For Minorities, 'Equal Pay Day' Is Months Away

Tuesday is Equal Pay Day, which represents how far into the year a woman must work to earn the same as a man in the previous year for a comparable job. Some related coverage:

• On average, a woman makes 79 cents for every dollar a man makes, but Fast Company explains that the particulars are far more complex.
• It's worse for minority women in particular, and USA Today has some numbers: For Latinas, Equal Pay Day is Nov. 1 and for African Americans, it's Aug. 23.
• An editorial at New Hampshire's Union Leader isn't on board. This is really a day to "celebrate using statistics incorrectly."

• Teach your daughter to negotiate on salary. That's among the pieces of advice offered by a blogger at Forbes.
• Actress and activist Patricia Arquette has an op-ed in the Washington Post on the how the day is about the "principle of fairness."
• The AP lays out how the issue divides Democrats and Republicans.
• ABC News has a Q&A on the issues involved.
• President Obama on Tuesday was dedicating a new national monument to honor the push for women's equality, and a White House release has the particulars on the site in DC.