There is no contesting how valuable it is to acknowledge our cultures and to build awareness of our history. Teachers plan lessons around these events. Nonprofits and organizations take advantage of these months to get their message out. President Jimmy Carter signed a joint resolution in 1978 that declared May 4-10, 1978, as the first
Read moreMay Day has one of two different meanings, depending on where you reside in the world. Most countries recognize this day, May 1st, as a beginning of summer celebration. In other places, like the U.S., it has been renamed as International Workers’ Day to raise awareness and advocate for working peoples’ rights.
Read moreNext Tuesday, April 4th, is Equal Pay Day—the day when the average woman’s earnings finally catch up to the average man’s earnings from the previous year.
Read moreA woman has to work more than three months into the next year to earn the same amount that a man made the previous year.
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