Make the connection: gender pay gap + race
“For every dollar earned by men, black women earn 63 cents, and 17% less than white women”
This article discusses how the gender pay gap hits women of color hardest.
Research (especially in the UK and USA) have shown that not only is there a gender pay gap, there is also a substantial racial equity pay gap. Groups from non-white backgrounds or underrepresented groups are consistently paid less on average, and that increases when a person is in more than one of the disadvantaged groups – which is why an intersectional approach to this problem is essential.
Make the commitment to pay equity in your organisation as soon as possible.
Ensure that your commitment is understood at all levels and committed to at leadership level. Then the work of eradicating the pay gap can begin.
This website focuses on ethno-cultural, migrant, refugee and minority ethnic racial equity in the arts and creative sector.  Working with First Nations communities and cultural material requires very specific frameworks, protocols and standards that this website does not attempt to address. Find out more.