Black Women's Equal Pay Day: What You Need To Know August 7 is Black Women's Equal Pay Day. <br />It's important to note that while all women typically make less on the dollar than men, <br />black women make even less. According to a study by the <br />Institute for Women's Policy Research, <br />black women make 38% less than white <br />men and 21% less than white women. It takes a black women roughly <br />19 months to make what a white <br />man would make in 12 months. According to the National Women's <br />Law Center, black women are <br />earning $850,000 less than men's median <br />annual earnings over a 40 year career. The widening gap means less money for the households where 80% of black mothers are the financial breadwinners, according to the National Partnership for Women & Families. Sheryl Sandberg, COO at Facebook, via 'Fortune' According to Survey Monkey, one-third <br />of Americans are unaware of the <br />pay gap between men and women, and half of Americans are unaware of the <br />pay gap between black and white women. Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, via 'Fortune'
