October 8th marks the women’s online day of action to raise the minimum wage, as well as Latina Equal Pay Day.  Please join MomsRising, National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, American Academy for University Women (AAUW), and Elianne Ramos for a #WEmatter twitter storm on Wednesday, October 8th to discuss how issues of #EqualPay #Igualdadsalarial and efforts to #RaiseTheWage are critical to the economic security of women and families.

What: #WEmatter twitter storm on #EqualPay #Igualdadsalarial and #RaiseTheWage

When: Wed, 10/8, 3:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern

Who: @nwlc, @MomsRising, @NLIRH, @AAUW, @ergeekgoddess and YOU!

Where: #WEmatter is our primary hashtag, but we encourage you to use #EqualPay, #Igualdadsalarial, and #RaiseTheWage as well! 

Why: The movement to #RaiseTheWage is closely connected to #EqualPay for all women, including #Igualdadsalarial for Latinas.

The wage gap is especially wide for many women of color, with Latinas who work full time, year round typically making just 56 cents for every dollar their white, non-Hispanic male counterparts make. That means Latinas have to work more than 21 months—until October 8th—to equal what white, non-Hispanic men made last year alone.

Women represent nearly two-thirds of minimum wage workers, and 22 percent of minimum wage workers are women of color. Increasing the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour would give more than 15 million women a raise—and, since the majority of minimum wage workers are women, raising the minimum wage would help close the wage gap. Increasing the minimum wage is a key step toward fair pay for women.

We hope you’ll join us and invite your friends and family to do the same! Sample promotional tweets are below.

·         Join @nwlc, @MomsRising, @NLIRH,@AAUW & @ergeekgoddess,10/8 3pm ET for a #WEmatter tweetstorm re: efforts for #EqualPay & to #RaiseTheWage

·         You're invited: 10/8 3pmET #WEmatter tweetstorm w/@nwlc, @MomsRising, @NLIRH, @AAUW & @ergeekgoddess re:#EqualPay & efforts 2 #RaiseTheWage!

And here are a few sample tweets (in English and Spanish) for October 8th to get you started (please feel free to add your own thoughts about these two important issues during the Twitter Storm):

A $10.10 increase in the #minimumwage would either directly or indirectly raise the wages of 3.3 mil Latina workers.#RaiseTheWage #WEMatter

Un aumento a $10.10 en el salario mínimo directa o indirectamente subirá el sueldo de 3,3 mil de Latinas. #WEmatter #Igualdadsalarial

4.8 mil working moms would get a raise if we #RaisetheWage. It’s time for #Congress to give these moms a raise! #Igualdadsalarial #WEMatter

Si el Congreso aprueba, subirán salario a 4,8 millones de mamás trabajadoras. #RaisetheWage #WEMatter #Igualdadsalarial

A woman working full time at #minimumwage will earn $14,500 annually-$4,000 below poverty line for mom w/ 2 kids. #WEMatter #RaisetheWage

Una mujer trabajando tiempo completo con salario mínimo gana $14.500 anual, $4mil menos q límite d pobreza para madre con 2 niños #Igualdadsalarial

Latinas have to work through 2013 & until Oct. 8th 2014 to earn what white men earned in 2013 alone. Outrageous! #WEmatter #Igualdadsalarial

Las latinas trabajan del 2013 hasta oct. del 2014 para ganar lo mismo q un hombre anglosajón ganó en 2013 ¡Inaceptable! #Igualdadsalarial

American women are paid just 78¢ for every $1 paid to men. For women of color, the #wagegap is much larger. #Igualdadsalarial #WEmatter

Las mujeres en EEUU son pagadas 78 centavos por cada $1 que se les paga a los hombres. Para Latinas la brecha salarial es mayor. #Igualdadsalarial

The average #Latina loses $23,279 in income per year because of the #wagegap. That is simply unacceptable! #Igualdadsalarial #WEmatter

#Latinas pierden $23,279 en salario por año debido a la brecha salarial. Eso es inaceptable #Igualdadsalarial #WEmatter