqualPay #EqualPayDay
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  262. While women overall catch up, on average, w/ male earnings in April, black women must wait until 8/23 http://ow.ly/nzNW303iUfn #EqualPay
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  264. USA women's soccer team explains to @TheDailyShow why they should be paid the same as the men's. https://youtu.be/x9GqWoy6__s #EqualPay
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  266. The average black woman makes 60.5 cents to a white man’s dollar. http://ow.ly/7qbF303j2rl #EqualPay
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  268. The Wage Gap Between White Women & Women of Color May Be Getting Worse http://ow.ly/2kIB303u8jP #EqualPay
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