Minka Kelly, Mandy Moore Attend FashionAble Dinner to Support Equal Pay Day

Nashville-based e-commerce company FashionAble on Wednesday hosted a dinner at Gracias Madre with its ambassador Minka Kelly in support of its Equal Pay Day initiative. April 4 marks the day in 2017 that women must work until to match men’s wages for 2016. FashionAble, the women’s jewelry and accessories company founded in 2010 by Barrett Ward to generate jobs for women, unveiled a limited-edition T-shirt and leather pouch made in Peru and Mexico, respectively, adorned with the word “feminist” with the dollar sign symbol replacing the “s” to emphasize the message. The items are available on livefashionable.com and in the brand’s Nashville flagship. Ward explained that he started the company while he was living in Ethiopia and met women coming out of the sex trade in search of jobs. He began employing them to create scarves and other accessories. Kelly, whose mother worked in the sex trade to support her family, was candid about why she’s made it her mission to help give women better opportunities to earn a living. “I lost my own mother and I know that women will do anything to support their children and families. They often have to make hard choices and I want to help give

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