On average, Black women typically make just 62 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men, according to Equal Pay Today. At the same time, research shows that women and minorities tend to be the first fired and last rehired during an economic downturn, so it will be even harder for Black women to catch up.”So why are Black women already starting from so far behind? A whopping 80% of Black women are the primary breadwinners for their household, and about two-thirds head households alone. Black women also make up a disproportionate amount of the labor force, and small businesses founded by Black women have grown by 164% since 2007. Black women are unique in that we were brought to this country as laborers ourselves, and our role was to bear more laborers.

Source: Forbes August 13, 2020 09:33 UTC