Employers pay Black women just 63 percent of white men’s median annual earnings. The ERA could help change that:
“Our vote earlier this year was a huge step toward ratifying the ERA, ensuring that men and women are treated equally under the law and eliminating the wage gap for Black women and all women of color,” said Lawrence.
Louisiana trails the nation, with employers paying Black women just 48 cents for every dollar they paid to white men on average, according to the . Even with similar educational levels, the wage gap persists: Black women with a bachelor’s degree earn only 62.5 percent of what BA-educated white men earn.Progress toward equality is painfully slow, reports the NWLC. The racial gender wage gap between Black women and white men did not narrow substantially over the last decade. At current rates, Black women won’t reach pay equity with white men in U.S.
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