The U.S. Treasury has called on Americans to submit their “ideas, symbols, designs, or any other feedback that can inform the secretary as he considers options for the $10 redesign.” So we figured we’d help Secretary Lew reimagine the $10 bill by illustrating just how real the gender pay gap is.
-- In 2013, the typical woman working full time, year-round in the United States was paid 78 percent of men’s earnings.
-- Asian American women’s salaries show the smallest gender pay gap, at 90 percent of white men’s earnings.
-- Hispanic and Latina women’s salaries show the largest gap, at 54 percent of white men’s earnings.
-- The gender pay gap for American Indian and Alaska Native women was 59 percent in 2013.
-- The gender pay gap held steady for African American women, who were paid 64 percent of what white men were paid in 2013.
-- Fifteen percent of transgender people report making less than $10,000 per year, a rate of poverty that is nearly four times that of the general population.
Putting a woman on the $10 bill is supposed to symbolize the gains women have made. And while symbolism is important, we simply can’t let it stop there. Join us in the http://FightForFairPay.org and help us make more than just symbolic change with #TheNew10.