The gender pay gap is all the time in the news – but the problem is not easily resolved.
But there are other groups in the United States of America who are less likely to see stories of their lower wages. Most people know that women and non-binary individuals make less overall than their white male counterparts, but mothers make even less than women with no children. Other reasons some groups see fewer dollars in their bank accounts are age, disability, ethnic minority or LGBTQ + community.
The wage gap between white men and other workers is narrowing in some cases, but the gap between wages paid to Caucasian men and both black men and women has actually worsened over the past two decades, according to an Economic Policy Report Institute .
Gather compiled data from government agencies, human resources organizations, news agencies, and advocates for equal pay to create this list of individuals and groups still struggling for equal pay.
Read on to learn why these inequalities exist, and how employers, human resources professionals, and lawyers are trying to close the differences through policy reforms, litigation, and other tools.
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