Black Women

Different Day, Still No Equal Pay: Black Women Deserve Better

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day—a day to bring awareness to [...]

By Inica Kotasthane and Miranda Peterson|2024-07-24T07:40:30-05:00July 8, 2024|Economic, Security, Mobility, and Equity, In the Lead|0 Comments

Black Women Won’t Reach Pay Equity Until 2227

This fact sheet shows that Black women face a [...]

By Cristy Mendoza, Miranda Peterson and Salma Elakbawy|2024-07-24T07:41:04-05:00July 2, 2024|Economic, Security, Mobility, and Equity, Fact Sheet, IWPR|0 Comments

Black Maternal Health Week 2024 Highlights Ongoing US Maternal Health Crisis for Black Women

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 11, 2024 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 [...]

By William Lutz|2024-04-11T08:12:22-05:00April 11, 2024|Center for the Economics of Reproductive Health, Press Releases|0 Comments

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day 2023: No Matter What State They Live In, Black Women Make Less Than White Men

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is a symbolic commemoration [...]

By Salma Elakbawy and Cristy Mendoza|2023-08-03T12:55:34-05:00July 26, 2023|Economic, Security, Mobility, and Equity, In the Lead, Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Economy|0 Comments

Black Women Earn Less than White Men in Every State, Will Not Reach Pay Equity with White Men Until 2144, According to a New IWPR Fact Sheet

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 2023 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 [...]

By William Lutz|2023-08-03T12:57:23-05:00July 25, 2023|Economic, Security, Mobility, and Equity, Press Releases|0 Comments

Black Women Earn Less Than White Men in Every State, Won’t Reach Pay Equity Until 2144
Black Women Earn Less Than White Men in Every State, Won’t Reach Pay Equity Until 2144

Black Women Earn Less Than White Men in Every State, Won’t Reach Pay Equity Until 2144

The COVID-19 pandemic and related recession both highlighted and [...]

By Ariane Hegewisch, Cristy Mendoza, Miranda Peterson and David Castro|2023-09-29T07:10:14-05:00July 25, 2023|Economic, Security, Mobility, and Equity, IWPR, Publications, Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Economy, Status of Women|0 Comments

Dismantling Barriers to Degree Attainment for Black Single Mother Students
Dismantling Barriers to Degree Attainment for Black Single Mother Students

Dismantling Barriers to Degree Attainment for Black Single Mother Students

A college degree can be a critical tool to economic [...]

By Salma Elakbawy and Miranda Peterson|2023-08-03T13:02:08-05:00July 12, 2023|In the Lead, Student Parent Success Initiative|0 Comments

Almost a Year and a Half Later, Black Women Continue to Be Hard-Hit by the Pandemic
Almost a Year and a Half Later, Black Women Continue to Be Hard-Hit by the Pandemic

Almost a Year and a Half Later, Black Women Continue to Be Hard-Hit by the Pandemic

The disappointing September jobs report revealed that just 235,000 new [...]

By Chandra Childers|2021-09-20T09:57:19-05:00September 15, 2021|In the Lead, Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Economy|0 Comments

OPINION: Why Black student parents are at the epicenter of the student debt crisis — and what we can do about it
OPINION: Why Black student parents are at the epicenter of the student debt crisis — and what we can do about it

OPINION: Why Black student parents are at the epicenter of the student debt crisis — and what we can do about it

Black students with children hold more student loan debt than [...]

By IWPR|2020-09-28T15:59:15-05:00September 16, 2020|Press Hits|0 Comments

As a Black single mom, how much money will I have lost out on by the end of my career?
As a Black single mom, how much money will I have lost out on by the end of my career?

As a Black single mom, how much money will I have lost out on by the end of my career?

What could I do with a million extra dollars in [...]

By C. Nicole Mason|2020-11-02T18:38:11-05:00August 13, 2020|Press Hits|0 Comments