Statement of leaders of MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day – the day that marks how long Black women have to work in 2022 to catch up to what white, non-Hispanic men were typically paid in 2021.
“Structural racism and sexism. Insufficient workplace protections. Widespread bias and discrimination. A shamefully inadequate minimum wage, Lack of paid leave, child care and inadequate investments in home- and community-based care that would allow family caregivers to return to work. And now bans on access to abortion care, while maternal morbidity rises. All of these are or will be driving factors in the disgraceful wage gap Black women face, which remains one of the widest and most damaging of any racial or ethnic group.
“In the United States today, for every dollar paid to a white man, Black women are paid just 58 cents — and Black moms are paid just 52 cents for every dollar paid to white dads. This year, the wage gap calculation includes data for part- as well as full-time workers, which is more important than ever as the pandemic has disproportionately forced moms and women of color out of full-time jobs. The wage discrimination Black women face, which persists across occupations and education levels, is extremely punitive and deeply unjust. It must end.
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