Dear Supporter, I try to shop responsibly when I can. As a very pregnant mother-to-be, I used to feel good about shopping at The Gap for my maternity clothes because of their recent ad campaign around to closing the wage gap facing women in the workplace. But I was shocked to find out that The Gap offers only the bare minimum of paid leave to new moms, and nothing to dads or adoptive parents. One of the main causes of wage inequality at the workplace is corporations’ shameful track record when it comes to parental leave. If The Gap claims to support the issue of equal pay, then this is a critical gap in its workplace that needs to be urgently addressed. Join me in calling on The Gap to put their policies where their ad campaign is: provide quality paid family leave to ALL Gap employees. SIGN THE PETITION: http://plus.nationbuilder.com/gap_equal_pay_paid_leave Today is Equal Pay Day -- a day that recognizes the inequality that impacts women regardless of income, educational level or age. Women make 77 cents on the dollar (even less if they are women of color) compared to every dollar an equally qualified man makes. Providing quality paid family leave that is available to moms AND dads is one of the first, most critical steps a company can do to help to close the wage gap. When both women and men have equal access to quality paid family leave, women have more equal footing in the workplace. It’s just that simple. Recently, a number of other major retail companies have announced far-reaching paid family leave policies for both moms and dads -- companies like Levis, Nike, even Ikea. Launching an advertising campaign designed to appeal to working women when in reality The Gap leaves the working women hanging in the wind is nothing more than window dressing. Women deserve more than a hashtag. Join me in telling The Gap to help #CloseThePayGap by providing quality paid family leave to ALL employees. Thank you for supporting women and families, especially on Equal Pay Day! Pauli, mom-to-be and supporter of equitable paid family leave Pauli San Francisco, CA (And the entire PL+US team!) P.S.: Here's a glimpse of the ad campaign from The Gap.