Danny Washington: DB 8

This weeks readings were about the gender wage. Before the reading I had basic knowledge about the wage gap. Truly, some of the statistics were difficult to understand but after further reading and research I understand. It’s insane to think that we are still dealing with this problem but understandable when thinking of the history of the United States.

One thing that was intriguing to learn was the “motherhood penalty” because I believe it to be true. In fact, it is something I have witness. I have a friend who is a mother, she was a supervisor for a fast food chain. Recently she was laid off because her infant had an emergency and she had to get her from the sitter. She took the proper steps in contacting her supervisor, he understood because he was a parent but ultimately is was not his decision to make. Before returning to work the next day she was informed she was terminated due to closing the store early. In my opinion, it was bullshit and they were just waiting for a reason to fire her.

The “motherhood penalty” is not anything new. I’ve heard countless stories from my grandmother, aunts and cousins about how poorly they are treated at certain jobs, especially when you children. Things have changed drastically, but we must continue to do work so that things are equal and equitable.

I do have a question, why were the AAPI statistics broke into sub categories? Why isn’t the same thing done for the umbrella term Black?