Women of color are disproportionately represented in the low-wage workforce, new study finds.
Women typically receive 83 cents on the dollar that every white, non-Hispanic man in the same position makes, Oxfam reported.
When broken down by race, 26% of white workers earn less than $15, while 46% of Hispanic and Latino workers and 47% of Black workers do.Nelecia Lewis works behind the desk where she works as a concierge at an apartment building in Chevy Chase, Md., July 27, 2021. "It’s been 13 years since Congress raised the wage floor in this country, and in that time all costs of living have steadily climbed," Kaitlyn Henderson, senior research advisor at Oxfam America, said in a press release.
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