Equal Pay for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Women
Join us on April 3, 2024 to mark AANHPI Equal Pay Day and raise awareness of the wage gap.
The Wage Gap
On average, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) women make 80 cents for every dollar white, non-Hispanic men made last year. But when you look past the average, many AANHPI women face even larger wage gaps and won’t catch up until later in the year.
A closer look at the wage gap
The wage gap plays a large role in hindering women’s economic agency and autonomy. AANHPI women workers on average made 80 cents for every dollar paid to their white, non-Hispanic male counterparts. However, disaggregated data reveals that many women experience much larger wage gaps, particularly Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander women. For example, Burmese women earn only 52 cents for every dollar.
