For Black women, inequity does not stop with the paycheck. Lower wages over time affect the ability to save, invest, buy a home, build security, and pass wealth to the next generation.
Economic justice is not separate from racial justice or gender justice. They are deeply connected.
Closing the gap requires more than equal pay for equal work. It requires confronting the systems that continue to determine who has access to opportunity, ownership, and lasting economic security.
Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), a comprehensive household survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau