WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Speak up! Post the below messages, videos, and graphics to social media and make your voice heard!

Hashtag to include: #EqualPayDay #EqualPay 

Tag us so we can RT/Share your post:
@IWF (Twitter)
@IndependentWomensForumn (Facebook)
@IndependentWomen'sForum (Instagram)

Graphics to include with ANY Twitter, Facebook or Instagram posts are included at the bottom of this post.

SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS

  • The raw #WageGap is often misinterpreted to suggest widespread wage discrimination against women. FACT: Wage discrimination is illegal in the U.S. and has been since 1963 when the #EqualPayAct was signed into law. #EqualPayDay #EqualPay http://bit.ly/2qa7Fiu
  • FACT: Pay discrimination is illegal in the U.S. thanks to the #EqualPayAct of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. #WageGap #EqualPay #EqualPayDay http://bit.ly/2qa7Fiu
  • #EqualPayDay is a bogus holiday that’s based on bogus interpretation of wage data. The #WageGap is a comparison of averages that doesn't take into account variables like profession, education, experience, benefits, work conditions or hours. #EqualPay https://youtu.be/z1Qd_ZIh2W4
  • The #WageGap is not a measure of “equal pay for equal work.” Instead, it’s largely a reflection of individual choices about work. #EqualPayDay #EqualPay https://youtu.be/z1Qd_ZIh2W4
  • The raw #WageGap is mostly driven by factors like occupation, experience, hours, etc., NOT discrimination. #EqualPayDay #EqualPay http://bit.ly/2qa7Fiu
  • The #WageGap is largely driven by career choices.
    • Women work fewer hours than men.
    • Women more often work in lower-paying professions.
    • Women and men make different choices in education and training.
    #EqualPayDay #EqualPay http://bit.ly/2qa7Fiu
  • Everyone believes in #EqualPayForEqualWork, but the #WageGap doesn't compare men and women with the same jobs, experience, training, or hours. #EqualPayDay #EqualPay https://youtu.be/z1Qd_ZIh2W4
  • Every family is different, but the #WageGap is largely driven by the different roles women and men serve in their families. Nothing is wrong with these choices! #EqualPayDay #EqualPay http://bit.ly/2qa7Fiu
  • Women do a ton of unpaid work, like caring for our homes and children. But, when it comes to paid work, we clock fewer hours on average, contributing to the #WageGap. #EqualPayDay #EqualPay http://bit.ly/2qa7Fiu
  • On #EqualPayDay, it's important not to mislead women and girls. The #WageGap is a measure of outcomes, not opportunity, and certainly not discrimination. Our choices about work are in our own hands. #EqualPay http://bit.ly/2qa7Fiu

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