JFK Signs Equal Pay Act of 1963 Revised April 2, 2019 What Is Equal Pay Day? Tuesday, April 2, marks Equal Pay Day for the year 2019. A Tuesday in the month of April that symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year according to The National Committee on Pay Equity, who originated the 'Equal Pay Day' in 1996 as a public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men's and women's wages. On average, women in the U.S. earn $.80 for ever...