Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.

Summary

Designates July 10, 2025, as Black Women’s Equal Pay Day and records congressional findings about persistent pay and workplace disparities that harm Black women. The resolution presents statistics on pay gaps, career earnings losses, related obstacles (childcare, paid leave, harassment, job segregation), and cites federal equal-pay and anti‑discrimination laws while noting that several organizations recognize that date as Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. The resolution is symbolic: it declares the day and documents findings to raise awareness and support advocacy, but it does not create new programs, funding, or legal rights.

• Designates July 10, 2025, as Black Women’s Equal Pay Day to highlight pay disparities.
• Finds Black women working full time, year‑round earn about 66 cents for each dollar paid to White, non‑Hispanic men.
• Estimates a 40‑year career earnings loss for Black women of about $1,019,200 at current pay gap rates.
• Identifies causes including lack of affordable childcare, limited paid leave, workplace harassment, pay secrecy, and concentration in low‑wage jobs.
• Notes Black women are disproportionately affected by sexual harassment and that harassment greatly increases job turnover.
• Cites existing federal anti‑discrimination and equal pay laws but does not change them.
• Is symbolic and non‑binding: it declares a day and records findings without creating funding, mandates, or new legal rights.