This concurrent resolution recognizes Black Women's Equal Pay Day on July 9, 2024, and highlights the significant wage gap between Black women and white non-Hispanic men in the United States. According to Census Bureau data cited in the resolution, Black women working full time earn only 69 cents for every dollar earned by white non-Hispanic men, and this gap has only narrowed by 5 cents over the past two decades. The resolution notes that at the current rate of progress, Black women will need over 100 years to achieve equal pay, which costs the average Black woman nearly $885,000 in lost earnings over a 40-year career. Congress uses this resolution to recognize the broader disparities affecting Black women, including issues related to workplace harassment, lack of affordable childcare, and limited access to family-friendly workplace policies, and to reaffirm its commitment to equal pay for equal work. This is a symbolic measure with no direct funding or legal requirements, but it expresses congressional acknowledgment of racial and gender pay discrimination.
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