From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/):
BACKGROUND: Monday, July 31st was the day that the average earnings of Black women in the United States FINALLY caught up to the average earnings of what White men earned in 2016. Your voice is needed now to bring this issue forward. The sad fact is that women still experience wage discrimination every day, with moms and women of color experiencing the most extreme discrimination and wage hits. Solutions are possible—and the more of us who speak up, the faster we’ll get to those solutions. This wage gap is outrageous. So outrageous that you’re still trying to figure out the math? Here’s how the numbers work out: Black women who work full-time, year round, are paid only 63 cents on the dollar compared to White men. Sixty. Three. Cents. Black mothers are paid even less. On average across the country, Black mothers earn 51 cents on the dollar compared to White, non-Hispanic fathers.
Act to Close the Black Women’s Wage Gap at http://action.momsrising.org/sign/BlackWomensEqualPay2017/.
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