Tuesday, April 10 is known as "Equal Pay Day."
Equal Pay Day symbolizes how far into the year a woman on average must work to earn as much as a man earned the previous year.
So Tuesday is the day on which women's wages catch up to men's wages from the previous week.
According to the 2016 Census data, year-round, full-time working women in 2015 earned only 80% of the earnings of year-round, full-time working men. Because women earn less, on average, than men, they must work longer for the same amount of pay. The wage gap is even greater for most women of color.
Some women wear red on this day as a symbol of how far women and minorities are "in the red" with their pay.
In Lansing, at the State Capitol, there will be a rally to mark this day. Women are invited to take part starting at 12:30 PM.
There will be advocates handing out ¾ of a chocolate chip cookie to highlight the inequity.
They will also be urging the passage of a package of House and Senate bills to address the issue.
Deborah Gordon, employment & civil rights lawyer, Legislators and others will speak on the Capitol steps.
