DC Businesses Offering 22 Percent Discounts on Equal Pay Day

To call attention to the 22 percent average national salary gap between men and women, some businesses are offering a 22 percent discount for women and their advocates on Tuesday, Equal Pay Day.

Lean In DC is working with local businesses to bring attention to the issue on Tuesday.

Visit one (or all) of the following businesses (see below) Tuesday and document your time there by tweeting, sharing pictures and posting across social platforms. If you tag your post with Lean In DC handles, you’ll be entered for a chance to win prizes from SoulCycle, &pizza, Kramerbooks, and Violet Boutique.

Here are the Lean in DC handles:

• Twitter: lean_in_dc
• Instagram: lean_in_dc
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pinknotebookclub/

Here is a list of participating businesses:

• Dacha Beer Garden: 22% off Weihenstephan Pilsner, Hefeweissbier and B. Nektar Meads
• The Heights: 22% off all menu items + a free Dolce Rosa cocktail if you mention the EQUAL PAY DAY DEAL to your server when you order
• Pure Barre Arlington: 22% off of single class purchases on Equal Pay Day
• Rent the Runway Georgetown: 22% off in-store orders only at Rent the Runway Georgetown
• DCanter: A Wine Boutique: 22% off any wine purchase *also hosting a Dress for Success clothing drive! click the logo for details*
• UrbanStems: 22% off the signature mix using the promo code EQUALPAYDAY - available in DC and NYC
• LaTomate: 22% off on all pasta dishes and entrees all day (cafe not included)
• Sculpt DC: 22% off the Equal Pay Day class! 7:30-8:15 with Christine
• Uber DC: Sign up with the promo code EqualPayDC2015 for $22 off your first ride (new users only. not valid on uberTAXI)
• Molly Malone’s: 22% off happy hour -- join us on April 14 (see below)
• iRicchi: 22% off any entree if you mention the EQUAL PAY DAY DEAL to your server when you order
• STYLECABLE: 22% off your entire order with code: equalpayday
• Hank’s on the Hill: 22% discount for women (and their advocates) during Happy Hour from 5 – 7 pm
• I’m an entrepreneur, bitch: providing a 22% discount on t-shirts

Also you can join Lean In DC for happy hour Tuesday with special guests Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro and Debbie Wasserman Schultz at Molly Malone’s from 6:22 - 8:22 p.m. for 22 percent-off drinks.

PHOTO of Rep. DeLauro at last year’s event. Photo courtesy of Lean In DC