In collaboration with the Stand With Women campaign of Granite State Progress & Education Fund and NH Citizens Alliance, local businesses across New Hampshire will mark this year’s Equal Pay Day on Tuesday, April 4th by providing a discount to women equivalent to the percentage in wage gap. Businesses will stand in solidarity with women by charging them only 80% of their bill to highlight the wage gap that finds women earning 80 cents to a man’s dollar.

We cordially invite you to join us at one of these businesses throughout the day to help highlight Equal Pay Day and steps we can take to close the gender wage gap. In particular, we will host noon media events at The Works Bakery Cafes in Portsmouth, Durham, Concord, and Keene. Or join us for a Stand With Women Unhappy Hour at The Crazy Goat in Concord from 4 to 7 pm. Please RSVP to zandra@granitestateprogress.org.

Equal Pay Day is the date each year that symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year. According to the latest data, female full time workers are paid 80 cents for every dollar paid to male workers. For women of color, the wage gap is even larger: African American women make 71 cents compared to all men, or 63 cents for every dollar paid to a white male worker, the largest demographic group in the labor force. Latina women make the lowest at 61 cents for every dollar paid to men, or 54 cents for every dollar paid to a white male worker. These numbers reflect the difference in men’s and women’s typical earnings, using the median earnings of women and men full-time, year-round workers, and are impacted by the many discriminatory barriers to equal pay—including lower pay for women in the same job; the segregation of women into lower-paying jobs and exclusion of women from higher-paying, nontraditional jobs; bias against women with caregiving responsibilities; and lack of workplace policies to allow workers to care for families without paying a stiff economic penalty.

Please see below for the participating businesses, and consider stopping by to thank them for their support in shining the light on the causes and remedies on Equal Pay Day!

Participating Stand With Women Equal Pay Day Businesses:

Portsmouth, NH
The Works Bakery Café
9 Congress Street, Portsmouth
603-431-4434
WOMEN disCOUNT offered all day, on all items
http://www.worksbakerycafe.com/index.html

Durham, NH
The Works Bakery Café
5a Mill Road Plaza, Durham
603-868-3500
WOMEN disCOUNT offered all day, on all items
http://www.worksbakerycafe.com/index.html

Keene, NH
The Works Bakery Café
120 Main St, Keene
603-357-7751
WOMEN disCOUNT offered all day, on all items
http://www.worksbakerycafe.com/index.html

Manchester, NH
Michael Thomas Salon
55 South Commercial Street, Manchester, NH 03101
(603) 622-1717
WOMEN disCOUNT offered for any new appointments scheduled on Tuesday which mentions the ad for 20% off any retail purchase, or for color service or skin care service bookings. Clients already scheduled on Equal Pay Day will receive 20% off if mention WOMEN disCOUNT.
www.michaelthomassalon.net

Lebanon, NH
Scratch
18 Hanover St. Lebanon, NH 03766
603- 727-9528
WOMEN disCOUNT offered all day, on all items
https://www.scratchmakerspace.com/

Concord, NH
The Works Bakery Café
42 N Main St, Concord
603-226-1827
WOMEN disCOUNT offered all day, on all items
http://www.worksbakerycafe.com/index.html

Viking House
19 N. Main St. Concord, NH 03301
(603) 228-1198
www.vikinghouse.com

Gondwana & Divine Clothing
13 N Main St, Concord, NH 03301
(603) 228-1101
WOMEN disCOUNT offered all day
www.clothingnh.com

LIVE Juice
5 South Main St Concord, NH 03301
(603) 226-3024
WOMEN disCOUNT offered all day on Smoothies or Juices
http://www.livejuicenh.com/

There will also be a Stand With Women Unhappy Hour featuring remarks from elected officials, business voices, and Stand With Women leaders on Tuesday, April 4th 4-7 PM.

The Crazy Goat – Stand With Women Unhappy Hour 4-7 PM
76 N Main St, Concord, NH 03301
(603) 856-7181
http://www.the-crazy-goat.com/
 
Brattleboro, VT
The Works Bakery Café
118 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301
802-579-1851
WOMEN disCOUNT offered all day, on all items
http://www.worksbakerycafe.com/index.html

Manchester, VT
The Works Bakery Café
13 Riverside Heights, Manchester, VT 05255
802-362-5082
WOMEN disCOUNT offered all day, on all items
http://www.worksbakerycafe.com/index.html

Portland, Maine
The Works Bakery Café
15 Temple Street, Portland, ME 04101
207-879-2425
WOMEN disCOUNT offered all day, on all items
http://www.worksbakerycafe.com/index.html

Amherst, MA
The Works Bakery Café
48 North Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01002
413-835-0561
WOMEN disCOUNT offered all day, on all items
http://www.worksbakerycafe.com/index.html

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