Women control an estimated $31.8 trillion of worldwide spending and are increasingly making economic decisions for their families, but despite this, the gender pay gap persists, with women earning an average of 85% of what men earn, and in 2025, women will have to work until July 10 to catch up with men’s earnings from the previous year.
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4 Groups Advocating for Equitable School Funding
By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black There’s a phrase people responsible for school-age kids or who work in public education know all too well: budget cuts. And for […]
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New Biden Commission Focuses on Black Student Success
By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black Imagine being a high school student punished simply for refusing to cut the dreadlocks you’ve been growing for years. Or put yourself in […]