'They offered me $17 an hour, but I asked them to start me at $18 an hour. I should have probably asked for more, but my uncle, who owns his own business, is always telling me, You know, you don't want to push the envelope too hard...' BlackWomensEqualPay
, marking the symbolic day that women as a whole reached pay equity with white men. Today, eight months into the current year, marks the day that the average Black woman has achieved the same.] to the dollar compared to the earnings of white men, which is why it takes them an extra 200 days of work to catch up.
The reasons for why are varied: From a lack of enforcement with regard to anti-discrimination laws, as well as a lack of affordable care for children, elders, and the disabled, punitive measures against unionization efforts, and a paucity of affordable housing have impacted all Americans,What's more is that attaining education can sometimes make things worse for them: Not only do womenthan men do on average, but because Black and Hispanic women are more impacted by pay gaps within gender...
The gender pay gap is often discussed in a theoretical way that lumps the experiences of all women into one box. Now, people across the country
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