Today, Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, Shows Just How Much They Are Undervalued

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Today, Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, Shows Just How Much They Are Undervalued
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In addition to the wage gap, new research from LeanIn.org shows that there are numerous 'invisible' injustices as well.

exposes the inequitable reality that Black women face at the office. The research, supported by various findings, concluded that Black women face more barriers at work than any other population. Some key findings:Black women receive less support from managers and get less access to senior leaders. In fact, 59 percent of Black women have never had an informal interaction with a senior leadership, making it difficult to establish a rapport.

“It’s so acutely obvious that the only way to make workplaces equal for women is to center on the women who are most marginalized," says Rachel Thomas, co-founder and CEO of LeanIn.org, the organization behind the research."If employers want to do better by women, they have to do better by Black women."

"Too often, women of color end up getting overlooked because organizations are thinking in terms of genderrace and ethnicity," she adds."Women of color are at the intersection of both of those identities and that does lead to a distinct and often worse experience."

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