Black Women & the Pay Gap
Black women are paid over 1/3 less than white men for doing the same work.
Black women are paid over 1/3 less than white men for doing the same work.
Among Black students in higher education, women earn 64.1% of bachelor’s degrees, 71.5% of master’s degrees, more than 65.9% of doctoral, medical, and dental degrees.
Black history scholar and 2018-19 AAUW American Fellow Mary Phillips says it’s a misconception that women played a limited role in the Black Panther Party.
Two leaders give their advice for navigating an unfair work world while trying to make the business landscape better for everyone.
Author Minda Harts shares insights and advice addressing the issues women of color face in professional settings, from the wage gap to biases and micro-aggressions.
She fought tirelessly for the right of all women to vote, despite facing racism within the suffrage movement.