过去 10 年间，拉美裔美国人在经济上取得了长足的进步，购买力不断增强，获得的财富不断增加，劳动力参与率不断提高。在美国，拉美裔女性的平均工资远远低于白人男性同事。
事实上，在今年所有的同酬日纪念活动中，#Latina 同酬日是最后一个，它表示拉丁裔女性无论经验或工作类型如何，都必须在一年中工作到什么程度，才能获得与前一年男性同等的收入。
尼尔森的数据显示，拉丁裔人口在不断变化，但她们的工资却没有变化。据全国妇女法律中心（National Women's Law Center）估计，与白人男性的收入相比，拉丁裔女性的工资差距在过去 40 年中仅缩小了约 4 美分。白人男性每挣 1 美元，拉美女性只挣 54 美分，估计拉美女性要工作 23 个月才能挣到白人男性一年的收入。拉美裔同工同酬日（2020 年 10 月 29 日）是为了纪念拉美裔薪酬赶上白人、非西班牙裔男性薪酬的时间。
In addition, to pay inequality, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacted a heavy toll on working women, especially Latinas. Since 2010, the Latina labor force participation rate has hovered around or above 60% (62% as of February 2020). As a result of the disproportionate economic and social impacts of COVID-19, Latina labor force participation has dropped to 57% as of September 2020, a rate not seen at all in this decade.
The Hispanic population and voting power have steadily increased, with significant positive movement in education, employment, and buying power. But wages for Latinas have all but stagnated. In the home, Hispanic households are 40% more likely to be multigenerational. But even with more people and potential income contributors in a Latina’s household, overall earnings are still lower than the average U.S. household. For example, 55% of Hispanic households’ have an income of $50,000 or more, where for total U.S. households that number is 59%. Closing the wage gap for Latinas also means reducing the earnings lag for their households.
尽管如此，拉美裔女性还是利用这多出来的 4 美分，将拉美裔的整体购买力提升到了如今的 1.7 万亿美元--仅在过去十年间就增长了 11%。到 2024 年，这一购买力预计将进一步增长至 2.4 万亿美元。拉美裔女性同工同酬不仅加强了拉美裔社区的实力，也促进了整个美国经济的发展。
For more information on the Hispanic population visit Nielsen.com/Latino 和 Nielsen Election Hub.
特别感谢 Charlene Polite Corley 为本文所做的贡献。
