The Wage Gap Costs Black Women Nearly $1 Million In Their Lifetimes
Aug. 22 is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. It marks the point when Black women’s income finally caught up to earnings of white non-Hispanic men in the previous calendar year.…
In Economic Terms, Alabama Was Already A Terrible Place For Women
Even before Alabama’s overwhelmingly male-dominated legislature passed a law this week essentially outlawing abortions, the state was already a fairly terrible place for women ― especially women of color ―…
Oprah Reflects On Fighting For Equal Pay: ‘I Knew My Value’
Oprah Winfrey detailed moments in her career when she had to fight for equal pay as she accepted The Hollywood Reporter’s Empowerment Award at an event on Tuesday. The media…
The Pay Gap Is Severely Affecting Black Women, Yet Only 1 In 3 Americans Know It
It took eight months and seven days into 2018 for black women to catch up to what white men earned in 2017. That means it takes a little more than…