Springfield Initiative Launched to Combat Gender Wage Gap

But, basically, any Equal Pay Day for most minority women will be much later in the year than the original date. If you take a Lyft on April 4, they'll donate 20 percent of your ride fee to charities that support women and families. USA Today reports that some discounts are just for women, while others will be for men, too.

For the last three years, Smith said Governor Matt Mead has signed proclamations recognizing Equal Pay Day.

The National Partnership says MI has the ninth largest cents-on-the-dollar gap in the nation.

That is the finding of the National Partnership for Women & Families using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

While black women also must work longer, in 2015, Latina women earned only 58 cents for every dollar made by a white man. Statewide, that amount decreases to 77 cents.

If it's a high-paid job, chances are you won't find a woman in it. Those average figures are worse for women of color.

Equal Pay Day celebrated Tues. across.

Congressman Bobby Scott of Newport News tweeted praise for Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro of CT for her efforts to close the pay gap.

"This has helped us to narrow the gender pay gap to a record 18.1 per cent - but we want to eliminate it completely". Women with advanced degrees - beyond four-year degrees - earned an average of $34.95.

Earlier this year, a study commissioned by the Women's Fund of Greater Birmingham estimated about 90 percent of single mothers earning $30,000 or less in the Birmingham metro area may be working two jobs to meet their financial obligations.

"This issue speaks to how we value women's labor, knowledge, time, training, and so much more", Sandberg said in a statement.

Jessica Stender is with Stronger California, which advocates for equal pay. The women organizing at Michigan Tech. said it was important to educate university women about the issue before they head into the workforce.