Mott Community College: Asian American / Pacific Islander Woman - Equal Pay Day 

Press release from Mott Community College:

Mara Fulmer

Mar 12th, 2021

The average Asian American / Pacific Islander woman is paid $0.85 for every $1.00 paid white, non-Hispanic men, losing hundreds of thousands of dollars over a 40-year career.

But, that's only part of the #AAPIEqualPay story. For certain communities, the wage gap is far greater. Vietnamese women earn $0.67, Hmong women earn $0.61, and Burmese women earn only $0.52, making them some of the lowest paid people in the nation. Even within high earning fields, Asian women are paid less than their male counterparts. "Model-minority" rhetoric is racist, classist, and divisive. The wage gap affects ALL women.

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This press release was produced by Mott Community College. The views expressed here are the author’s own.