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Join the "Asian American Women Equal Pay" Roundtable Discussion on February 23rd from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. ESThttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/asian-american-women-equal-pay-roundtable-discussion-tickets-140867810413

Asian American women suffer from a pay gap and bias at work. Learn how you can advocate for yourself or get tips on being an ally at work.The average Asian American / Pacific Islander woman is paid $0.87 for every $1.00 paid white, non-Hispanic men, losing hundreds of thousands of dollars over a 40-year career.But, that's only part of the #AAPIEqualPay story. For certain communities, the wage gap is far greater. Vietnamese women earn $0.67, Hmong women earn $0.61, and Burmese women earn only $0.52, making them some of the lowest paid people in the nation. Even within high-earning fields, Asian women are paid less than their male counterparts. "Model-minority" rhetoric is racist, classist, divisive, and just plain wrong.Asian American Women Equal Pay Day is February 23rd, 2021. Join Women of Color in the Workplace for a round table discussion to create awareness about the pay gap impacting Asian American Pacific Islander women.Learn how you can advocate for yourself or get tips on being an ally at work.