During Hispanic Heritage Month, we celebrate the extraordinary achievements of our nation’s diverse Latino community. From September 15 to October 15, we honor the contributions of a vibrant, multifaceted, multiethnic group of people, whose roots stem from Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America

This June we honor national Pride month, and most significantly this year, we celebrate the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, which affirmed – as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or the Commission) had held several years

As the nation observes Older Americans Month this May, we are reminded of the challenges older Americans have endured this past year. During the pandemic, Americans who have worked the longest for themselves, their families, and their country have suffered a partic­ularly vicious combination of

Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month is a time to acknowledge the many contributions AANHPI persons have made to our nation. May was chosen for AANHPI Heritage Month to commemorate the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869, much of which

Today is Equal Pay Day, which marks how far into the year a woman must work, on average, to earn as much as a man earned the year before. Women make just 82 cents for every dollar paid to men, meaning that women had to work for nearly 15 months to earn what men did in 2020. [1] The pay gap is even

Today marks International Women’s Day, a time to reflect on the progress made toward a more equal future and to recognize the work that still remains to achieve gender equality around the world. March is also Women’s History Month, when we honor women’s contributions in American history, which often

This year’s Black History Month theme – The Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity [1] – reminds us of the pivotal role Black families play in shaping a positive representation and identity for each succeeding generation. That role helped make it possible to meet and overcome the

Combating human trafficking is a priority for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Human trafficking is a heinous crime. The range of illicit activities include sex trafficking, debt enslavement, and forced labor. It is an everyday problem that hides in plain sight. It is pervasive and

John Lewis is a true American hero. The son of sharecroppers, he spent much of his life – from the lunch counters of Nashville, the Freedom Rides across the South, and the Edmund Pettis Bridge to the halls of Congress - fighting for the rights of the oppressed. Lewis was a patriot who believed

Many of our ancestors who immigrated to America idealized this country before they arrived, and once they got here, despite challenges and hardships, they and their children fell in love even more deeply with the United States. Few people ever let that love flow into his work more than did Aaron