The Drama-Free Workplace with Patti Perez

Latina Equal Pay Day: The Fruits of Inequity and Intersectionality

November 10, 2020 Patti Perez Season 1 Episode 10
The Drama-Free Workplace with Patti Perez
Latina Equal Pay Day: The Fruits of Inequity and Intersectionality
Show Notes

In this episode, Patti introduces a new series on the concept of intersectionality and links it to pay inequity. She specifically looks at the lowest paid of all workers - Latinas who earn only 54 cents on the dollar compared to white men.

Latina Equal Pay Website: https://www.latinaequalpay.org/

Kimberle Crenshaw TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality?language=en 

Lean In page on Latina Pay Equity: https://leanin.org/data-about-the-gender-pay-gap-for-latinas#the-pay-gap

America Ferrera article in Fortune Magazine: https://fortune-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/fortune.com/2020/10/29/america-ferrera-latinas-equal-pay-act-wage-gap/amp/