Diversity Pays

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Background

It has been long established that black men and minorities paid less in job than white majority. There are of course many possible reason behind the differences in average wages between races groups. For example, white men may be more educated than black men, geographic, ages, immigrations rates, and occupational may differ.[1]

Black Women Pay Gap

Based on US census bureau 2020, black women are typically paid just 63 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men. The median annual pay for a Black woman in the United States who holds a fulltime, year-round job is $41,098, while the median annual pay for a white, non-Hispanic man who holds a full-time, year-round job is $65,208 – a difference of $24,110per year.[2]

See Also

Black Women's Equal Pay Day

References

  1. Antecol, Heather; Bedard, Kelly.The Racial Wage Gap: The Importance of Labor Force Attachment Differences across Black, Mexican, and White Men. Jstor. 2004. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  2. [https://www.nationalpartnership.org/our-work/resources/economic-justice/fair-pay/quantifying-americas-gender-wage-gap.pdf Quantifying America’s Gender Wage Gap by Race/Ethnicity]. nationalpartnership.org. March 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.