I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news. The good news is, the gender gap shrunk! Sounds amazing, right? I thought so too, until I took a closer look and realized that the gap shrunk by just one cent. One cent? Really?
Last week, the National Women’s Law Center announced that the gender gap went from being 78 cents to 79 cents. At this this rate, women will be paid as much as men in 2036. That’s 21 years, ladies. Hooray?
That’s not even accounting everyone, considering that black women make 64 cents for every dollar and Latina women make 54 cents. So, although it seems as though we’re catching up to men, we’ve still got a long, long way to go.
Be sure not to spend that penny all in one place, ladies. Let’s all strive for some real change next year!
