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Teresa Leger Fernandez: “For every dollar paid to white men, Latino women earn only 55 cents, and Native American women earn only 60 cents”

On the recordMarch 17, 2021
For every dollar paid to white men, Latino women earn only 55 cents, and Native American women earn only 60 cents
Said by
Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Discussing wage disparities faced by women of different ethnicities.

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