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Decades of discrimination and unfair practices in the labor market have created pervasive pay inequity that results in Black and Latino households earning about half as much, on average, as white households, according to the Federal Reserve. The wage gap has in turn contributed to a racial wealth gap where white households hold 16 times more assets than Black households.
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Several organizations offer free training programs, job placement, and other employment services to help you find a job that pays a thriving wage. Per Scholas provides tuition-free career training for technology careers. Similarly, SkillUp allows workers to gain new skills through short-term training programs and career coaching.
And that's not to mention all of the organizations that support specific communities in addressing barriers that are unique to them. OneTen helps support Black talent and others in connecting with well-paying jobs, while Unidos US's job training program supports Latino job seekers and First Nations Development Institute leads an initiative dedicated
to helping Native American communities build wealth. Cara Collective supports job seekers experiencing homelessness or poverty, while Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) serves those who have recently returned home from being incarcerated.
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We all have a role to play in ensuring that opportunity is truly equal in America, and understanding is the first step. Learn more about the racial wage gap
and the racial wealth gap and share what you learn far and wide — with your friends, family, and colleagues. Action is the second step: Businesses can
work toward closing the racial wage gap by conducting pay equity compliance reviews, publishing salary ranges in job postings, casting a wide net for talent, and addressing biases in hiring practices.
The racial wage and wealth gaps affect all of us. Instability in our economy worsens as workers of color face persistent barriers to securing jobs with wages equal to their white counterparts. In fact, economic inequality is
so severe that some experts estimate closing the racial wealth gap could boost the U.S. economy by between $2 trillion and $3 trillion.
Get involved in diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at your organization. This could include learning more about your employer’s equitable hiring practices, joining or starting an employee resource group, or sharing
ideas for how your employer can be more competitive in attracting talent.
Partnering with nonprofit organizations can also help your workplace
build inclusive hiring pipelines. Work in tech? Consider working with
Per Scholas to customize a course for your company's needs as a way to
find qualified candidates. Both CEO and Cara Collective offer concierge staffing services to help employers hire from their pre-screened and highly trained talent pools of nontraditional candidates. OneTen not only connects employers to Black job seekers without college degrees, but also helps executives build equitable, inclusive cultures within their workplaces.
If you want to push your workplace toward equity...
Start the conversation with your friends and family by sharing this video
on social media. Sharing clear statistics — like the fact that the average net worth of Black families was less than 15 percent of the average wealth
of white families in 2019 — as well as personal anecdotes about how the racial wage gap has impacted your life or the life of your loved ones could help bring awareness to the issue.
Ready to dig deeper? Learn more about the fight to close the racial wealth gap by following the work of organizations like PolicyLink, the NAACP,
First Nations Development Institute, UnidosUS, and National CAPACD.
If you're ready to advocate for racial equity in your personal life...
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We all have a role to play in ensuring that opportunity is truly equal in America, and awareness is the first step. Learn more about the racial wage gap and the racial wealth gap and share what you learn far and wide — with your friends, family, and colleagues. Participation is the second step: You can help businesses work toward closing the racial wage gap by advocating for pay equity, publishing salary ranges in job postings, casting a wide net for talent, and addressing biases in hiring practices.
And that's just the start: There are many more ways each of us can take action to close the racial wage gap. Answer the questions below to be matched with the resources you need to start making a difference.
