Black women’s unequal pay

On August 22, Black Women’s Equal Pay Day was observed. According to an update from the American Association of University Women, this day recognizes that black women must work almost 9 extra months into 2019 to take home what a man did in just 12 months in 2018. Facing racism, sexism, and the intersection of the two, black women typically take home only 61 cents for every dollar paid to a white man.
The Equal Rights Amendment would provide constitutional protection against this kind of gender inequity.