03/31/2020

Equal Pay Day: How to Negotiate for Yourself

Equal Pay Day is March 31

How strong are your negotiating skills?It’s an excellent day to ask yourself this question, since Equal Pay Day falls on March 31 this year.

The date marks the average amount of additional time it takes for a woman to earn what her male counterpart earned in 12 months in the previous year.

The National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) launched the idea in 1996 to raise awareness of the gap between men’s and women’s wages. This year, with more than 3 million Americans suddenly out of work because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the wage discrepancies can seem even more stark.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Associations Now.