Our second day of programming falls on Latina Equal Pay Day, and we are planning solution-focused conversations to address glaring pay inequity and pave a path to progress. Finally, our annual Hispanic Leadership Summit, that brings together people from the public, private and non-profit sectors, is a forum that lets us deep dive into critical subjects. Our work with Corporate America, through the Hispanic Promise as well as leveraging Hispanic Heritage Month as a model for year-round initiatives, are ways we are trying to both raise awareness and drive change. We will not allow ourselves to be discouraged by the statistics, however. An extraordinary statistic from notes that even though Latinas ask for raises and promotions at rates similar to men, only 71 Latinas are promoted to managerial roles for every 100 men who receive a promotion. Small wonder that Latina women Latinas create their own businesses (around 1 million of them) 6 times faster than any other group in the United States.Īnd, unfortunately, stereotypes still have currency. It was an eye opener a few years ago when We Are All Human partnered with HCODE to create a Hispanic Perception Study. When people were asked to describe Latinas in three words, the most popular choices were all physical attributes - sexy, beautiful and pretty. Latinas described themselves as strong, powerful and hardworking. It’s a total disconnect between perceptions. The pay gap also has much to do with the slow climb up the corporate ladder. It is not hard to see that the pay gap is related to other systemic barriers - everything from low representation across every sector (except lower-paying service jobs) to access to higher education, as well as the ability get childcare that is safe, age appropriate and affordable often limiting options.īut even when Latinas get an education and are hired in their profession, they still make less money. In fact, the higher the education level, the higher the gap, There is a 37% pay gap for Latinas with advanced degrees compared with a 32% gap for high school educated Latinas. We also know that the pay gap gets larger with age. We do know that Latinas are overrepresented in lower-paying service jobs and underrepresented in higher-paying ones. No matter how the statistics are sliced, the gender gap for Latinas is disturbing. The Institute for Women’s Policy Research noted last year that Latinas have the highest earning ratios in Maine, Montana and Hawaii. And the lowest in California, New Jersey and Texas, even though Texas and California have the second and third-highest Latino populations. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has noted that, as of this past summer, median weekly earnings for Hispanic women were $752, only 78.7 percent of earnings of white women. The reason is simple - Latinas are the lowest paid group across any demographic.Īccording to AAUW, Latinas make 49 cents for every dollar paid to white men. That compares to 50 cents for Native Americans, 50 cents for black women, 58 cents to moms vs dads, and 75 cents to the dollar for Asian American, Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiian women. This year, Latina Equal Pay Day is December 8th, after all other Equal Pay Day groups - Asian American, LGBTQIA, moms, black, and Native American women.
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