Trump proposal to end employer race, gender reporting advances
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission vote came Tuesday, which is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day.
Stateline
By Nada Hassanein
A federal commission voted Tuesday in favor of a Trump administration proposal to rescind requirements that larger employers report the demographics of their workers — information that’s used to help enforce racial and gender antidiscrimination laws.
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The Institute for Women’s Policy Research reports that Black women make 64 cents for every dollar paid to white men — across all education levels and positions, including leadership positions.
Broken down by state, the gap widens: In Idaho, for example, Black women make 36 cents for every dollar white men make, across all workers with earnings.
