Groups say earnings of Latinas compared to non-Hispanic white men for the same jobs drop even more when part-time, seasonal workers are included in calculations.
Dec. 8, 2022, 7:07 PM UTCOn this National Latina Pay Equity Day — set aside on Dec. 8 to focus on the pay gap between Latinas and non-Hispanic white men — advocates are pressing a distinct message: It's worse than you think.
The true reality of millions of working women has not been reflected in calculations of the wage gap by leaving out women who work part-time, seasonal or migrant jobs, Ramírez said. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 made it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to men and women who perform substantially equal work.non-Hispanic white men working full and part time on average earn $50,624 per year, while Latinas working full and part time average $25,312. Latinas born outside the U.S. take home an average $23,287 a year, the reports state.
"There are working women across our country, especially Latinas, whose contexts have been overlooked because of the seasonal or part-time nature of their work, but that doesn't erase the fact that they should be paid equally," she said. Also 19.4% reported not having enough food to eat in the previous week, while 16.5% of Latinas who rent reported being behind on rent, the National Women's Law Center report states.
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