My friend Aparna wrote a stellar piece titled “White Men’s Role In Advancing Equity And Inclusion.” She’s a brilliant woman who is doing exceptional work in the spaces of equity. And she honored me with a request to share some insights, which she included therein. It’s an edifying piece that I highly recommend y’all read.
New Report Reveals Stark Disparities in India's Labour Market Based on Caste, Gender, and Religion
The largest earnings gap is based on gender, with women reporting earnings at only 40% of those of men in self-employment, followed by 64% of men in casual wage jobs, and 76% of men in regular wage jobs.
This graph is making the rounds again on other social media sites. It begs the question "Why do men pay off their student loans, but women can't/won't?"
It's not Black history month, but you already know the answer!
Black women are forced to borrow more for their education. Then Black women are paid less when they graduate, even for the same degree.
A disproportionate amount of the $1.7 Trillion of loan debt (not a typo. Trillion. With a "T.") is held by Black women that did everything right)
@mekkaokereke Another problem that’s tangled up with the student loan repayment is that women are more likely to get degrees in “soft science” or “social work.” I got a Psychology degree (BA), and so had a pay range in the $20K range until I went back for a teacher’s license—all of this after my kids were in school. This is far worse for POC—I’m part White & disabled. #PayGap#WomensWork#Racism#GenderGap#PovertyTax#UniversalChildcare
#cdrama I watched She and Her Perfect Husband all the way through this weekend, and I had some thoughts.
Summary: A high dollar lawyer lied on her resume saying that she was married. When the person from her photoshopped marriage photo shows up, she has to convince him to pretend to be her husband to keep her job and possibly get a promotion.
The show had lots of interesting moments, and I liked the husband character especially, but it also revealed some problematic aspects of Chinese culture.
But I'm not done with this show, because the major issues are ones that affect many countries.
This netflix video says that the major reason for the large pay gap is women taking on more of the responsibility for childcare. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP8dLUxBfsU
And that the pay gap is only 90% of men as opposed to 60-80% if the women don't have children, but I wanna call fowl to this as well.
Many poor moms still work the same, skipping on caring for sick kids, etc, and still getting paid less. #paygap