Black Women’s Equal Pay: Waiting Another Century is Not an Option

Join us on Thursday, July 29th at 12:00pm PT / 3:00pm ET for a special event with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, “Black Women’s Equal Pay: Waiting Another Century is Not an Option.”

The COVID-19 pandemic and related recession has both highlighted the persistent racial and gendered economic inequalities that Black women face in the labor market and exacerbated them. Black women were over-represented in many low-paying jobs recognized as “essential” during the pandemic, but dismissed as “low-skilled” before. Despite this recognition, these jobs continue to be undervalued with low wages and few benefits, and if pay trends continue, it will take Black women more than another hundred years—until 2133—to reach pay equity with White men.

Join the Institute for Women’s Policy Research and Equal Pay Today for a discussion of recent research on the pay gap for Black women, the causes and consequences of racial and gender pay disparities, and policy strategies for pay equity. Waiting another century is not an option.

Speakers Include:

• Chandra Childers, Study Director, Institute for Women’s Policy Research
• Pamelya Herndon, President/CEO, KWH Law Center for Social Justice and Change
• Rochelle Walker, Field Organizer, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
• Cassandra Welchlin, Co-founder and Director, Mississippi Women’s Economic Security Initiative
• Josie Kalipeni, Deputy Director, Family Values at Work
• Shannon Williams, Director, Equal Pay Today