Here are three reasons equal pay doesn’t matter Published September 21, 2022 It’s Black Women’s Equal Pay Day in the United States. But we can’t talk about equal pay without talking about equal advancement opportunities. If Black women (or any underestimated group) aren’t getting a job in the first place, there’s nothing to be equally compensated for. …
Why I don’t “celebrate” Juneteenth Published June 22, 2022 Not long ago, I was asked to give a Juneteenth talk. I said “no.” Break it down: I didn’t know what Juneteenth was until a few years ago. My parents grew up in Guyana, and our family didn’t move to the United States until I was …
Black women are fleeing corporate. Here’s what needs to change. Published August 4, 2021 Did you have a rage (or grief) ceremony to mark Black Women’s Equal Pay Day? Break it down: Yesterday marked how long the average Black woman must work to make as much as the average white man did in 2020. A …
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How diversity data can LOOK good but BE bad Published April 14, 2021 I admit: I was not prepared for Equal Pay Day this year. Equal Pay Day for women in the U.S. was on March 24th — the earliest it’s been since it was first observed in 1996. Were you as surprised as I …
