International Equal Pay Day arrives tomorrow.
September 17, 2026An awareness day is a date set aside by the United Nations, the World Health Organization or another body to draw attention to a single subject: an illness, a right, an environmental concern. A fixed date gives campaigners and the media a reliable occasion to inform the public. Open Data Insights lists a selection of the international awareness days observed tomorrow, each with a link to a fuller description.
International Equal Pay Day on September 18 draws attention to the persistent gender pay gap, symbolized by how far into the year women must work to match men’s earnings from the previous year. The date varies by country—for example, in 2022 it fell on March 15 in the United States and November 14 in the Netherlands—reflecting differing national wage disparities. The observance is tied to the Equal Remuneration Convention, underscoring the global push for equal pay for work of equal value.
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