Latinas lose $1.2 million over their careers as wage gap persists

Latina women working full time, year-round earn 57 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men, according to a data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Latina Equal Pay Day, which in 2023 falls on Oct. 5, marks the additional days into the new year that Latinas must work to earn as much as the typical annual salary of white, non-Hispanic male workers. READ MORE