pay equity
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Money Moves: Elizabeth Warren Touts Plan to Increase Pay for Black and Brown Women
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth “I have a plan for that” Warren pledged Friday to help close the pay gap suffered by women of color, especially by women who are black or brown. On the heels of a planned appearance at the Essence Festival, one of the largest gatherings of black women in the country,…
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Black Women Now the Most Educated Group in US
Good news, bad news. A new report confirms that black women are now the most educated group in the United States. But we still have a long way to go for pay equity. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, between 2009 and 2010, black women earned 68 percent of all associate degrees awarded…