Moms’ Equal Pay Day 2024

DATE: August 7, 2024

63 cents for "all earners" (full time year-round + part time and part year)

71 cents for full-time, year-round earners

This year we commemorate Moms’ Equal Pay on August 7, 2024 with a national social media storm at 2pm ET/11am PT. We will be joined by thousands of people across the country who care about better pay and better workplace benefits for moms and all working parents.

On Moms’ Equal Pay Day, we shed light on the persistent wage gap experienced by mothers in the workplace. The statistics speak volumes: the wage gap is 71 cents for moms working full-time, year-round as compared to fathers working full-time, year-round. But that wage gap widens to 63 cents on the dollar when looking at all working moms as compared to all working fathers.

Cultural stereotypes and workplaces designed around workers without caregiver responsibilities or who have others performing that work, deeply impact women who are both workers and caregivers. Moms are the backbone of our economy, dedicating their time and effort to both their families and their careers. Yet, pay discrimination, caregiver discrimination, and lack of paid leave in many of the jobs predominantly held by women continue to limit their pay and opportunities, impacting their economic stability and future economic security.

For this year’s Mom’s Equal Pay Day, we will be using the hashtag #MomsEqualPayDay and our shared calls to action focus on three critical pieces of federal legislation that can help close the wage gap and support working parents.

We are urging that federal lawmakers swiftly pass the:

Paycheck Fairness Act, which would modernize and strengthen the Equal Pay Act of 1963 to better combat pay discrimination and close the wage gap, including by protecting workers from retaliation for discussing pay, banning the use of prior salary history, and codifying pay data collection. Click here to take action!
Healthy Families Act, which would set a national standard for paid sick and safe days to allow workers in businesses with 15 or more employees to earn up to seven job-protected paid sick and safe days each year. Click here to take action!
FAMILY Act, which would provide workers with up to 12 weeks of partial income when they take time off work for their own serious health condition; the serious health condition of a family member; the birth or adoption of a child; to address the effects of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and for certain reasons related to military deployment. Click here to take action!

On behalf of the Moms’ Equal Pay Day Co-Leads,