During COVID-19, Latinas helped keep our country afloat. On the front lines of the pandemic, Latinas provided child care and education, worked in grocery stores, and served as home health aides to those who desperately needed care and support.

Many Latinas never stopped working. And yet, they were always paid less than what their essential work was worth.

December 8 is Latinas’ Equal Pay Day, when we recognize the wide gap in pay between Latinas and white, non-Hispanic men.

Latinas working full time, year round lose $2,477 every month or $29,724 every year to the wage gap… adding up to a staggering loss of $1 ,188,960 over a 40-year career.

That loss stems in large part from the fact that Latinas have long been overrepresented in low-paid jobs. COVID-19 has only further exacerbated these inequities: Many Latinas worked in essential roles that remained underpaid, while others faced reduced hours or unstable employment.

• That’s why, earlier this year, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) polled Latinas across the country to understand how they’ve really been faring in the pandemic. Here’s what we found:
• Nearly half of Latinas (47%) reported they were essential workers during COVID-19
• Three in ten Latinas said their financial situation is worse than before the pandemic
• More than two in five Latinas (41%) reported making $15 per hour or less, compared with 13% of white men
• Among Latina mothers, half (50%) reported they reduced their hours, worked more nights/weekends, or...

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