Equal Pay Day 2025
Equal Pay Day is on April 16 in BC.
This year, it’s taken racialized women 106 more days of work to earn the same pay as white men in the previous year.
This form of inequality is known as the pay gap. The gap widens for workers who are gendered, Indigenous, racialized, disabled, trans, non-binary, older, migrants, and are caregivers.
Pay inequality has serious consequences for economic justice and well-being for racialized and gendered people. It is not just a statistical difference of a few cents, but has real impacts on physical and mental health, rippling across families and communities, with career spanning and generational consequences.
This Equal Pay Day, we’re calling the BC government to make real, systemic changes to advance economic justice and well-being.That includes changes like:
- Higher earning exemptions for people on disability assistance
- A living wage for all
- Pay equity laws
- Fairness and protection for migrants
- Policies that value caregivers
Take action for economic justice!
On Equal Pay Day, April 16, join us in advocating for economic justice and well-being. Add your voice by sharing Equal Pay Day social media posts with your community and beyond! Remember to use the hashtag #EqualPayDay.
Use our templates
Use our templates to share the changes you think we need to close the pay gap and achieve economic justice. You will need a Canva account to edit the templates. You can create a Canva account for free.
- Equal Pay Day template, 4:5 size (best for Instagram, Bluesky)
- Equal Pay Day template, landscape size (best for Facebook, Twitter/X, and LinkedIn)
Alt text:
Teal and purple text on a white background: Equal Pay Day April 16, 2025. Below is an illustration of four people holding signs and megaphones. White text on a purple rectangle: This Equal Pay Day, I’m calling on the BC government to: INSERT YOUR TEXT HERE. Use #EqualPayDay to join in the conversation!
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April 16, 2025 is Equal Pay Day in BC. It represents the additional days into this year that a racialized and gendered worker must work to earn the same as a white man.
This Equal Pay Day, push for systemic changes that advance economic justice and well-being. #EqualPayDay #PayEquity #WageGap #BCPoli
BC has one of the biggest gender pay gaps in Canada. For far too long, gendered and racialized workers have been systemically undervalued and underpaid!
This Equal Pay Day, amplify the voices of marginalized workers who have been left out of the conversation on economic justice. #EqualPayDay #PayEquity #WageGap #BCPoli
This Equal Pay Day, call on the BC government to prioritize economic justice and well-being for ALL! Marginalized workers deserve fair pay, economic supports, and a future free from systemic discrimination!
#EqualPayDay #PayEquity #WageGap #BCPoli