"Women in the US still make on average 84 cents to the men's dollar and this gap gets even wider for women of color. Black women are paid 64 cents on the dollar, Native women are paid 60 cents, and Hispanic women 57 cents."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Adriano Espaillat:
"We have so much more work to do to make sure every woman in this country receives equal pay for equal work.It's past time the Paycheck Fairness Act be signed into law."Read on Twitter
"#EqualPayDay is more than a hashtag and supporting women in our workforce means championing their growth and development and paying them EQUALLY to their male colleagues."Read on Twitter
"Big news, folks: over $11 million is now on the way to our district!This is millions more for local schools and orgs that support working families in our neighborhoods and I was proud to fight for it here in Congress.patch.com/new-york/washi"Read on Twitter
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