It takes Black women 19 months to equal a white man's annual earnings

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Black women would have to work from the start of last year until August 3 to earn what white men did in 2020

Jasmine Tucker, director of research at the National Women's Law Center, said that Black women were more likely to be working on the frontlines of the pandemic, but still remained on the"While we were relying on them — on their labor — like never before, we continued to pay them 63 cents on the dollar," Tucker said."That just blows my mind. We're depending on the labor, we continue to underpay them, even as they're taking on all this additional risk.

"At the current rate, it would take until 2133 to close this gap, according to theMason said there are a few things that can be done to reduce this estimate. This includes enacting laws that promote pay transparency to help in part address differences in pay by gender and race. She added also working toward having more Black women in more higher-pay sectors and positions, as Black women make up a large number of workers in low-wage sectors.

 

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Well yea the only thing they can do is the dishes

Um some white would have to as well. We aren’t all CEO’s…some of us barely make over min wage

LOL. You are guilty of fraud.

And the white men, how much ever they tried, would not be able to do the things that black women did. Like bearing a child.

How u gonna blame white men for making a good income? Unreal

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DummieyBlondiey This is insane.... it’s like we are stuck in the 1960’s. WTF!

I’m sure a white woman wrote this. Let’s compare them to white women and how white women earn more than black men🙃

Such bullshit. Stop creating division where none exists

Gtfo outt here with this BS man

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