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Latinas are paid less than white men and white women​

On average, Latinas in the U.S. are paid 45% less than white men and 30% less than white women.1

White Men
$ 1 .00
White Women
$ 0.79
Latinas
$ 0

45% less than white men
30% less than white women

The pay gap widens for educated Latinas

Latinas are going to college at higher rates than ever before.2 But education doesn’t eliminate the pay gap. In fact, the gap is largest for Latinas with a bachelor’s degree, who earn 37% less than white men on average.3

Even in the same job, Latinas get paid less

Many people assume that Latinas face a pay gap because they’re concentrated in lower-paying roles. But even in the same job, Latinas are paid less than white men. For example, Latina nurses earn 28% less than white men nurses, on average.4

Families are on the frontline

The pay gap is even worse for Latina mothers: They earn 55% less than white fathers.5 When Latinas are paid less, they have less money for basic family necessities like rent, groceries, and school supplies. Over time, this impacts families’ ability to invest in savings, higher education, or property.

Footnotes

1. Ariane Hegewisch, “The Gender Wage Gap: 2019; Earnings Differences by Gender, Race, and Ethnicity,” IWPR #C495 (September 2020), https://iwpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Gender-Wage-Gap-Fact-Sheet-2.pdf.
2. National Center for Education Statistics, “Indicator 19: College Participation Rates” (Feb 2019), https://nces.ed.gov/programs/raceindicators/indicator_REA.asp.
3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Weekly and hourly earnings data from the Current Population Survey,” October 2020, https://data.bls.gov/PDQWeb/le.
4. The U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement: Table PINC-06: Wage and Salary Workers—People 15 Years Old and Over by Total Wage and Salary Income, Work Experience, Race, Hispanic Origin, and Sex. Retrieved October 16, 2020, from https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/income-poverty/cps-pinc/pinc-06.html.
5. National Partnership for Women and Families, “Motherhood Wage Gap for Latina Mothers” (May 28, 2020), https://nwlc.org/resources/motherhood-wage-gap-for-latina-mothers/.
6. LeanIn.org, The pay gap for Latinas,  https://leanin.org/data-about-the-gender-pay-gap-for-latinas/.