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Gender pay gap worse for women of color

Posted at 8:25 AM, Mar 24, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-24 11:31:22-04

The gap in pay is even wider for women of color.

The National Women's Law Center says it takes a Black woman 8 months to earn the same amount as a white man.

That means over a 40 year career she could lose an average of $900,000.

But at the same time, the doors of opportunity are opening up for Black women with more companies looking to make diverse hires.