On average, a Black woman is just now being paid what her white male counterpart was paid last year | a new report finds Black women are promoted at far lower rates than white men | a majority of American women are feminists
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BY BETSY BUTLER | Today is Black Women's Equal Pay Day. On average, a Black woman is just now being paid what her white male counterpart was paid in 2019.
BY CHABELI CARRAZANA, THE 19TH | Black women are being promoted far less—despite seeking promotions at similar rates. For every 100 white men promoted, only 58 Black women are promoted, a new report has found.