We’ve Won One Battle For Black Women’s Equal Pay, But The War Is Still On
Today (July 10) is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day (BWEPD). It observes the amount of months into the year it takes for a Black woman to make the same earnings […] The post We’ve Won One Battle For Black Women’s Equal Pay, But The War Is Still On appeared first on Essence.
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By Jasmine Browley ·Updated July 10, 2025 < /> Today (July 10) is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day (BWEPD). It observes the amount of months into the year it takes for a Black woman to make the same earnings as a white man during that period (67 cents for every dollar he makes). It also means that the average Black woman must work nearly seven full months longer to reach the earnings a man would.
Linda Goler Blount, MPH still thinks it’s ridiculous.
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