black women and the wage gap
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Equal Pay Day: Will Women Ever Catch Up?
Well, that only took about 100 days. That’s right, kids: It’s Equal Pay Day 2018, otherwise known as the day women’s collective earnings catch up with men’s earnings from the previous year. Despite being signed 55 years ago, the Equal Pay Act is still wholly unenforced throughout the U.S., with women only making 80 cents…
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Make Money Moves: Some of the World’s Most Successful Women Want You to Know Your Worth
Seventy-nine cents on the dollar: That’s the number we’ve become accustomed to hearing when discussing the gender wage gap. But grim as it is, further research has revealed that that number applies only to the wage discrepancy for white women. Despite now being the most educated population in America, black women earn a meager 63…
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Wanda Sykes Is the Sistah-Friend We All Need
Wanda Sykes’ recent tweet in support of fellow comedian Mo’Nique showed the power of black sisterhood in its full glory. When she brought receipts that showed that she, too, had been lowballed by Netflix to create a comedy special—and by less than half of Mo’Nique’s offer—err’body had to shut up and pay attention to the…
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Bridging the Wage Gap: Ban Employers From Asking for Salary Histories
While everyone was celebrating the ushering in of recreational weed in California on New Year’s Day, another largely overlooked law went into effect that will make a huge difference in wage disparities for women and people of color. On Jan. 1, Assembly Bill 168—which was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on Oct. 12,…