10 Reasons Why $0.23 Is A Big Deal
Okay, ladies. Here’s the deal: even though it’s 2014, women still, on average, make just 77 cents for every dollar a man makes. That 23 cent deficit adds up to nearly $11,000 in lost wages each year. That’s some kind of B.S. Fortunately for us, the Senate is set to vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act as soon as next week. The Paycheck Fairness Act provides a much needed update to the Equal Pay Act.
Since we're coming up on the Paycheck Fairness Act vote and Equal Pay Day, which marks how far into 2014 women must work to be paid what men were paid in 2013 alone, we've put together a list of 10 things you could do with the extra $11,000 you would've earned last year if you were a man. Turns out those extra 23 cents per dollar could make a big difference.
2. 2,700 copies of Kimye’s Vogue cover
So you can wallpaper your bedroom with it. Duh.
3. A car that was used on Mad Men
Because if we’re going to have a 1960’s style pay disparity in this country, you might as well ride in style.
5. The shirt Michael Jackson wore in the ‘Scream’ music video
Because it’s #history for the low, low price of $10,500.
6. A full year of daycare
Daycare makes it much easier for parents to work without taking extra time off, but it's also really expensive. Like, crazy expensive.
7. A trip for two to Middle Earth
From the website: “Visit official sites used in the filming of the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, whilst also visiting some of New Zealand's most stunning attractions including glowworm caves, active geysers, dramatic mountains and deep fiords.” This trip is the dream.
8. New York Mets season tickets
Want to cheer on the Mets from behind the dugout for a whole season? That'll cost you $10,135.
9. A year's worth of groceries, health insurance, and electric bills plus a round trip flight to Paris
If you're single, you could use that money to pay for a large part of your non-housing annual expenses and still have enough left over to celebrate in Paris.
10. The entire Shaq jewelry collection at Zales
Yes, this is a thing.