Abstract
The relationship between women of color and community economic development is fundamentally a question of income. And, for women, questions of income more often than not become questions of pay equity - whether or not women and men are receiving equal pay for equal, or comparable work. Because the economy retains entrenched vestiges of sexual discrimination, the solutions to such problems lie within the political realm, where laws to ensure equality are created and enforced. In this regard, women themselves have a vital role to play as activists focusing on mitigating the barriers to opportunity that have depressed women's well being. Such an approach to community development in turn strongly enhances the personal sense of empowerment and efficacy that women feel as agents working on their own behalf, and that of their community.
Recommended Citation
Sherman, Elizabeth A.
(2000)
"Comparable Worth: Pay Equity and Women of Color,"
Trotter Review: Vol. 12:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/trotter_review/vol12/iss1/4
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