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A Latina with curly hair framing her face, in a white shirt and tan blazer, in front of a gray curtain, looks at the camera. In the right corner is the logo for the Monroe County Legislature. Under that in white are the words Yversha M. Román, President of the Legislature.In large red letters, the words Latina Equal Pay Day. Beneath that, in small black all caps is Pay inequity costs Latinas over 1.2 million in their careers. Beneath that is Pay Equity Coalition invites you to a rally & press conference. Below that are the details of the event, the Pay Equity Coalition logo, a QR code. Details are 11:15 am October 3, 2024, The International Plaza, 828 N. Clinton Ave. Below in black is LatinaPayEquity dot com. Under that are the words Wear red because compared to men's earning women's pay is in the red. At the bottom of the page are logos for NOW, Rochester chapter, Worker Justice Center, AAUW, Malik D. Evans, Mayor, Adam Bello, La Cumbre, Latina Pay Equity, Black Women's Pay Equity
Speakers:
 Yversha Roman, President of the Monroe County Legislature

 Adam Bello, Monroe County Executive

 Malik Evans, Mayor of the City of Rochester, NY

 Assemblymember Jen Lunsford, NYS 135th Assembly District

 Senator Samra G. Brouk, NYS 55th District in Monroe County

 Roxana Siaca, (she/her/ella) Campaign Organizer Worker Justice Center of New York

 Mina Aguilar, (she/her/ella) Director of Advocacy and Campaigns Workers' Center of CNY

Jeiri Flores Jeiri Flores, Community Advocate

Annette Ramos Annette Ramos, Executive Director, Rochester Latino Theatre

 Jackie Ortiz, Business Owner, Democratic Commissioner at Monroe County Board of Elections

Watch all of the stirring speeches at our Latina Equal Pay Day Rally & Press Conference

Jacklyn Ortiz | RISE UP LATINA

The gender pay gap is more than just a statistic – it affects real women and real families. The gender pay gap causes real damages and perpetuates income inequality for women of color. Latinas would be making $26,095 more on average each year if there were no gender pay gap. This adds up to 3.7 years worth of food for their families, approximately 12,342 more gallons of gas, or 27 more months of rent each year.  This amount of money could allow a Latina and her family to rise above the poverty line or jump from one socioeconomic tier to another. For Black Women this loss is $20,876 per year.Each Equal Pay Days represents the amount of time into the NEXT YEAR that a woman in each group would have to work to earn the same amount of money a non-Hispanic white man earned the previous year. For example, for Latinas this date is in November every year. Latinas work almost a full two years to earn the salary paid to non-Hispanic white men in one year. For Black Women this date is August.

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