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Equal Pay Day - What We're Reading

April 11, 2018
April 10 was all Women's Equal Pay Day, the day women's earnings "catch up" to men's earnings from the previous year. After decades of fighting, equal pay is better than what it has been in the past, however, we have not yet reached total equity for all women. In honor of this day, we share below some of what we're reading about Equal Pay Day.

Fighting for Equal Pay in Washington State

April 10, 2018
Today is Women’s Equal Pay Day, the metaphorical date on which women have finally made as much money as white men made last year. So if every white man had stopped being paid on January 1, today would mark the day that women, working all the way through the last four months, finally match the 2017 salary of men.

Stand Against Racism

April 4, 2018
This year's theme, "Looking at Mental Illness Through the Lens of Race and Social Justice" will address how institutions like education, health, and criminal justice work to create barriers from childhood through adulthood that specifically impact people of color.

Women's History Month Round-Up

March 28, 2018
This year’s Women’s History Month was more fervorous than ever! In the wake of the #MeTooMovement and #TimesUp, this month saw women taking to the streets by the millions to fight for gender parity and against sexual harassment.

Advocacy Sheroes Making History

March 26, 2018
March is Women’s History Month, and we're taking a moment to look back at the women who've already made history as advocates in Seattle and the state of Washington. Sahro Farah and Mindy Woods have a lot to teach us about how to mobilize for change in our community, and how to collaborate with organizations to make advocacy a success.
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