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Latinas Powering Forward

FILLING THE LAST QUARTER OF THE GLASS

There is a lot of positive energy behind the progress that Latinas are making, however, pervasive challenges remain.
We highlight three pressing issues and acknowledge that this is in no way an exhaustive review of hurdles on the way
to improving standards for Latinas as a whole.

For every $1 earned
Pay Inequity by a non-Hispanic White man:

Make:
While Latinas are making inroads in education and have
progressed across professions, there remain significant
differences in the percentage of Latina millennials with a Asian American 90¢
college degree at 30% vs. 54% for non-Latina millennials. women
This creates gaps that cascade to fewer professional
positions and lower incomes and an inequitable wage Non-Hispanic 79¢
gap. White women

Working toward equal pay is an ambition for Latinas, as
it is an ambition for all women. While Latinas typically African American 62¢
make only 54% of a non-Hispanic White man’s wage, women
Asian American women make 90%, non-Hispanic White
women make 79%, African American women make 62% Native American 58¢
and Native American women make 58%. 24 women

According to the Economic Policy Institute, even in cases
where Latinas hold similar jobs to non-Hispanic White Latinas 54¢
(NHW) males, Latinas are paid less. These average hourly
wage examples are indicative of the problem. Souce: “Quantifying America’s Gender Wage Gap by Race/
Ethnicity.” National Partnership for Women & Families
Retail salespersons: Fact sheet, 2019.
NHW Males make $8.55 more than Latinas per hour. The most educated Latinas make almost $16 less per
hour than non-Hispanic White men, which is a difference
Administrative assistants: of over $30,000 per year. It will take much more than
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NHW Males make $5.83 more than Latinas per hour. education to address a problem of this magnitude.

Customer service representatives: Embracing ambition is an important mindset shift that
NHW Males make $4.96 more than Latinas per hour. will help Latinas to advance their standing, influence
and earning power. Less than half, or 46% of Hispanic
Non-Hispanic White males make considerably more women, say that being ambitious is mostly positive
money on average than Latinas at every education level. compared to 77% of non-Hispanic Whites and 75% of
Average wage differences between non-Hispanic White African Americans.
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males and Latinas dramatically increase after graduating
from college, with an average hourly wage difference of
$6.74 for those with some college compared to $14.25
for those with a college degree. One would expect that
education would alleviate some of the differences versus Latinas with an advanced degree
non-Hispanic White men, but instead Latinas with an fare the worst with 3-times the pay gap
advanced degree fare the worst with 3-times the pay vs. NHW men when compared to the gap
gap when compared to the gap among Latinas without a among Latinas without a high school degree.
high school degree.

24 “Quantifying America’s Gender Wage Gap by Race/Ethnicity.” National Partnership for Women and Families Fact sheet, 2019.
25 “Latina Workers Have to Work 10 Months into 2018 to Be Paid the Same as non-Hispanic White Men in 2017.” Economic Policy Institute, October 2018.
26 Brzezinski, Mika, and Daniela Pierre-Bravo. Earn It!: Know Your Value and Grow Your Career, in Your 20s and Beyond. Hachette Books, 2019.

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