WHYY on Nostr: What’s behind the widening gender wage gap in the U.S.? ========== In 2023, the ...
What’s behind the widening gender wage gap in the U.S.?
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In 2023, the gender wage gap widened for the first time in 20 years, with women earning 83 cents on the dollar compared to men, down from 84 cents in 2022; the U.S. Census Bureau reported this as the first statistically significant widening since 2003; women returning to low-wage industries post-COVID contributed to this trend; Hispanic women saw a marginal narrowing of their wage gap, while Black and Asian women experienced widening; Latinas' median earnings were $43,880 compared to $75,950 for white men; the pandemic disproportionately affected Latina workers, who had the highest unemployment rate at 20.1% in April 2020; ongoing structural issues in the economy, including undervaluation of care work, perpetuate the wage gap; the Paycheck Fairness Act, aimed at updating the Equal Pay Act of 1963, faces political challenges; Vice President Kamala Harris supports the bill following the death of Lilly Ledbetter, a key advocate for equal pay.
#GenderWageGap #Covid19 #Women'sRights #HispanicWomen #LaborMarket #EconomicInequality #PayEquity #UsCensusBureau #LillyLedbetter #PaycheckFairnessAct
https://whyy.org/articles/gender-wage-gap-united-states-covid-19/
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In 2023, the gender wage gap widened for the first time in 20 years, with women earning 83 cents on the dollar compared to men, down from 84 cents in 2022; the U.S. Census Bureau reported this as the first statistically significant widening since 2003; women returning to low-wage industries post-COVID contributed to this trend; Hispanic women saw a marginal narrowing of their wage gap, while Black and Asian women experienced widening; Latinas' median earnings were $43,880 compared to $75,950 for white men; the pandemic disproportionately affected Latina workers, who had the highest unemployment rate at 20.1% in April 2020; ongoing structural issues in the economy, including undervaluation of care work, perpetuate the wage gap; the Paycheck Fairness Act, aimed at updating the Equal Pay Act of 1963, faces political challenges; Vice President Kamala Harris supports the bill following the death of Lilly Ledbetter, a key advocate for equal pay.
#GenderWageGap #Covid19 #Women'sRights #HispanicWomen #LaborMarket #EconomicInequality #PayEquity #UsCensusBureau #LillyLedbetter #PaycheckFairnessAct
https://whyy.org/articles/gender-wage-gap-united-states-covid-19/