Category: Be Heard in the Workplace Act

Latinas in the U.S. still face striking wage gap

Newsbreak 6 months ago in Around The World, Be Heard in the Workplace Act, Changing America, COVID-19 pandemic, equality, Justice for Migrant Women, Latina Equal Pay Day, Latina pay gap, Latinas, Paycheck Fairness Act, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Respect, U.S. Census Bureau 0

Story at a look Thursday, Dec. 8 is Latina Equal Pay Day, an annual reminder of the stark distinction Latinas earn in comparability to their white counterparts. A report from the nonprofit Justice for Migrant Women discovered that Latinas with reported earnings made 0.54 cents for each $1 a White non-Hispanic man earned in 2021.  That gap was even wider in 2020, when Latinas earned…