Equal Pay

Celebrating Equal Pay & The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team in New York

July 10, 2019
Workplace Equality

We were proud to lead the hard-won fight to pass these laws, and ensure New York sets a national standard for fair and equal pay. We’re also proud of the U.S. women’s soccer players for standing up for the equal pay they deserve, and for shining a spotlight on the broad issue of pay disparity across the U.S., which impacts groups including low wage workers, single mothers, and women of color particularly harshly.

Victory! New York Passes Groundbreaking Equal Pay & Anti-Harassment Legislation

June 21, 2019
Workplace Equality

Today marked a giant step forward for gender equality, as the New York legislature passed several crucial equal pay measures. Championed by Governor Cuomo as part of his Women’s Justice Agenda, the new laws—including one prohibiting employers from asking job applicants for their salary history—will help ensure women are treated equally and fairly in the workplace.

This Moms’ Equal Pay Day, Let’s Demand Fairness for Working Mothers Everywhere

June 10, 2019
Workplace Equality

June 10th is Moms’ Equal Pay Day—which means it’s time to remember that mothers still are systemically penalized throughout their careers for their choice to have children. On average, mothers earn 5–6 percent less than non-mothers—a number that climbs with each additional child they have.

ABB Joins Governor Cuomo in Albany to Urge for Passage of Women’s Justice Agenda

June 5, 2019
State Laws

Our Co-Founder and Co-President Dina Bakst, who joined the Governor at the dais, spoke about the need to modernize New York’s pay equity laws by passing the salary history ban and extending wage discrimination protections to all protected classes.

Equal Pay Day 2019: Challenges and Opportunities for Progress

April 2, 2019
Workplace Equality

The average woman earns just 80 cents for every dollar a man makes, and the wage gap is even worse for women of color. For every dollar paid to a white man, African American women earn just 61 cents, Native American women earn just 58 cents, and Latina women earn just 53 cents.

FACT SHEET: THE 2019 EQUAL PAY LEGISLATION NEW YORKERS NEED

February 7, 2019

To End Unequal Pay for Latinas, We Need Intersectional Solutions

November 1, 2018
Workplace Equality

There is no one solution to ending the wage gap. But if we do not actively work in an intersectional way to close it, Latinas will not achieve pay equality until the 23rd Century. We simply cannot let that happen on our watch.

Honorable Women

September 6, 2018
Workplace Equality

Please join us on October 15th at our Fall Celebration when we will be honoring an amazing group of movement leaders who work every day to support and protect women and working families. Meet our honorees.

Women’s Equality Day, Not so Fast

August 26, 2018
Workplace Equality

The history of voting rights in this country is marked by inequality—gender as well as racial inequality. We are still fighting the legacy of this discrimination in the voting booth and beyond.

Know Your Rights: New York City Salary History Ban Law

July 20, 2018