Welcome back to the odd and whimsical poetery of the Peeps related to holidaze! Let’s investigate what today is, because we need all the holidaze we can celebrate, right?
Lately, every day seems to be many holidays! So I will pick out a couple, and you can click the link above if you’re curious about the rest. This is an open thread, so please feel free to add your favorite pomes and photoes for today in the Comments!
Today is Equal Pay Day
Women have made progress! Of course, given the current state of American affairs, heaven only knows if we’ll keep it.
Equal Pay Day, also known as All Women's Equal Pay Day and National Pay Inequality Awareness Day, is being observed today! [This is the day when, on average in the US, women have made the same amount since January of the previous year as men made by December 31 last year.] It was observed on April 11th in 1996. It was observed on April 11th in 1997. It was observed on April 3rd in 1998.... It was observed on May 11th in 2000. It was observed on April 3rd in 2001. It was observed on April 16th in 2002.... It was observed on April 28th in 2009.... It was observed on April 4th in 2017. It was observed on April 10th in 2018. It was observed on April 2nd in 2019. It was observed on March 31st in 2020.
You will, of course, work much later in the year to catch up if you are a minority.
I suspect that we made so much improvement over the past couple years because many states raised their minimum wage, and so many low-wage workers are women.
Not rolling in dough yet, but willing to run errands! Be right back….
by Rebekah Bastian
When we say we want gender equity
We mean we want the same opportunities
To grow and thrive, work hard and succeed
As men have. After all, we’re fifty-fifty
But within that fifty percent womanhood
There are many variations that get misunderstood
We all have identities on top of our gender
And some of those get supported better
Race, religion and nationality
Age, ability and sexuality
There is no one size fits all strategy
To empowering woman equitably
-snip-
Another place gender equity comes into play
Is our necessary focus on equal pay
We acknowledge when all women make the same staples
As men did last year - it’s usually in April
But this is a miss - it’s not indicative of dollars
That take longer to attain for Women of Color
Black women don’t catch up until later in the summer
And Latina women take all the way to November
Equal pay is crucial to workplace equity
So let’s make sure we’re looking at it granularly
Historically white women are first to see progress
We can’t relax until no women see any less
-snip-
To break down the 50 percent into stories
And understand women in all of their glory
But the hard work is worth it, without a doubt
We have too much untapped talent just waiting to come out.
Please read the rest at the link!
Rebekah Bastian is CEO of OwnTrail, VP of Zillow, and author of Blaze Your Own Trail. She is on the Board of Directors for Bellwether Housing and on the Advisory Board for the University of Washington. Click on the link above for her full bio.
Today is National Farm Workers Day
Especially now, thank your farm workers! This is the last day of National Farm Workers Awareness Week. Today is focused on growth. Where would we be without the food grown for us by farm workers, many of whom are migrants? Please click this link for actions to support farm workers.
Farm workers work hard for us and deserve good working conditions!
God speed the plough
OfficeBSS has found a tuneful pome about farming! So please see her comment below for video and full lyrics. Meanwhilst, here’s the chorus (as I hear it):
I have lawns, I have bowers,
I have fields, I have flowers
And the lark is my daily alarmer
So jolly boys now here's Godspeed the plough
Long life and success to the farmer.
As far as I can tell, this is a traditional song of longstanding, with no known author. I’m sure if there is one, OB will find it! :-D
Please to remember that Pootie Diaries post twice a day!
The regular Pootie Diaries post daily at 1:45 pm Eastern (on Sundays at 3 pm Eastern)
and the evening Open Thread Pootie Diaries post at 10 pm Eastern
Please to show ‘em both some lubs!
In Loving Memory of Swampyankee:
Grab the kitteh belleh!
And almost finally, please note da roolz:
PWBPeeps is a group that posts a daily diary and nightly open thread for animal lovers. We share photos, seek & give advice about pet health and behavior issues, support each other in times of sadness and stress, celebrate together when times are good, and on most days have an inordinate amount of fun.
Tricia, we’ll always miss ya!
You are welcome to join us!
Here are a few not-too-onerous PWB rulez
Violate ‘em and we’ll say that you drulez
- Do not “Troll” the Pootie Peeps Diaries. If you don’t like animal diaries, there’s no need to tell us about it. Just go find some other diary more to your liking.
- Whatever happens in the outer blog STAYS in the outer blog. As in, no pie fights. This is a place to relax and play; please treat it accordingly.
- If you would like a pic from the comment threads, please ask the poster. He/she may have a copyright to those pics. Many thanks!
- There are some pics we never post: Snakes, creepy crawlies, any and all photos that depict or encourage human cruelty toward animals. These are considered “out of bounds” and will not be tolerated.
- If you’re not sure about an issue...please ask. Someone is always glad to help.
For those who missed our Earth Day special, Climate Change helpful hints from the aminals are here!
If you are looking for our illustrated poetery, we will keep here da list!:
Srs Ogden Nash (and Other) Poetry for December 31, New Year’s Eve, Illustrated! (At the end of which is the list of all our illustrated Ogden Nashes.)
Srs Not-Srs Poetry for January 7, Illustrated! (Marge Piercy, Twisted Sister)
Srs Not-Srs Poetry for January 14, Illustrated! (Ogden Nash, Francesco Marciuliano)
Srs Not-Srs Poetry for January 21, Illustrated! (Shel Silverstein, Muhammed Iqbal, Elena Carlena)
Srs Not-Srs Poetry for January 28, Illustrated! (Rita Dove, Anonymous, KoalasofNYC)
Srs Not-Srs Poetry for February 11, Illustrated! (Neil Hilborn, Jeannine Atkins)
Srs Not-Srs Poetry for March 3, Illustrated! (Poemasabi)
This is an open thread! Please chat away in the Comments. Enjoy!
PLEASE NOTE: Your humble diarist is NR, so consider yourselves +1 as long as you behave! ;-)
