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Business, Culture

Black Twitter is Giving Some of These New Salary Listings The Side-Eye

It's been less than 24 hours since pay transparency has gone into effect in New York, but Twitter is already calling out some serious corporate shenanigans.

By

Jessica Washington

Published

November 1, 2022
Business, Culture

NYC’s New Pay Transparency Law Could Help Close Racial and Gender Pay Gaps

Starting today, employers must include a "good faith salary range" with job postings.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

November 1, 2022
News, Race Matters

This Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, Black Female Workers Say Enough is Enough!

Experts say Black women and their families have less money to survive than their white male counterparts

By

Angela Johnson

Published

September 21, 2022
Culture, Sports

U.S. Soccer Federation to Pay Men’s, Women’s National Teams Equally

Men’s and women’s national soccer teams will now split World Cup bonuses equally.

By

Stephanie Holland

Published

May 18, 2022
News, Race Matters

Black Women are Still Paid Less than Men Despite their Positions, College Degrees or Years of Experience, According to Study

While the gender pay gap is closing, Black women are still being paid the least

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

March 18, 2022
Beauty + Style

Under the Influence: New Study Shows Black Influencers Make 35 Percent Less Than White Counterparts

First-of-its-kind research study 'Time to Face the Influencer Pay Gap' revealed deep and systemic racial disparities in influencer marketing and compensation.

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

December 6, 2021
Culture

This Is Your Yearly Reminder That Black Women Are Still Paid 37 Percent Less Than Their White Male Counterparts

Black Women's Equal Pay Day 2021 arrives 10 days earlier than in 2020, but Black women are still paid $.63 for every dollar a white man earns in the same role.

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

August 3, 2021
Beauty + Style

This Equal Pay Day, Black Women Leaders Warn That Without Action, the Gender Pay Gap Will Only Deepen

In a year where conversations about equality have largely been centered around race and political equity, it might’ve been easy to forget the ongoing issue of the gender pay gap, even as recent reports have shown that women have been disproportionately affected by the economic fallout of the ongoing pandemic. In fact, an October 2020…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

March 24, 2021
Beauty + Style

For Equal Pay Day, Venus Williams Reminds Us 'Sexism Isn't a Women's Issue Any More Than Racism Is a Black Issue'

Venus Williams has earned her way to be one of the most privileged women in tennis (if not the world)—but even her privilege didn’t always add up to equal earnings. As the tennis legend wrote in an op-ed for British Vogue timed in tandem with Women’s Equal Pay Day on March 24, her own battle…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

March 24, 2021
News

Sienna Miller Reveals Chadwick Boseman Donated Part of His Salary so She Was Properly Compensated for 21 Bridges

Out of the many tributes to arise honoring Chadwick Boseman, there is one notable aspect that links them all—those who knew and/or worked with him confirmed how kind he was. Beyond the talented actor whose roles we’d grown to love was a man with a giving heart. There is yet another person to add to that…

By

Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

September 29, 2020