WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the 113th Congress begins, a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released today shows that an important constituency – African American women – are suffering from a pervasive gender-based wage gap in the very states where the majority of them work. In the 20 states with the largest number of African American women who work full time, year round, the wage gap ranges from 55 and 87 cents for every dollar paid to men in those states.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the 113th Congress begins, a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released today shows that an important constituency – African American women – are suffering from a pervasive gender-based wage gap in the very states where the majority of them work. In the 20 states with the largest number of African American women who work full time, year round, the wage gap ranges from 55 and 87 cents for every dollar paid to men in those states.
