That’s right- Black women need to work 9 months into the following calendar year to earn what a white male would earn in one calendar year. The wage gap will typically cost a Black woman over $900,000 dollars over a lifetime of work and contributes to the racial wealth gap.
According to the National Women’s Law Center, “The loss of thirty-three cents on the dollar experienced by Black women working full-time, year-round, adds up over a month, a year, and a lifetime. Black women lose $1,891 each month or $22,692 each year. This annual loss to the wage gap could have paid for eight months of a family’s groceries, eight months of child care, and eight months of rent. It could have been a lifeline for Black women and their families during the pandemic.”
Black women need a recovery that centers their needs, and addresses this long underinvestment in economic, social infrastructure and adequate workplace protection. It’s time to pay Black women what they are owed, and Positive Steps and the Erie County Commission on the Status of Women are on the forefront of this change with an in person learning opportunity, “The Three C’s of Negotiating My Worth,” on Wednesday September 21st in Buffalo (8:30am- 11:00am) and Rochester (6:30pm- 8:30pm).
This is the last 24 hours to register for this opportunity, so be sure to register today at Positive Steps – Home (positivestepsny.com)