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Today is #BlackWomensEqualPayDay—how far into the year Black women need to work to earn the same as their white, non-Hispanic male counterparts in 2019. Let's discuss some statistics:
Black women make 62 cents for every dollar paid to white man, 21% less than white women.
Black women make 62 cents for every dollar paid to white man, 21% less than white women.
In Massachusetts, it's worse. It's 58 cents.
The average Black woman working full time in Massachusetts earns $41,787 to a white man's $72,354.
What would you do with an extra $30,000? What about if you are the sole breadwinner for your family, which most Black women are?
The average Black woman working full time in Massachusetts earns $41,787 to a white man's $72,354.
What would you do with an extra $30,000? What about if you are the sole breadwinner for your family, which most Black women are?
This to say nothing of how the pandemic has impacted Black women.
They are disproportionately essential workers, disproportionately being killed by the virus, and disproportionately losing their jobs.
cnbc.com/2020/08/13/bla…
They are disproportionately essential workers, disproportionately being killed by the virus, and disproportionately losing their jobs.
cnbc.com/2020/08/13/bla…
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Did you know?
➡️ @nwlc estimates that Black women lose out on nearly $1 million of income over their career.
➡️ @EconomicPolicy estimates that Black women who are hourly workers earn only 66 cents for every dollar that white men make.
#BlackWomensEqualPayDay
Did you know?
➡️ @nwlc estimates that Black women lose out on nearly $1 million of income over their career.
➡️ @EconomicPolicy estimates that Black women who are hourly workers earn only 66 cents for every dollar that white men make.
#BlackWomensEqualPayDay
➡️ @USDOL estimates that Black women essential workers earn 11-27% less than white men.
➡️ @lgbtmap estimates that 27% of Black LGBTQ women report discrimination at work.
And that’s for those who are even able to find employment.
#BlackWomensEqualPayDay
➡️ @lgbtmap estimates that 27% of Black LGBTQ women report discrimination at work.
And that’s for those who are even able to find employment.
#BlackWomensEqualPayDay
While there is little data on pay discrepancies and employment rate discrepancies among Black queer women specifically, rampant job discrimination means that:
➡️ @TransEquality estimates that 22% of Black trans women are unemployed.
We need #BlackWomensEqualPay.
➡️ @TransEquality estimates that 22% of Black trans women are unemployed.
We need #BlackWomensEqualPay.
Today is #BlackWomensEqualPayDay, and we have a few things we need to say, namely ... GET OUT YOUR FUCKING CHECKBOOKS AND GO TO WORK, COMPANIES!
No more “We’re looking into how we can be more diverse!” or “We’re trying to find candidates and doing some searches!” or “We’re gonna have a panel discussion on this!” NOPE NOPE NOPE. Start offering HIGH AF SALARIES to Black women. #BlackWomensEqualPayDay
ESPECIALLY if you are running a reproductive rights organization. Black women have been Doing The Work in the reproductive freedom fight for CENTURIES! Pay them! #BlackWomensEqualPay
Today is #BlackWomensEqualPayDay ! This day represents how much farther into the current year that the average Black woman must work to make the same amount that her white male counterpart made the previous year.
A thread for all the reasons why this day is so necessary. 💵
A thread for all the reasons why this day is so necessary. 💵
For every dollar a white man earns, a Black woman earns $0.62. #BlackWomensEqualPay #BlackWomensEqualPayDay
No matter the occupation, a Black woman earns significantly less than her white male counterpart. #BlackWomensEqualPay #BlackWomensEqualPayDay
Today is #BlackWomensEqualPay! Black women have to work until August 13, 2020, earn as much a White man earned in just 2019.
@CSanchezCumming and I dig into 5 ways to understand the persistent intersectional wage divide that Black women face. 1/9
equitablegrowth.org/five-ways-to-u…
@CSanchezCumming and I dig into 5 ways to understand the persistent intersectional wage divide that Black women face. 1/9
equitablegrowth.org/five-ways-to-u…
Research from @MarkVinPaul, Khaing Zaw, @DarrickHamilton and @SandyDarity shows that the wage divide faced by Black women is intersectional, meaning that it is unique, and more than the sum of gender and racial wage gaps. 2/9
equitablegrowth.org/working-papers…
equitablegrowth.org/working-papers…
Over half is "unexplained" by human capital model. This means that Black women w/ equivalent edu, yrs of experience, in the same jobs, still earn 20 cents less/dollar than similar White men. This is simple discrimination. We need effective anti-discrimination enforcement. 3/9
On #BlackWomensEqualPayDay, @equitablegrowth has released new evidence of the “double burden” faced by those with 2 socially marginalized identities, from @MarkVinPaul, Khaing Zaw & #EGgrantee(s) @DarrickHamilton & @SandyDarity equitablegrowth.org/working-papers…
@equitablegrowth Across income groups & across race and ethnicity, women’s earnings have helped stabilize the family incomes of American families equitablegrowth.org/across-races-w…
@equitablegrowth Too often, policy conversations focus on the parts of the #wagegap that are “unexplained by observable data."
As @SarahJaneGlynn lays out in this report, a number of known policy options exist to mitigate wage inequality & unleash economic growth. equitablegrowth.org/research-paper…
As @SarahJaneGlynn lays out in this report, a number of known policy options exist to mitigate wage inequality & unleash economic growth. equitablegrowth.org/research-paper…
