Evaluating identical work shows no overall devaluation of women.
Evidence
In racially segregated work situations black women workers were usually paid a lower wage then white women workers. As there was little if any association between the two groups, black women did not always know of the disparity between their salaries and those of white women. Workers for the New York City study found that most employers refused to pay black women workers as much as white women for doing the same job. — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 397 (
#complicates, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Meta-analysis shows no overall tendency to devalue women’s work.; Disguised and implicit measures confirm no overall negative evaluation of women — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 185; Women receive positive evaluations yet remain targets of discrimination — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 183 (+4 more)
Broader Connections
- Meta-analysis shows no overall tendency to devalue women’s work.
#expands(0.98) - Assertive women face backlash that identical men do not
#complicates(0.88) - Employers paid black women less than white women for identical work.
#complicates(0.86) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 397