Latina's Paid: A Case Study

Even though there is an Elimination Act of all forms of discrimination against women in 1979 the United States still continue to bridge a gap in wages. When you look at the wage gap you can clearly see the difference in gender and it is much worse for people of color. The wage gap is not just a gender issue it also affects racial minorities. Asian American women experience the smallest gender pay gap. The Hispanic and Latina women had the largest gap with 54 percent of what the white men were paid in 2013. The gender pay gap for American Indian and Alaska Native women has went down to 60 and 59 percent in 2013. As for African American women they are paid 64 percent of what white men were paid in 2013 and white women were paid 78 percent of what white men were paid ( Catherine, H). Over the years the wage gap is in fact improving but only by a small percentage. In 2012 the wage gap was 77% and in 2013 the

The gender wage gap in America is a social problem that has existed since women entered the workforce. According to the National Committee on Pay Equity, for every dollar earned by a man, a woman made 78.3 cents in 2013 (Leon-Guerrero, 2016). Data from 1983 to 1998 and concluded that women workers in their prime earning years make 38% of what men make. During the 15-year period, an average prime-age working woman earned only $273,592 compared with $722,693 earned by the average working man in 1999 (Leon-Guerrero, 2016). The wage gap affects women of color in a more profound way that it does non-hispanic white women. Hispanic women are making 53%, African American women are making 64%, and Asian American women are making 87% of white men’s earnings each year (AAUW, 2013).

 “Women earn only 77 cents for every dollar men earn, with women of color at an even greater disadvantage with 64 cents on the dollar for African American women and 56 cents for Hispanic women.” — White House Statement of Administration Policy on Paycheck Fairness Act, June 4. [2]

“I do not demand equal pay for any women save those who do equal work in value. Scorn to be coddled by your employers; make them understand that you are in their service as workers, not as women.” (Susan B. Anthony) Susan B. Anthony said this over a hundred years ago, when the woman’s suffrage movement was just beginning in the United States. Even after all this time, the gender wage gap is a still hot topic in the United States today. Popular stars and politicians including Kate Winslet, Jennifer Lawrence, and Hillary Clinton all have something to say about it. There is even a section of thewhitehouse.gov dedicated to discussing the gender wage gap which is the comparison of women 's wages to men’s wages in the United States (“Equal Pay”). It is pretty common knowledge in the United States that women make 78 cents to a man’s dollar. However, it is not common knowledge that this is only comparing white women to white men (“The Simple Truth”). Women of color make even less than that, Latinas making the least, only 54 cents to a white man’s dollar. The Latina wage gap is largely ignored by the media because of the complicated politics of racial and gender based discrimination.

The physical and mental ramifications of racial discrimination have been the subjects of scholarly inquiry. Health disparities between different racial groups have been well established in the literature (Williams, 2003). Specifically, scholars have examined the disparate death rates between African Americans and White Americans (Kung, Hoyert, Xu & Murphy, 2008), racial differences in blood pressure (Williams & Neighbors, 2001), and racial differences in cardiovascular disease (Wyatt et al., 2003). Furthermore, researchers have investigated the role of everyday discrimination on self-rated physical health among Latina/os (Molina, Alegria, & Mahalingam, 2013). To address the issue, the authors examined data collected from the National Latina/o

Minorities encounter unequal pay who have same qualifications as the standard group in America, which are the white Americans. The minority group with the largest pay gap are the Hispanic and Latina women who receive only 54 percent of "what a white man were paid in 2014" (Hill, n.d., para 8). Hill continues to express those who are affected by the pay gap, she states that the "pay gap is far worse for women of color". Furthermore, According to Hill (para. 10-12), education is a great way to increase earnings and decrease the pay gap, however, the "black and Hispanic women still earn less than their white and Asian peers, even when they have the same educational credentials." Furthermore, this indicates that with the same qualifications and

The exponential growth of the Latina/o population is symptomatic of an unquestionable shift in the demographic landscape, and is also reflected in the demographic make-up of higher education. As of 2012, Latina/os constitute the largest ethnic/racial minority group in the United States (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012). Furthermore, Latina/o undergraduate students constitute the largest minority group on college campuses, at 19% of total students enrolled (Pew Research Center, 2014). Research also indicates that Latina/o students experience continued racial discrimination on college campuses (Chavez & French, 2007; Yosso, Smith, Ceja, & Solórzano, 2009; Cokley, Hall-Clark, & Hicks, 2011; Zeiders, Doane, & Roosa, 2012).

The inequality of pay between a man and a woman grows when the woman's race is taken into consideration, statistically, white women earn seventy-eight cents, African-American women earn sixty-four cents and Latina women earn fifty-six cents for every dollar earned by a white man as stated on www. whitehouse.gov. This significant wage gap is not just a bunch of numbers -- it has real life consequences that affect real life women: women with growing children to feed, women of color, disabled women, aging women longing retirement, and your own

And the gap is even worse for women of color – African American women earn only 64 cents and Latina women earn only 55 cents for each dollar earned by males. NWLC (2013).

2015. There is a pay gap in America where men are paid more than women even if they have the same job and have the same qualifications. On average, a woman earns 74 cents to every man’s dollar. When someone first graduate’s college and is new to the workforce, the gap as low. The gap grows as you move up the job ladder. Only 5% of the fortune 500 companies have CEO’s that are women. Even when women advance to this level, they are still not being paid the same as their male counterparts. Minority women have an even bigger pay gap. African-American women get paid on average about 64 cents for every man’s dollar, while Hispanic women only bring home around 54 cents for every man’s dollar. There is no industry or state where women earn the same or more than

For example, a woman's wage will go down by about 7 percent for each child she has (NWLC). Mothers are also seen as less competent, as compared to fathers, who receive even higher pay than men without children (NWLC). This is mostly due to the fact that men are seen as breadwinners for their families, while women are expected to stay home and care for children. Consequently, women of color will earn even less. Lee Davidson uses the NWLC's study on the wage gap to show these findings. Over a forty year career, Latinas will earn $1,135,200 less than white, non-hispanic men. Native American women will earn $1,043,600 less, African American women will earn $950,720 less, and Asian American women will earn $724,280 less. Finally, there is a larger wage gap between older women and their younger Millennial counterparts. Usually this is because many Millennial women have not yet had children or have not had their career interrupted by taking care of their children (Collard). This break can contribute to the wage gap, but we aren't exactly sure why just

A black woman makes 64% of what a white male makes and HIspanic female makes 54% of that same White male. Again these are numbers but when put into actual perspective it's a lot more horrible. In some cases just because she was a female women earned less than the very people they monitored and supervised. “Kerri Sleeman worked for five years at a company that designed, built, and installed laser welding assembly systems. When she was hired, Sleeman said company officials told her they didn’t negotiate pay. In 2003, the company was forced into bankruptcy and employees had to go through bankruptcy court for their final paychecks. When Sleeman looked at the court’s list of claims, she was heartbroken. People she had supervised had larger claims for two weeks of pay than she did.” When it's possible that your subordinates earn more than you, you know there is a problem in our society. Kerri sleeman didn't even know she was being cheated until the end. But Cheryl Hughes knew she was at a disadvantage from the beginning. Between balancing being a single mother of two and being an engineer she couldn't overcome the Wage gap. She estimates that she lost nearly a million in wages and salary just because of her gender. If Ms.Hughes had any lower paying job like most of our country the percentile difference in wages would have had an even worse effect on her and her

Gender wage gap is the one type of discrimination that has received the most outcry. Wage gap affects women of all races, especially African Americans and Hispanics. Your mother, your sister, niece, aunt, grandmother and your daughters are affected by this gap in pay. Gender wage gap affects everyone because it tell you that we all live in a society that judges someone's worth based on thier sex and not their ability and qualifications. Hispanics and Latinos are paid 55 cents to an average man’s dollar, an African American woman is paid 60 cents, a white woman 77 cents to every man’s dollar. Gender wage gap does not only focus on paying women less but paying women that are minorities way less. This is a social problem that began years ago, Although the government is making strides to eradicate gender wage gap we still have a long way to go. This disparity should be everyone's concern not just women. This wage gap leaves working woman and their familie shortchanged because the gap translates into $10,762 less per year for an average working

In this reading the author talks about the Latina experience in the US and the cultural differences. She said that her religion and culture created vagueness about her womanhood. Womanhood was a subject not spoken about often, making it difficult for her to get out of her comfort zone, seek guidance, and in some cases talk about it. After the event with her classmate she understood why they are many pregnant teens. Their own culture and religion had made the subject of womanhood a taboo, by not letting them know the reality of love and the different ways to protect themselves during sex. This had also caused them to be ashamed and scared to talk about the subject.

The “spread of modern capitalist” encouraged women everywhere to explore work options outside of the home. (Murray 158). The opportunity for women to get factory jobs finally arrived. In the 1970s, the working class took over jobs of being servants and maids while the “educated middle-class” worked outside of the home (Murray 160). Once women started receiving jobs, the issue of equal pay among men and women came up. This is still a major issue today. Since the beginning, females have gotten paid “less than their male counterparts in the same industry” (Murray 159). Yes, Latin American women got what they asked for in regards to equal opportunities for industrial jobs. However, they still were not considered equal to men because they were not getting paid fairly. Even today, women still struggle to obtain the same pay and jobs as the men. Men have a larger scope of jobs they are qualified for such as construction works and garbage men who get paid more than most jobs. While the economy “segregate women” into lower paying jobs like teachers and nurses (Murray