Delesiya Davis

Congress is currently considering a drastic funding cut to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – a key federal agency tasked with enforcing civil rights in the workplace. The EEOC, which celebrated its 60th anniversary earlier this year, is an independent federal agency that enforces laws prohibiting job discrimination and harassment, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

The 2024-2025 Supreme Court term was more destructive than the last, and remains a great threat to every single person living in the United States, especially women. Women of color, LGBTQ women and those living with disabilities face the greatest threats.

July 10th, 2025, is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, commemorating how far into the year that Black women need to work to earn what white, non-Hispanic men made in the previous year. In 2023, Black women earners, including full-time, part-time and part-year workers, were paid just 64 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men. Even when just looking at those working full-time, year-round, Black women were paid only 66 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men.