Latina Equal Pay
Beyond the Gap
Every year, LCLAA members honor Latina Equal Pay Day on the day until which the average Latina worker would have to work to earn what her white, non-Hispanic male counterpart earned the previous year.
In 2021, we celebrated Latina Equal Pay Day on October 21st with an panel discussion entitled “Beyond the Gap,” which examines the various inequalities both in and out of the workplace that contribute to the pay gap. These include insufficient access to benefits like healthcare, paid leave, affordable and accessible child care, and the lack of workplace protections for the most vulnerable.
Visit our Latina Equal Pay microsite to learn more about this important issue.
THE CAMPAIGN
Did you know that the average Latina worker earns only 54 cents on the dollar compared to her white, non-Hispanic male counterpart? They are also more likely to suffer wage theft violations than their male Latino counterparts and experience sexual assault in the workplace at much higher rates than men.
In light of these findings, LCLAA launched the Trabajadoras Campaign in 2012 to raise awareness about the Latina pay gap and to fight for equal pay and dignified conditions for Latinas on the job. The campaign is a wide-reaching education and engagement program that highlights the difficulties faced by Latinas inside and outside of the workplace. Through this campaign, LCLAA looks to empower Latinas to speak out and ensure their rights, both at work and at home.
THE FELLOWSHIP
One of the main components of the campaign is the Trabajadoras Fellowship.
This year-long program brings together dozens of Latina- and workers-rights advocates from across the country for trainings on workers’ empowerment, community organizing, and fighting the pay gap.
As part of their experience, fellows are responsible for designing and implementing a research or community outreach project that sheds light on the challenges Latina workers face.
Interested in becoming a Trabajadoras Fellow? Applications open during the summer every year for admission to the upcoming cohort.
Trabajadoras Reports
TRABAJADORAS: CHALLENGES AND CONDITIONS OF LATINA WORKERS
2012
Published at the launch of LCLAA’s Trabajadoras Campaign, this report seeks to raise the public’s awareness about how Latina women fare in U.S. society and how advocates and policymakers can promote their well-being. In doing so, the report touches on a wide range of subjects, including Latina participation in the workforce and unions, harassment in the workplace, worker poverty, and healthcare.
