EMILYs List Recognizes Native Women’s Equal Pay Day

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today marks Native Women’s Equal Pay Day — a national call to eliminate the persistent wage gap for America’s Indigenous women. This day not only sheds light on economic disparity but also the enduring resilience and foundational contributions of Native women to our society. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:
 
“Today, as we observe Native Women’s Equal Pay Day, we are reminded of the essential roles Native American women have played throughout the history of the United States, which makes the disparity in wages even more stark. According to census data, Indigenous women must work nearly two years to earn what the average non-Hispanic White male makes in one — a wage gap that only widens with higher levels of education. Awareness is just the first step in this fight, however, EMILYs List stands firm in our commitment to uplifting Native American Democratic pro-choice women leaders who are fighting to protect their communities and fundamental freedoms.”
 
EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, works to elect Democratic pro-choice women up and down the ballot and across the country with a goal of fighting for our rights and our communities. Over nearly 40 years, EMILYs List has raised nearly $950 million to help Democratic women win competitive elections by recruiting and training candidates, supporting and helping build strong campaigns, researching the issues that impact women and families, running one of the most impactful independent expenditure operations for Democrats, and turning out women voters to the polls. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect the country’s first woman as vice president, 192 women to the House, 29 to the Senate, 20 governors, and over 1,600 women to state and local office. More than 40% of the candidates EMILYs List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. Visit www.emilyslist.org for more information.